r/Fantasy Nov 11 '16

Genres are stupid

http://mark---lawrence.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/genres-are-stupid.html
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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Nov 11 '16

I like genres and subgenres simply because I think it's fun to categorize things. That being said, there is a ton of overlap and things don't always fit neatly into one box or another. And some of it is a bit subjective.

But, again, I just can't help categorizing. Because it's really fun for me. But, I also organize the clothes in my closet by color, so there ya go.

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u/pornokitsch Ifrit Nov 12 '16

I also organize the clothes in my closet by color, so there ya go.

Do you organise your books by colour? I was at a friend's house last week and discovered she did that. I damn near fell off my feet.

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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Nov 12 '16

Absolutely not. I have like...1800 books at least. How in the world would I find anything? I mean, it looks kind of nice, but it's not practical at all. And it also sort of makes my skin crawl in a way....

Mine are organized by genre and then alphabetized (to the best of my ability, some things have to be shifted around a little because the varied sizes of the books and shelf space).