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| Books & Authors Recommended and not so recommended reading. |
08-09-2006, 02:16 AM
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Stephen Erikson
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09-03-2006, 02:28 AM
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Ian Fleming
Raymond Chandler
Frederick Forsythe
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09-06-2006, 04:52 AM
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I prefer more modern writers, and though I find interest in many things outside of fantasy/scifi that's definitely my favourite genre. Until recently, when asked my favourite author I'd just say "anything fantasy/scifi", but then I encountered Terry Pratchett. It's hard to admit, especially once I realised only one person has mentioned him in this thread, but I think I actually am obsessed.
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09-16-2006, 10:19 PM
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Michelle Sagara West, Stephen Brust, and Dan Simmons are all top tier.
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09-17-2006, 10:11 AM
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J.R.R. Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, Neal Stephenson, Sean Russel, Mercedes Lackey.
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10-28-2006, 02:00 AM
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I actually have someone to call my favorite author:
John Steinbeck.
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10-28-2006, 05:20 AM
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i dont have favourites, cuz i get bored easily.
i read four books by the same person, but it was a series. i read nother by her and it sucked, so i have no fav authors, just genres.
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09-19-2007, 12:18 PM
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My favourite authors...Herman Hesse is amazing and makes me contemplate life and my general existence. Orwell is a very acurate writer and very insightful about society. Aldous Huxley, Francoise Sagan, William Faulkner. I'm always looking for new authors.
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09-20-2007, 01:07 AM
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one that inspires me to write? Melina Marcheta. 
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09-22-2007, 04:04 PM
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My favorite authors are Lois Lowry, Thomas Hardy, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, JK Rowling... I'm sure there are more, but that's what I can think of right now.
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09-22-2007, 04:20 PM
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John Saul, because I blame him for my initial interest in writing. Other favorites are right here on good ol' WF. |
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10-03-2007, 11:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SeattleGhostWriter
Who are you favorite authors? You know, the one's you love to read? And out of those, which one's inspire you to write?
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I grew up reading Stephen King, I know big surprise; Dean Kootnz, love, love, all his stuff. Even as a 13 year old, I couldn't put his stuff down. In fact he is the only author I go out and buy his books brand new. I used to love Robert Ludlum, the author of the Bourne Trinity, again a harder read, but I still loved it. I loved JRR Tolken Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit, Tom Clancy, can you see a theme. I really love suspense and mystery, or action.
Who I couldn't stand and still can't is John Saul, all his books are about children and something bad happening to them...
But again my all time favorite is Dean Kootnz, that would be who I wish I could write like. |
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10-03-2007, 12:56 PM
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douglas Adams, dirk gentry......
tom barling, smoke
ramond fiest, magician
tom clancy, hunt for red october and patriot games
tom shapre, riotous assebly
jack higgins, prayer for the dying
irvin welch, train spotting
james herbert, rats
ben elton, gridlock
The writter that inspires me to write most is john stienbeck, I found orwell heavy going, especially the discriptive narrative in keep the asperdistra flying, but respect him as the greatest writer since vern. I actually like shakespear to but am not pretentious enough to put them up there with my favourite books.
The above is what i read, and the books are my favourites from the authours, whoes work i have usually read pretty much completely...
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10-03-2007, 02:59 PM
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Anais Nin.
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10-06-2007, 06:27 AM
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I have a few: Philip Pullman - probably my absolute favourite. Ian Mcewan, the neatest and probably the best writer of today's world. Mark Billingham. Harper Lee - simply because of "to kill a mockingbird". JK Rowling, of course lol. I used to like Tolkien but now I just think he was really superfluous.Graham Swift, up their with Mcewan. Ian banks the weirdest material ever but brilliant, especially "the wasp factory".
I'll list more later. I basically read a huge variety of books. I am currently reading Pompeii by Robert Harris and he is rapidly becoming a favourite author of mine.
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