Would you read for the same author if he switched genres?
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If it's a genre I don't like I probably won't read the book. If it's a genre I'm interested in I'll give it a try, even if completely different from their previously works.
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Most of the time i don't really care who wrote what, but if i really like an author's serie i may more easily try an other of its work. Genre don't matter much, they're some that i like more but as long as i like the premise it don't matter much. What really matter in the end is if the book is good or not.
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Well yeah, obviously. I'm not reading a "genre", I'm reading books in general. Except maybe if he/she started an especially braindead isekai...
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I'd probably not read an author delving in hardcore hentai light novels from whatever genre in the same way that I won't voluntarily read a textual porn book in English, but otherwise, I'm usually willing to give anything a try. There are certain authors who make the transition from one to another genre. It's arguable that some genre definitions are fluid and what you call shonen, I call seinen without any particular issue on whether a story is enjoyable.
For me, the example of that in LN is Yoshiki Tanaka who writes both Arslan (Conventional Fantasy) and Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Hard Science Fiction) where they are both good for different (genre) but related (both have a political subgenre involved) reasons.
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I rarely base my choice of reading material on author name. If the story is good and I enjoy it, I dont really care who writes it.
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Given that they are all pen names, and can change on a dime (Reki Kawahara is a good example of that.), it doesn’t really matter that much to me. For what it’s worth, there are a very limited number of LN author’s names that I even recognize. Kawahara is one, Wagahara (The Devil is a Part-Timer) is another. Fuyuhara (Smartphone), though I have to look up how to spell his name. To my embarrassment, I can’t remember that name of the author that wrote Bluesteel Blasphemer and Outbreak Company.
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I find sad that there are many people who ain't even aware of the authors name...
But some answers seem weird:
"If the story is good and I enjoy it, I dont really care who writes it."
"What really matter in the end is if the book is good or not."
"I've never cared about an author's previous genre, but it's more that I read anything as long as it's interesting."Like I get this point, but you won't know that till you read it, so my question is more like if the author is part of your criteria to choose what try.
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I don't wanna sound rude but I'm wondering about the whole horror tag thing, Asian horror is quite different, that sometimes, you can find even heartwarming stories, drama about loving life belonging to Horror. (Like Horror has a lot of different subgenre, so denying the whole genre might be a bit of a loss)
Also, What about death game? They supposedly belong to horror. Do you avoid those too? -
@bloodygaikotsu said in Would you read for the same author if he switched genres?:
I don't wanna sound rude but I'm wondering about the whole horror tag thing, Asian horror is quite different, that sometimes, you can find even heartwarming stories, drama about loving life belonging to Horror. (Like Horror has a lot of different subgenre, so denying the whole genre might be a bit of a loss)
Also, What about death game? They supposedly belong to horror. Do you avoid those too?I'm also not a fan of horror in general, but... would you consider Mushishi "horror"? It kind of has that vibe at times... that sort of more subdued (and somewhat more optimistic) "horror" is fine, I guess?
I guess for me, the thing is, even with some horror stories I might be somewhat interested in, I'd have to be in the mood for something with that horror vibe, and honestly, I'm almost never in that mood. Perhaps that will change sometime in the future (or it might not)...
By the way, death games are definitely out for me.
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@stardf29
Haven't read/watched Mushishi yet, so dunno.
But there are so many subgenres outside slasher and body horror.
There are stuff like Gothic or Comedy horror too.
So, I was wondering why people may be so adverse to a huge genre with different subgenres and interpretations.Like in a way, smth like Chiaki J. Konaka's Mononoke or Serial Experiments Lain can be considered Horror, but they are still very different experience.
There is even Environmental Horror that is kinda like Sci-fi that talks about climate change and similar issues. (Smth like Parasyte and The Drifting Classroom) -
@bloodygaikotsu I can't speak for others, but I would say that the common "horror" elements that comprise the horror genre are elements I am not really a fan of in most instances they are used. There are exceptions, of course, and if presented with a particular subgenre that I find to my interest, of course I'd be willing to give it a try. Saying I'm not a fan of horror is just me saying I'm not interested in most horror stories, while keeping myself open to the few that might prove otherwise.
I'm not all that attached to large genres, anyway, and I mainly evaluate and make choices at the level of rather specific subgenres.
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@BloodyGaikotsu Basically what @stardf29 said, I'm the same. And I'm not really worried about missing something because the genre is large. I've got a ton of things in my list so, until that's done with, it won't be a problem either. I might re-evaluate it later on, but for now I don't care.
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@bloodygaikotsu I react badly to horror. Like really badly. If I am going to have to see a horror movie, read the genre ect, I need to finish it at least 5 hours before I'm going to sleep, or I am garaunteed waking from nightmares every hour or so. I'm currently 33 years old and I can't do it.
Death games that are more based on the suspense and action side, I can deal with. But when they delve into the phycological wounds caused by having to harm others it causes me issues. -
@bloodygaikotsu Even something like Lain is hard for me. I had a full on panic attack while trying to watch the 2004 Dawn of the Dead movie and couldn't play any of the PS1/PS2 era horror games because the same issue. Heck even the Halo Flood levels require me to mentally prep myself.
Comedy horror can sometimes be done, Shaun of the Dead for example, but I cannot watch them by myself unless its fully day with all the curtains open.
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The only time I've bought books based on the author, the books were technical books. And, in those cases, I either knew the author personally, or by reputation in the industry.
So, when it comes to things like LNs, I'm not going to follow or not follow an author between genres.
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@bloodygaikotsu said in Would you read for the same author if he switched genres?:
I find sad that there are many people who ain't even aware of the authors name...
But some answers seem weird:
"If the story is good and I enjoy it, I dont really care who writes it."
"What really matter in the end is if the book is good or not."
"I've never cared about an author's previous genre, but it's more that I read anything as long as it's interesting."Like I get this point, but you won't know that till you read it, so my question is more like if the author is part of your criteria to choose what try.
Definitely yes, I'm certainly more inclined to try a new series if it's written by an author I know and like. Not only that, but when I like a series I often actively search for other works by the same author because it's likely they will be suited to my tastes.
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@jampodevral
Well, I did have some issues with American horror as I see that the majority is quite cheap and empty. So, I thought your issues are more like issues with how a lot of genre works are written than the horror elements themselves.
I am the total opposite from you and @Terabyte (I guess) as I, ultimately, like things that delve in human's mind and emotions so psychological horror and dark philosophical death games are more of my thing than anything else in the genre.However, I found ghost story horror that can tell a story or have a meaning in many Asian stories, that was why I was pleased with the (at least, the modern) genre in the east more than the west.
(Just explaining where I stand, that's all)
