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ClickForth
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I'd have to say Thomas Pynchon -- besides all of the standard reasons to dig an author: style, wit, creativity, voice, he's also the only author that I've read the entire oeuvre of.
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Rebeca Darklight
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Scott Hughes wrote:I'm also a fan of Oscar Wilde. I love when he said, "Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life."
sleepydumpling wrote:Oscar Wilde was a true wit. I can't think of many that have given me more laugh out loud moments than he has.
He was fantastic! I really love his style.
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fhs456
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My all time favorite is Stephen king and Dean Koontz is close behind.
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Mike French
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Post by Mike French »

Changes actually with the moment. But I'd have to say Julian Barnes. Love his stuff. It's as if he somehow knows what is going on inside your head and then writes novels about it. S cary, you end up looking over your shoulder and thinking 'this is me.'
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bibliolatrist
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ClickForth wrote:I'd have to say Thomas Pynchon -- besides all of the standard reasons to dig an author: style, wit, creativity, voice, he's also the only author that I've read the entire oeuvre of.
I'm having a hard time with V. Have you read this one of his? Any suggestions?
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knightss
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bibliolatrist wrote:
ClickForth wrote:I'd have to say Thomas Pynchon -- besides all of the standard reasons to dig an author: style, wit, creativity, voice, he's also the only author that I've read the entire oeuvre of.
I'm having a hard time with V. Have you read this one of his? Any suggestions?
I've been contemplating picking that book up for a while. Let me know how it is when you're done with it =)
"Words can be like x-rays, if you use them properly - they'll go through anything. You read and you're pierced." - Huxely
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Weave
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Post by Weave »

1. Clive Barker
2. Stephen King
3. Stephen Laws
4. Shaun Hutson
5. George Orwell
6. Sophie Kinsella
7. Lisa Jewell
8. Thomas Berger
9. John Connolly
10. Margaret Atwood
11. J.K Rowling
12. Diana Wynne Jones
13. Roddy Doyle
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Anna
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Post by Anna »

A bit off topic. Weave, I'm curious to see a bit more of that Stain boy comic strip. :) Is there a site?
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bibliolatrist
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knightss wrote:
bibliolatrist wrote:
ClickForth wrote:I'd have to say Thomas Pynchon -- besides all of the standard reasons to dig an author: style, wit, creativity, voice, he's also the only author that I've read the entire oeuvre of.
I'm having a hard time with V. Have you read this one of his? Any suggestions?
I've been contemplating picking that book up for a while. Let me know how it is when you're done with it =)
sure, just don't hold your breath :) I've been ignoring it for awhile now.
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Post by Butterfly457 »

I like Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and i have recently started lieking this new authro Manda Spring. My kids wanted a fantasy book so I found her on amazon.com but she is pretty good. Her webiste is pretty neat too http://www.talesofmagic.com
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Dori
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Favorite author? Hmmm...I think I'll go with Victor Hugo on this one. Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame are my main reasons. However, there are many authors that I would like to read, but haven't yet which include: Vladimir Nabokov, Goethe, Julius Caesar, A.C. Doyle, etc.

I'm short of ideas right now, but the list goes on and on...
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6Anna9
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My favourite author has to be Beatrix Potter whose stories were my childhood. She is a lovely childrens author and I still (at age 17) love her stories. <3
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Batspice
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Post by Batspice »

Thomas Hardy
Tolstoy
Tolkein
C S Lewis
Roddy Doyle
Nick Hornby
Mitch Albom
Barbara Kingsolver
Stephen King

just about sums up my favourites over the past decade or so.
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Post by Batmanfreak »

Mine is Ray Bradbury.
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Post by lovesbooks06 »

My Favourite authors are Chris Manby, Jill Mansell and Sophie Kinselle.
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