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Q&A Do Fantasy novels have less readership than a Realistic Fiction novel?

The plural of anecdote is not data... but speaking from my own experience, sci-fi and fantasy are just about all I read. So it doesn't matter how popular the Girl Who Kicked the Dragon Fire Tattoo ...

posted 13y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T11:59:58Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:44:06Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T01:44:06Z (about 5 years ago)
The plural of anecdote is not data... but speaking from my own experience, sci-fi and fantasy are just about all I read. So it doesn't matter how popular the _Girl Who Kicked the Dragon Fire Tattoo in Swedish_ books are, I am never going to read them.

On the other hand, I buy multiple copies of books by Anne McCaffrey, Mercedes Lackey, Gael Baudino, and Isaac Asimov, to have different covers and to have copies to give to friends. I will champion _Gossamer Axe_ for years. I couldn't tell you who was on the Amazon bestseller list last week.\*

\*Actually I could: It was _Go The Fuck To Sleep._ But that's the exception which proves the rule.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-06-28T21:04:11Z (over 13 years ago)
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