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xenares |
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Hello! I was posting in the "what are you reading now" thread and I saw that many people read books. So I had an idea and I started this thread. Why
not post the name of our favourite author? Perhaps there are a lot of books and authors that we like, but some of them must have left a better impression than
others. So, who's your favourite author and which book he/she has written is your favourite? If you can't make a decision about the author you can post
the names of your top 3 authors
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AndroBard1364 |
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Well I have many, but my favorite author of the moment is J.C. Hutchins. Author of the podiobook
thriller series, 7th Son, J.C. Hutchins has the ability to move the audience while they read (or listen) to his stories. He can also make his audience become
very attracted to his characters, bringing them to life while he reads the books on his podcast. I also love how intricately he can make the puzzles in his
books (especially in 7th Son Book Two: Deceit).
He just came out with another book as well, Personal Effects: Dark Arts. A horror story set in a psyciatric ward, it looks promising. Just check out the trailer! (Yeah, J.C. Hutchins made an actual trailer for his book - and its awesome - as is everything he does Personal Effects: Dark Arts by J.C. Hutchins |
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dulcie |
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I love J.D. Sallinger, I just started reading Augusten Burroughs and he;s got me hooked/ In love.
As for Fanfiction I love the Late LJ Maas. Those Conqueror fics are so unique. And so lovely.
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TildeX |
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hmm I gotta say.. Terry Goodkind
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xShell |
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Probably Vladimir Nabokov. Fav book of his: Lolita.
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XNU |
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There are way too many to have one singled out as the favorite...but I have :
Patricia Cornwell Tami Hoag Ali Vali Meghan O'Brien just to name a few
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justschtupp |
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I like a lot of different authors but a book I have read over twenty times is by an author named Francesca Lia Block. I read a book called 'I Was a Teenage
Fairy' when I was about 15 and still love it. It is a young adult book but the way she writes just...it amazes me.
Other than that though I love J.K. Rowling (for obvious reasons), Charlene Harris (Who writes a series about vampires and the like), Janet Evanovich (whom I cannot get enough of, that woman is hilarious.) and Dean Koontz whom I've been reading since I could read.
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mischiefgoddess |
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Always has been John Marsden an Australian author.
I also like John Grisham Dare to struggle Dare to win. If you dont fight you
lose
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squint |
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Right now it is Dean Koontz. I've been reading almost nothing but his books for the last two months - 7 or 8 so far. And I've got at least five more
available here, possibly more. I just can't get enough! He writes so good, and hs characters are always interesting and the dialogues fun and fascinating
to read. The stories are of course also great, but I think it's more the characters that catch my eye.
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spikeface |
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For fun, smart books that I'll read over and over I head for Robin McKinley. She writes fantasy with fairy tale themes and awesome female characters. Her
writing is always intense and she mixes reality and fantasy in a way that makes it at once much more believable and much more jarring.
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Alderraz |
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Sara Douglass and Jack Whyte would have to be my favourite authors. I'm
usually pretty picky with books, so its rare that I find something that makes a significant impression. I fell in love with Douglass' Axis/Wayfarer Redemption & Troy Game series, where Whyte grabbed me with his rendition of the Arthur tales in his Camulod Chronicles series.
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xenares |
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Nice choices, everyone! Androbard :you're right, the trailer looks promising and although I haven't ever read a horror story, I believe that this one
will be great
I like novels that have a historical background and combine interesting plot and philosophical attitude. I believe that the master of this art is Paulo Coelho. I've read almost all his books and none of them has let me down so far. I consider myself a bit traditional too, as far as books and authors are concerned, so I must say I like Fyodor Dostoevsky a lot. Some of my favourite books are "the idiot" by Dostoevsky, "By the river Piedra I sat down and cried" by Coelho and "Blindness" by José Saramago.
