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Q&A Is there an alternative to the common genre-system for classifying books?

When fiction is marketed, I often see them listed by genre, for e.g.: "fantasy", "science fiction", "mystery", "poetry", etc. Most bookstores and Web sites use essentially the same categories to cl...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by Village‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:58:35Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/8363
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Village‭ · 2019-12-08T02:58:35Z (about 5 years ago)
When fiction is marketed, I often see them listed by genre, for e.g.: "fantasy", "science fiction", "mystery", "poetry", etc. Most bookstores and Web sites use essentially the same categories to classify their books and use a similar system for sorting movies.

Has anyone developed a comprehensive, alternative taxonomy to the common genre that brings a fresh perspective on how to quickly describe and sort a book? Is there another method used in other cultures in the world?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-07-09T13:14:25Z (over 11 years ago)
Original score: 3