La Volpe
Sage
I don't care for grimdark, and anything terribly gritty, really. Most politics in books bore me a bit, so if it goes on too long, it loses me. I generally thought that I don't like urban fantasy, but I like Jim Butcher's Dresden Files and Dan Wells's John Cleaver books, so there's that. I like some YA, but a lot of it (these days, at least) makes me do eye rolls occasionally throughout the book; but I do finish them.
But besides that, I generally give pretty much anything a chance. Bring on castles, ninjas, pirates, swords, halberds, guns, FTL travel, zombies, vampires, werewolves, dinosaurs, dragons, time travel, dragons that time travel (ala P.E.R.N.), etc.
Some examples: I couldn't manage to get through Neuromancer or Assassin's Apprentice, despite both being regarded as great books. And I never bothered with Game of Thrones, because 85% of it seems to be boredom and politics.
I've found that I like books that concern themselves with being enjoyable to read, rather than focusing on being realistic or meaningful (both of those aspects are, of course, necessary, but I don't think they should be the focus).
But besides that, I generally give pretty much anything a chance. Bring on castles, ninjas, pirates, swords, halberds, guns, FTL travel, zombies, vampires, werewolves, dinosaurs, dragons, time travel, dragons that time travel (ala P.E.R.N.), etc.
Some examples: I couldn't manage to get through Neuromancer or Assassin's Apprentice, despite both being regarded as great books. And I never bothered with Game of Thrones, because 85% of it seems to be boredom and politics.
I've found that I like books that concern themselves with being enjoyable to read, rather than focusing on being realistic or meaningful (both of those aspects are, of course, necessary, but I don't think they should be the focus).