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xenares wrote:I do so love his writing, even when he's writing chapter upon chapter about some current issue/debate, it's still amazing. I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov at the minute, and Ivan's just prattled on about establishmentarianism for pages on end.. and it was completely gripping. Dostoevsky is so good at bringing current political or socioeconomic issues into his books, introducing them in a "eveyday conversation amongst intellectuals" type fashion that it never seems forced, or like he's trying to share or dictate his view in an overbearing manner.
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AndroBard1364 |
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xenares wrote:I haven't read it either (the prequel, Sword of Blood, is next on my list) as I am listening to his other book, 7th Son Book Two: Deceit. I am sure Personal Effects won't dissapoint, as the story even comes with special media that you can interact with as you read - including phone numbers you can dial! Looks really scary |
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I've got several, but I need to begin by mentioning Terry Pratchett. The man introduced me to the true joys of reading as well as inspired me to become a
word manipulator myself. He's an awesome storyteller and makes me proud of my imagination.
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xenares |
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Dostoevsky is so good at bringing current political or socioeconomic issues into his books, introducing them in a "eveyday conversation amongst intellectuals" type fashion that it never seems forced, or like he's trying to share or dictate his view in an overbearing manner. Exactly! It seems so natural and ...spontaneous! And then you reach the middle of the book and say : whooah! Look what I've learnt today about the Russian society! As wikipedia mentions : he was a writer , essayist and a philosopher. Btw, I want to read "The Brothers Karamazov" too
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xenares wrote: Most people argue The Brothers Karamazov is his greatest works. The only other Dostoyevsky i've read is Crime and Punishment.. Which was one of those books that looking back, I enjoyed alot, but at the time I wasn't too sure about. It just stays with you and resonates.. I'm thinking a second read is in order. I'm picking up a few parallels between his characters aswell, he seems to like writing stoic and silent intellectual types, who submit alot of articles to trendy political newspapers. lol.. Self-identifying, perhaps? Anyway.. even though C&P is 600-ish pages and TBK is 1000, reading Dostoyevsky is so effortless. The hardest part is remember the characters.. When I was reading War and Peace, I wrote out family trees and lists of sub-characters with brief descriptions to remind me who's who. And i've done that again for both C&P and TBK.. really helps because half those names are just not easily pronounced, so they don't stick in your mind so well.
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TheJollyApe |
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So thought I'd drop off two more favourites.
Sarah Waters - she has an ability to glue me to a story. The way she writes makes me hang on to each an every word. The way she describes broken human beings is beyond impressive, and it feels really good to finally find a mainstream writer who writes from a queer perspective without focusing on the queer sexuality (while yet including it). Plus she writes historical fiction and I love anything historical, especially Victorian. John Ajvide Lindqvist - I seldom read Swedish these days cause I don't feel like I "feel" the language like I can do with English, Lindqvist is the exception.He has a way of making Zombies, Vampires and the generally undead and paranormal the most natural and realistic thing in the world. The way he describes human beings and human emotion is so realistic and beautiful you simply have to love his work, it is also the reason why he is so incredibly successful at frightening you, it feels real. And I recently found out he used to write for one of my favourite comedy shows from when I was younger, which only made me love him more.
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dulcie wrote: Will you lend me the Augusten book when you're done? PLEEEEAAAASE? |
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Yay, another book thread!
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xenares |
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xShell :yes!
I have to add Rosamunde Pilcher (she was also published under the pen name " Jane Fraser") to the list of my favourite authors. I've read only one book that she's written but I liked it so much that it would be a shame not to include her in my list. Although the plots in her books seem simple, the way she writes enables the reader to form his own opinion about the characters and the social issues and I find it great It's semi off-topic but I would like to discuss it with you. Do you like Victor Hugo? I've tried to read his book " The man who laughs" and every time I start reading it, I stop because I find it very ... tiring. I know, though, that he is considered a great author and I want to give him a chance before I form an opinion about his books and his writing. So, what do you think about him?
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