Who is your favourite author/authoress?

My daughter loved the book, Face on the Milk Carton as well. I think that is what got her into loving to read as a matter of fact. So thankful for that book because I value reading more than anything. It spurs on the imagination and draws you into a world that isn't your own.

ddhawkins63, glad your daughter liked it. I could see how that book could get somebody into reading. The author does magic with words. I've never seen anybody write like that. When she describes something, you really see it, so it really does get you into a world that is not your own, as you say. LeighB-oh did you read it too? Too bad she didn't take the time to think of a better ending after all that!

Hi RisaAttrell, I know the author - Caroline B. Cooney - yes it was part of the Janie Johnson series, as you say a good series of books that held you to find out the ending which didn't live up to its promise.

Wuthering Heights is also one of my favorites! Good choices. So glad that you shared. I think one of my least favorite classics as The Scarlett Letter. One of my favorites is Crime and Punishment. It really grasps the feeling of guilt that someone has to deal with when they commit a crime such as murder and has to carry it around with them. Another favorite author of mine is Mark Twain. His style of writing makes you feel as though he is sitting in the room talking to you about his adventures. Huckleberry Finn is just a fun book to read no matter what age you are.

Thank you for your contribution oldchem, Yes I can see you do love reading and isn't it a great past time. You have listed some of the all time greats wen it comes to authors.

Yes, a friend has told me about her books and has said the supernatural characters help add that uncertainity and mystery to each novel.

Sparks is very cool! :)

Thanks for your input lilcee, the Nicholas Sparks books are good but like all good books the movie loses so much.

Thanks for the input. Their are so many good writers out there it is hard to choose just one. But the one - Robert Kiyosaki - you have gone for is an interesting choice.

i agree with you, i love diversity :)

Sometimes it is good to have 2 diverse writers with different styles and out looks. Who can ever get bored when they are reading a good novel!

I agree. the comment next to mine actually says she/he likes nicholas sparks. heheh. :)

Yes, I have read Nicholas Sparks, he knows how to tug at the emotions. I don't think you are the only one who has cried reading his books.

Thanks for helping solve a mystery... A friend told me about the Stephanie Plum novels but couldn't remember the author, When I aked in the book shops over here No one knew what I was talking about. Now I will try agian and find Janet Evanovich.

Thank you, ddhawkins for sharing this with us.

Hin sender, yeah I have read many a Stephen King book and a few by Daniele Steele. They are both good authors in their own right. I think a lot of people miss out on reading Stephen King novels as so many of them have been made into movies. like most movies, nothing beats the book. As you say reading is an escapism into a world of fantasy and dreams, that allows your imagination to build up a picture of the characters, landscape and setting.

Another fantastic Author... :) Stephen King Rocks! :)

I tried to read Grapes of Wrath in the 1980s but it was such a hard slog!! Of Mice and Men is an excellent Steinbeck book though.

Stephen King is in my top 5 too. The Grapes of Wrath was by John Steinbeck, and is a book often favoured as a reading course books in schools. Farewell to Arms was a book by Earnest Hemmingway, all 3 authors are well respected as great authors of their time.

No I have never heard of Mircea Eliade, but thaks for bringing this author to my attention I will certainly look at these books and maybe even read one.

Trust me, you will not be disappointed. :) Happy reading! :)

Hi Hmouse, Thanks for your reply but what type of books do they write?

No worries! They're like fantasy, adventure, magic and mystery books. Very funny, very exciting... you should check them out. Gregory Maguire was the author of Wicked! Very cool! :)

Thanks for the advice, I will take a look at them as I am always looking for new good authors and their books sound worth reading.

Yes, Charles Dickens has certainly written some excellent novels that have stood the test of time. You can almost smell the atmosphere that he places the reader in.

Hi ianluton, thanks for your response, I totally agree that Dickens uses such rich language and his books are still as popular today as they always have been. Most probably the greatest British author of his time. Far more articulate in his writings than Shakespeare could ever be.