Genre Fiction Book 3

Genre Fiction Questions and Answers

Q: How can classifying books into genres be helpful for readers? How can it be problematic to writers?
A: I think that organizing books into genres is helpful for readers because they can get a quick  sense of what the book will be like from the genre. For example, if its under comedy the reader will know its supposed to be humorous, so they can start to decide if they want to read into that book or look at a different genre. Genres can be problematic to writers I think because they might see their book as many genres, so it can't be put into just one category, but readers looking in a specific genre don't know that book could be considered multiple genres, which could affect their unfair initial opinion of the book.

Q: Argue whether or not publishers should use genre labels for books.
A: Publishers should use genre labels because even though it could give an unfair initial bias, it still helps the majority of the books to be broadly categorized. With so many books out there, it would be extremely hard to try and find a book that fits your taste, since most people favor one or two specific genres. Genre labels just give a general sense of what a book will be like to a reader, and these genres are easy to use and are the same everywhere that you go.

Q: Why do you think there is such a difference between some books' commercial success and their critical success?
A: I think there is a difference mainly because commercial success is based on the publics opinion, and the public mostly reads books to be entertained or compelled in some way. Critics dwell on each text, and compare it to earlier great works. They want to find all of the meanings and try to interpret each sentence. If a book has great commercial success, this means that the general population loved it and it can be read by "everyone". For this reason it might not have a great critical opinion because it isn't as challenging or full of great meaning so that everyone can read it, enjoy it, and understand it.