2011 "Genre of the Month" Poll

Autobiography/ biography

Fantasy. If that is too broad, then high/epic fantasy.

Nominations so far:

1. Campus novel

2. Post-Colonial

3. Science fiction

4. Ancient Greek/ Roman Literature

5. Existentialism

6. Historical Fiction

7. Bildungsroman

8. Comic novel

9. Dystopia

10. Psychological thriller

11. Dream visions

12. Utopian

13. Autobiography/ biography

14. Fantasy

A fair old spread of genres. Not sure I've read any campus novels - though I may have and not known it. Same with Bildungsroman. Is that a medical genre - post colon-ial?

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

A fair old spread of genres. Not sure I've read any campus novels - though I may have and not known it. Same with Bildungsroman. Is that a medical genre - post colon-ial?

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Haha, post-colonial literature is a broad category of literature written in response to colonial legacies in former colonies. The boundaries of the category are kind of shaky though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcol...hors_by_region

Picaresque.
Crime.
Southern Gothic.
Lesbian Pulp.

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

A fair old spread of genres. Not sure I've read any campus novels - though I may have and not known it. Same with Bildungsroman. Is that a medical genre - post colon-ial?

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I think "campus novels" are simply novels that are set on a school campus.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn Elessar

I think "campus novels" are simply novels that are set on a school campus.

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Is that a US version of our public school novels like Tom Brown's schooldays or Just William, or even later Harry P?

I jest...

Since we have only 14 nominations so far, let's nominate one more genre each (to make the voting more interesting).

I will nominate "family saga" as well the "campus novel".

None of my 4 options being counted? :sad:

Since I almost picked this one for my first choice, I am going to say Gothic Novel as myse 2nd nomination.

Hmm, OK, I'm going to nominate a subgenre of sci-fi: Steampunk.

I nearly nominated erotica, but I resisted the urge.

Realist?

I'll pick 'Picaresque' and 'Lesbian Pulp' then. :)

Nominations so far:

1. Campus novel

2. Post-Colonial

3. Science fiction

4. Ancient Greek/ Roman Literature

5. Existentialism

6. Historical Fiction

7. Bildungsroman

8. Comic novel

9. Dystopia

10. Psychological thriller

11. Dream visions

12. Utopian

13. Autobiography/ biography

14. Fantasy

15. Family saga

16. Gothic Novel

17. Steampunk.

18. Realist

19. Picaresque

20. Lesbian Pulp