I'm trying to compare a string, and for some reason it will always match the first stanza even though it really doesn't. Here's is my compare: 

if ($genres[0] eq 'Science Fiction' || 'Sci-Fi' || 'Fantasy') {
    $genre = 'Sci-Fi & Fantasy';
}elsif ($genres[0] eq 'Action' || 'Adventure' || 'War') {
    $genre = 'Action & Adventure';
}elsif ($genres[0] eq 'Kids' || 'Family') {
    $genre = 'Kids & Family';
}else {
    $genre = $genres[0];
}

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Some debug output is: 
print "Genres: $genres[0]\n";
print "Genre: $genre\n";

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The output looks like: 
Genres: Action
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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If I move say Kids & Family to the first block, it always ends up being Kids & Family. Any idea what I'm doing wrong that would cause it to always match that first block?

In reply to Trying to compare a string... by calebcall

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