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After finishing The Jewel of Seven Stars, I think I'll be adding Bram Stoker to my list of favorites. 
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Who is your favourite author, and why?
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Libra
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Fantasy Moon
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Don't we already have a thread for this?
saliotthomas
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John Ringo.:flowers:
beer good
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whatelsebuthome
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Bret Easton Ellis
I know he's been criticized for his anti-feminist imagination (i.e. American Psycho), but his detailed writing style and critical points about American popular culture make Ellis a fascinating read. Of course, I love Salinger, but I'd have to say that if I was put on the spot, it would be Bret Easton Ellis. And I highly recommend reading American Psycho - if you can stomach some of the violence.
I know he's been criticized for his anti-feminist imagination (i.e. American Psycho), but his detailed writing style and critical points about American popular culture make Ellis a fascinating read. Of course, I love Salinger, but I'd have to say that if I was put on the spot, it would be Bret Easton Ellis. And I highly recommend reading American Psycho - if you can stomach some of the violence.
steffee
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Fancy that.
Because yet another random list of authors would be so much fun to read.
:lol: Jerry.
who is your favorite author and why?
david benioff has got to be my favorite right now. "city of thieves," about the fall of leningrad, doesn't read like a fictionalized-history novel, but the main character feels like someone you could be pals with today. benioff's story is funny and compelling. each chapter is a gem of a short piece of literature.
where benioff and stephen king, for instance, create characters who feel three-dimensional to me, i find that the likes of john grisham and dan brown have cardboard cutout characters (who have, say, a couple of contrived ornamental flaws to follow the rules of writing.) that could be just me. i haven't read alot of grisham, but, well, it seems everyone else is, so i don't need to, lol.
david benioff has got to be my favorite right now. "city of thieves," about the fall of leningrad, doesn't read like a fictionalized-history novel, but the main character feels like someone you could be pals with today. benioff's story is funny and compelling. each chapter is a gem of a short piece of literature.
where benioff and stephen king, for instance, create characters who feel three-dimensional to me, i find that the likes of john grisham and dan brown have cardboard cutout characters (who have, say, a couple of contrived ornamental flaws to follow the rules of writing.) that could be just me. i haven't read alot of grisham, but, well, it seems everyone else is, so i don't need to, lol.
velocipede2288
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Depends on what sort of book. For Crime, Ed McBain. For Humour, Terry Pratchett. For intellect, Boswell's Johnson. Childrens book, Richmal Crompton. Adventure, Walter Scott.
velocipede- wow. i am totally schooled. i'll definitely have to check out ed mcbain for the crime department, and look into these others...
i take back what i said about john grisham. despite my kneejerk attempt to be the iconoclast, i'm reading "a painted house," and i totally dig it.
i take back what i said about john grisham. despite my kneejerk attempt to be the iconoclast, i'm reading "a painted house," and i totally dig it.
velocipede2288
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Axisage. I'm sure you will enjoy all of Ed Mc Bain's 87th precinct novels. There used to be a tv series based on his novels which was great also. Like an early, Homicide life on the Streets.