who is YOUR favorite Author?
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Amy Bloom, Alice Hoffman, Fitzgerald, David Sedaris, Tom Robbins, Steinbeck, Lewis Carroll, Michael Chabon, John O'Hara, Alice Munro, Amy Hempel, Tolstoy, Zola, Anais Nin, Lorrie Moore, Mary Gaitskill, Salman Rushdie, Colum McCann......I'll stop now, there's just so many!0
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I love JRR Tolkein. I re-read LOTR every summer...probably makes me a bit of a geek, but I can't get enough of that story!
I re-read LOTR every winter. I take pride in my nerd/geek-ness.
I love Anne Bronte. Tennant of Wildfellhall is my favorite. I also like Grisham for 'junk reading' and I re-read King Lear every summer to 'cleanse' after reading a shelf of Grisham...0 -
My short list right now includes;
David Eddings
George RR Martin
JRR Tolkien
Kim Harrison (The Hollows series)
Weis & Hickman (Dragonlance series)
I'll also read just about anything related to the US Civil War (our youngest daughter was named after historian Shelby Foote) and The Tudor's.
Oh...I also have a thing for graphic novels, or as some would call them "comic books". LOL0 -
James Fenimore Cooper, Stephen Ambrose, G.K. Chesterton, Ayn Rand0
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LM Montgomery. I first read Anne of Green Gables when I was 8 or 9 and have gone through I don't know how many copies of that and several of her other books. I'm reading the Anne series from the beginning again now. They're just beautifully written, full of wholesomeness and love. Sounds pretty cheesy, but read them. They're transportive.
JK Rowling. I held out for a bit - didn't want to become part of the herd. My college roommate convinced me to read the first one and that was it.
Stephen King. I don't like everything he's done but am pretty passionate about the stuff I do like. IT - genius. Bag of Bones - ditto. Of the ones I've read, I like those two the best. The Long Walk, written as Richard Bachman, is right up there as well. On Writing is a nice piece of nonfiction.
David Eddings - so glad to see him get a nod here! I've only read the Belgariad/Mallorean, but they're great.
Shakespeare. Hamlet gives me chills every time.0 -
LM Montgomery. I first read Anne of Green Gables when I was 8 or 9 and have gone through I don't know how many copies of that and several of her other books. I'm reading the Anne series from the beginning again now. They're just beautifully written, full of wholesomeness and love. Sounds pretty cheesy, but read them. They're transportive.
JK Rowling. I held out for a bit - didn't want to become part of the herd. My college roommate convinced me to read the first one and that was it.
Stephen King. I don't like everything he's done but am pretty passionate about the stuff I do like. IT - genius. Bag of Bones - ditto. Of the ones I've read, I like those two the best. The Long Walk, written as Richard Bachman, is right up there as well. On Writing is a nice piece of nonfiction.
David Eddings - so glad to see him get a nod here! I've only read the Belgariad/Mallorean, but they're great.
Shakespeare. Hamlet gives me chills every time.
If you get a chance pick up David Eddings "Belgarath the Sorcerer" and "Polgara the Sorceress". They both sum up most of the other books and are great reads.0 -
It’s so hard to pick just one!:happy:
Dean Koontz: Odd Thomas Series
Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series0 -
ive never met so many Dean Koontz fans in my life! I have like every book now, happy to see others like him!0
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Elie Wiesel
George R. R. Martin
Orson Scott Card0 -
My current favorite is Christopher Moore. Man is a GENIUS. I actually got to meet him, too. He's as funny in person as he is on paper.
I agree. At Comic Con last month, I went to the Books vs. Graphic Novels and Comics panel. Christopher Moore, Jim Butcher, Amber Benson and a couple other people were on it. Moore was so funny, I decided to go to his spotlight panel a couple days later. I went to the signings after both panels. He got to the signings early and just stood around talking to the people in line.0 -
Tom Perotta- Wrote Little Children, Election, The Wishbones
Christopher Moore-warped and hilarious
Yann Martel-has only written 2 so far but they are both fantastic
Wally Lamb-he rips my heart out and throws it across the room
Dennis LeHane-a master at the twist ending
Edited to add Jon Krakauer. He writes the best nonfiction. I highly recommend Where Men Win Glory about Pat Tillman.0 -
Lisa Gardner, Lisa Scottoline,
maybe i have a "Lisa" fetish...0 -
Could never pick just one:ohwell:
Stephen King- I am a collector of his, and aim to own EVERYTHING he has done...one day....
Sylvia Plath
Edgar Allan Poe
Dorthy Parker
Anne Sexton
Chuck Palahniuk
Hunter S Thompson
JK Rowling
JRR Tolkien
Dean Koontz (His old stuff, hate the new stuff)
Stephanie Meyer (Books were awesome, movies REALLY suck)
Lemony Snicket
Lewis Carroll
Anne Rice (except for her new ones about Christianity)
Susanna Kaysen
I could seriously go on and on...but will stop there♥0 -
Jodi Picoult0
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James Rollins
Daniel Sylva
Lee Child
David Baldacci
Brad Meltzer
Terry Goodkind
Colleen McCullough0 -
Stephen King for sure0
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Ayn Rand0
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My current favorite is Christopher Moore. Man is a GENIUS. I actually got to meet him, too. He's as funny in person as he is on paper.
My absolute favorite is Ray Bradbury. He's been a strong influence in my own writing over the years.
gonna have to friend you. Chris is a genius, "Lamb" is in my top 5, and I met Mr Bradbury,
Ill have to be friends with both of you! Christopher Moore is by far the most brilliant writers ever! A guy that can write a book that makes me chuckle or bust up laughing ALL the way through the book! And yes, I LOVE every book, but Lamb is by far his best!0 -
Sandra Brown....and of course J.K. Rowling will always have my0
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double post...gah.0
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