For this group reading project, we decided to read The DaVinci Code, a book which fell under the suspense and thriller genre. I would describe this genre as an action book that somewhat verges on the edges of horror and detective fiction. These books usually center around one major conflict and small events that build up tension and eventually lead to a grand event at the end of the book that makes everything come full circle and is the major confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist. What specifically appeals to me about these books are the fact that they usually leave you on the edge of your seats and make you constantly think about how the author will be able to tie everything into a sound conclusion. Furthermore, I also enjoy how the authors are able to create somewhat of an emotional connection to the main characters as the book progresses which make the stressful and dangerous situations they get into impact you as a reader. Within this genre, I have read a multitude of books such as the Divergent series, To Kill a Mockingbird, some of John Grisham's novels. In the future I might read a few more books by Dan Brown such as Angels and Demons. What I found interesting about this genre was that movies such as Austin Powers were considered as suspense.

For our book we read The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown. Some of the genre traits that were evident throughout the book were the villain's perspective, the peril and danger that the main characters were in and the high risk behind their adventure. I honestly consider this book to be one of my favorite books of all time because it really kept me guessing at how it would end, but also was written in a way that I could almost believe that the story was real. I would definitely recommend this book to others because unlike most other thrillers that may be set in a place that doesn't really exist, this book involves real events in history and it really showed that the author researched the topic immensely in order to write this story.
One of the genres that seemed to interest me the most had to be the graphic novel genre. Considering that they are starting to become more popular, I have taken an interest into reading them but have never really gotten the chance. I feel as though it will be a different experience entirely from reading a normal book because I won't have to try to picture everything happening in my head as I read. I plan to read the book Watchmen later as well as the Scott Pilgrim series because my friends have said that they were all really fun to read. I learned that these books are not like comic books and that they can be about anything unlike the common thought that they are all about superheroes.