Favorite Authors?
By Siduri
@msiduri (5687)
United States
November 18, 2015 6:57pm CST
Another no luck with author days. Lots of interesting people. Came close to finding a freebie story to read. This is tougher than I thought it was going to be. Try again tomorrow.
In the meantime, who are your favorite authors?
I still like Tolkien, particularly “The Lord of the Rings” for his sparse style when it comes to the people having no interior lives. The reader has to guess what’s going on from their actions and their words.
I also like the early works of Kurt Vonnegut. I liked his turn of phrase, his ironic juxtaposition of things, “Slaughterhouse-Five,” and “Cat’s Cradle,” for example.
Anyone one else? Whose works do you like to read?
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Nov 15
I have a lot of favorites, but mostly they are Christian authors. My favorite would be Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins and the Left Behind series. I've read all 16 and some more than once. I've also read Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, and C.S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia. Tracie Peterson and Frank Peretti are a couple more favorites. And the list could go one and on. On the secular side J.K. Rowling is becoming a great favorite as well.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Nov 15
My favorite author is Stephen King. He has more than 50 books, and I have read each and every one of them multiple times!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Nov 15
@msiduri Although I love him dearly as an author, it seems his books over the last 10 years or so have been a little predictable. But his early stories, now those are some great reads!
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
19 Nov 15
@moffittjc I'm sure if he could write the perfect book, he'd do it every time.
@patgalca (18481)
• Orangeville, Ontario
19 Nov 15
I used to have favorite authors that I would read constantly. I think the author I have read the most is Ed McBain with 55 of his works read (not including those written under a different nom de plum). But once I started winning books from websites I exposed myself to other authors. I have to say that I haven't read a book by any of my so-called favorites for a long time (Sue Grafton, Ed McBain/Evan Hunter, Andrew M. Greeley, Lawrence Sanders, Joy Fielding... and many more).
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@patgalca (18481)
• Orangeville, Ontario
20 Nov 15
@msiduri Actually, I did write Ed McBain a letter (apparently that's not his real name either) and did receive a response with a list of his titles at the time. He has since passed on. I wrote a letter to Catherine Cookson and received a letter from her as well. You should join Goodreads. There is a whole world of books and authors out there.
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@Marilynda1225 (91011)
• United States
27 Nov 15
I'm totally a fiction person and love anything mystery/thriller to romance. My go-to authors are usually James Patterson, Lee Child, Janet Evanovich and Sandra Brown
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
27 Nov 15
@Marilynda1225 A mystery person! I used to read a lot of mysteries. I miss them.
@msiduri (5687)
• United States
21 Nov 15
I've read some Tony Hillerman and yes, found him fun. And unusual. Mark Twain and social commentary biting, definitely. P. G. Wodehouse I've heard of, but never read. Same with Fowles. Richard Hughes I don't know, but title sounds intriguing.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
19 Nov 15
For fiction my favorites are Dan Brown and Michael Connelly. I just love their style of writing.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Jul 16
F. Scott Fitzgerald is my favorite author. For just entertainment value, I have been reading for decades Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Peter Straub, Clive Cussler and John Grisham. Read all of Vonnegut. Used to read John Saul who doesn't seem to write anymore.
