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Manang Muyang
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TheSeelieCourtJester wrote:I also liked reading Edgar Allen Poe's literary works, though I thought it was a shame that almost every woman he loved died of tuberculosis.
That's one curious fact. Maybe the great poet/writer was a carrier of the dreaded TB virus who could transmit it without becoming afflicted. (Thank God TB is now easily cured!) Perhaps that is one reason he wrote so well. All that love lost! His writings have made him immortal, that is, remembered to this day and surely even beyond.
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I was really into Kevin Brooks. After I had read Candy I was hooked. All of his books leave you begging for more and page turning. From candy, I went to Lucas and that was such a great book! Kevin Brooks never disappoints
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I was in third grade when I got to pick a book to take home (and keep(!), that was a novelty at the time) after a field trip to the local library. I chose Once Upon a Curse by E.D. Baker.

I didn't know at the time, but it was the third book in the series. I read it in a day, and then proceeded to go back to the library and check out the two previous books in the series. And then I read all three in order. Baker is still continuing the series to this day. And I always find myself checking the new books out because I want to know what happens next.

I've also turned my nieces and younger cousins on to the series and Baker's other books/series. Baker was the first author that really got my attention, and I can't help but continuing to read her books, just because they still capture my imagination, and helped shape who I am and the books I love today.
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C.S. Lewis. Reading his books was a class requirement throughout my Catholic school days. I loved Chronicles of Narnia though.
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Jane Austen! And it all began with Pride and Prejudice!
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Daniel Silva. I can't get enough of what he has written and read his novels over and over again. His main character is fixed in my psyche.
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I can't remember the first one, but a few years ago I disovered J.L. Armentrout. She writes series mostly so I love to pick them up during summer, but it's nothing too spectacular. She has a very simple writing style so her books are a quick enjoyable read. I wish she would spend more time in developing the characters, though, as they sometimes turn out the same in every book.
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Agatha Christie. I have finished her book when I was 14 years old. Love "Poirot" character so much. I bought all :techie-studyinggray: Agatha Christie's books twice. :techie-studyingbrown:
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P.W.Catanese! I read his book "The Thief and the Beanstalk" and I loved it so much that I ended up reading every book that he had done at the time. He's probably written more since then...I should look into that.
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I started off reading a lot of fanfictions because I was hella crazy about comics and anime. I soon drifted off and found one of the beautiful poems that I ever read. It was Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee. Some people call it "calling" when something captivated and moved them but for me, it was like life took my breath away and broke a tear. Minutes later, I was crying.

Soon, I scoured our school library. Don't really sure if I did read everything written by Poe but I think I read like a maniac. Meet him at the age of 14 and he's still with me as I was writing this.
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Chinua Achebe was the first author I had to read. His books are like magnet, and I find it hard to keep them off me. His figurative expressions make his tales easy to comprehend. He is one of the greatest authors that ever lived.
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Once I discovered and read the books written by Sidney Sheldon, I just can't seem to get enough of it. One book led to another. And I won't tire reading his novels again and again if I have to. He was such a great author.
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Sidney Sheldon was one author whose books have the reputation of keeping your eyes glued to the pages to see what happens next, and such next dramas are quite thrilling and never ends. I first read one of his books "The Best Laid Plans" in 2006.
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V.C Andrews I have loved her books since elementary.
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I had to read every single book by JK Rowling since I just could not stop reading after I was done with the first one. In fact, Harry Potter series was what actually got me started into reading books.
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