5 Most Popular Genres In Fiction

Genre is defined as the categorization of art, music or literature into different sets based on its type or style. A genre helps to understand the different sets and makes us more clear with the type of literature, music or art we are interested in. If you like a certain story a genre would help you find similar kinds of stories.

There are several different genres in fiction, but there are few which are popular than others. Listed are the five most popular genres in fiction.

1. Science Fiction

Some famous works of Science Fiction:

The Matrix, Star Wars, The Martian

Unlike other genres in fiction, science fiction has a solid story behind the concept and the story will make you believe in the theory the author has to convey as by providing scientific explanations. The theories might not be true but the author's imagination gives birth to the theory that goes beyond the explored part of the science.

Science fiction has stories revolving around time travel, space exploration, alien invasion, parallel universes, etc

2. Romance

Some famous works of Romance:

The Notebook, Pride and Prejudice, The Walk To Remember

In Romance, we have got the love part as the priority. This genre is about emotions and feelings the characters share for each other. The Romance genre could also be termed as a Love story. The Romance genre basically tells a story about the ones who fall in love and their journey in the world.

3. Fantasy

Some famous works of Fantasy:

Avatar, Harry Potter, The Lords of the Rings.

Fantasy could be anything from stories created out of myths and legends to the author's vivid imagination. Fantasy differs from that of normal fiction by the fact that normal fiction relies on reality's law whereas in fantasy the author has the freedom to create their own characters which aren't that of the real world perhaps sometimes the world in fantasy doesn't even represent the real world. Fantasy plays with magic and supernatural too.

4. Mystery

Some famous works of Mystery:

Shutter Island, Gone Girl, Mystic River

This genre has stories that are mysteries which are sometimes solved and other times left for the reader's imagination. The story usually has unexpected plots and the turn of events surprises the reader. Stories under this genre have readers go curious. Crime, detectives, etc are some primary central storylines.

5. Young adult

Some famous works of Young Adult:

The Fault In Our Stars, To All The Boys I've Loved Before, Everything Everything, Looking For Alaska

The target audience of this genre is 12 to 18-year-olds but it is seen that not only the teenagers but adults also do enjoy this genre. The stories have their lead characters playing the role between the age of 12 to 18 that is young adults. The events of a young adult's life are narrated as this is the age where every individual experience new things and new situations, therefore, a good story could be created and experienced. The young adult genre is widely appreciated everywhere.

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