Poll! What kind of fic do you read?
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Like I said, not science, so the 'genres' are based on tags from various communities.
What kinds of fic do you read? (I'm thinking fanfic here, but go broad if you want to.)
long fic
26 (92.9%)
schort fic
25 (89.3%)
angst
22 (78.6%)
fluff
22 (78.6%)
apocafic
22 (78.6%)
darkfic
20 (71.4%)
genderbender
21 (75.0%)
h/c
23 (82.1%)
schmoop
16 (57.1%)
crackfic
24 (85.7%)
character studies
18 (64.3%)
drama
25 (89.3%)
action
24 (85.7%)
romance
24 (85.7%)
humor
25 (89.3%)
kidfic
15 (53.6%)
pwp
24 (85.7%)
curtainfic
17 (60.7%)
other I will tell you about below
6 (21.4%)
So tell me, what else do you read?
So if you had to name your top three types of stories, what would they be?
long fic
17 (63.0%)
short fic
2 (7.4%)
angst
9 (33.3%)
fluff
1 (3.7%)
apocafic
2 (7.4%)
darkfic
5 (18.5%)
genderbender
5 (18.5%)
h/c
4 (14.8%)
schmoop
0 (0.0%)
crackfic
4 (14.8%)
character studies
3 (11.1%)
drama
8 (29.6%)
romance
11 (40.7%)
action
6 (22.2%)
humor
6 (22.2%)
kidfic
0 (0.0%)
pwp
4 (14.8%)
curtainfic
0 (0.0%)
other I will tell you about below
1 (3.7%)
So tell me, what is it that is your favorite type of fic?
So what kind of fic do you go back to again and again, reread multiple times?
I don't reread
2 (8.0%)
long fic
18 (72.0%)
short fic
8 (32.0%)
angst
10 (40.0%)
fluff
5 (20.0%)
apocafic
6 (24.0%)
darkfic
7 (28.0%)
genderbender
5 (20.0%)
h/c
9 (36.0%)
schmoop
4 (16.0%)
character studies
4 (16.0%)
crackfic
7 (28.0%)
action
9 (36.0%)
drama
12 (48.0%)
romance
12 (48.0%)
humor
11 (44.0%)
kidfic
7 (28.0%)
pwp
9 (36.0%)
curtainfic
5 (20.0%)
other I will tell you about below
5 (20.0%)
So tell me, what kind of fic do you reread over and over again?
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on 11/6/09 12:34 am (UTC)My file of stories I keep on my hard drive would probably tell my shrink a few things about me she doesn't know and no, you may NOT tell her that.
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on 11/6/09 12:56 am (UTC)One really famous example of a story I've read a half-dozen times is Chicago's Most Wanted, Cesperanza's dueSouth amnesia fic. It's funny, I don't really love most of her SGA fic, I like most of them fine, OK Computer was very enjoyable as well for similar reasons, but I want a story to say life is beautiful in some strong way.
I think all kinds of fic can say that, kink, death fic, threesomes, meant for each other romance, crack--anything.
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on 11/6/09 01:15 am (UTC)Genre is not what makes me read or not read. That said, I am dubious about kidfic, and genderbending tends to rely on sexual stereotypes in a way I dislike.
I try everything in Lotrips, recommended fics in a bunch of other fandoms (SGA, Bandom, Torchwood, Merlin), and occasionally browse further out.
Sadly, I find in other fandoms I prefer AUs or even worse, non-canon stories. If a story is too perfectly fit into canon, I'm not enough of a fan of the show to appreciate in and feel left out.
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on 11/6/09 01:24 am (UTC)(no subject)
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on 11/6/09 01:54 am (UTC)Less specifically, I tend to reread rarepair fic the most. I get hooked hard on rare pairings in a lot of my fandoms (or heck, just rare fandoms!), so I have dozens of stories nearly memorized from constant rereads because they're all that's out there.
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on 11/6/09 02:15 am (UTC)My favorite sub-genres are: College, 9to5 Jobs, Cops/Firefighters etc... and Famous People Who Fall in Love and Come Out.
Yeah I'm a little weird.
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on 11/6/09 02:29 am (UTC)I chose genderbender as one of my top faves, but only because I would put transfic under there. I am really not a fan of most traditional genderswap fic.
And so far I'm the only one who doesn't reread!
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on 11/6/09 04:30 am (UTC)(no subject)
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on 11/6/09 04:23 pm (UTC)okay, so NEVERMIND. I reread AUs.
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on 11/6/09 07:51 pm (UTC)Fics I reread tend to follow the traditional romance format - angst, hot sex and a happy ending. They make me feel better about the world when I've had a bad day.
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