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Re: Your TOP-THREE Favorite Authors!

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Not in a chronological order John Grisham, James Patterson, Chimamada Ngozi Adichie. :tiphat:
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I find it interesting that in the majority of posts there are authors I like although not my favorites, some matches though, but then there are groups of three I've never heard of.

By the way, Stephen King (can really turn a phrase, knows lots of story telling tricks), recent add Tim Dorsey (cracks me up;) - three's tough would have said Dickens but haven't read any in years - Poe... how about Shakespeare? Playwrights count?
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Jodi Picoult
Nicole Trope
Charity Norman
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JK Rowling, JRR Tolkien and Dan Brown
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Margaret Atwood
Doris Lessing
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Ray Bradbury, Shakespeare, and Arthur Conan Doyle (not necessarily in that order).
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Daniel Steel, John Grisham, Dean Koontz
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For me it's:

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Stephen King
3. Susan Cooper
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My top three tend to change from time to time, especially if one of my favorites publishes a dud. But generally, my go-to favorites are:

1. Anne Tyler
2. John Irving
3. Stephen King
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1. Rick Riordan
He creates amazing character personalities
2. Stephanie Meyer
Twilight will always hold a special place in my heart. It awoken my little teenage heart lol and The Host exceeded all my expectations of a wonderful story
3. Micheal Buckley
Such an accomplished writer! The Sisters Grimm series is one of my all time favorite series! The relationship between Puck and Sabrina is amazing
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Anne Tyler, John Irving, John Steinbeck
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Ilona Andrews
Robert Jordan
Rick Riordan
Dream up something wild and improbable.
-Strange The Dreamer, Laini Taylor
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book_pig wrote: 30 Apr 2014, 09:08 It's so difficult to narrow it down to just three :? but I guess at the moment it would be Irvine Welsh, Laurie Halse Anderson and Ben Brooks:)
Laurie Halse Andersn, true! Can't believe she didn't cross my mind.

Also...
Dr. Seuss because childhood.
S.E. because pre-teen life.
Nora Roberts and Karen Kingsbury.
"Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset." - Ponyboy Curtis, The Outsiders
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1 always: Father God. BIBLE not just a book but The Living Word
EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I WILL GET SCOFFS FOR MY #2,
2 Anne Rice. (I'm just keeping it real)
and yes I love...
3. Dr. Seuss.
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My favorite author is Henry James, I think, for his psychological insight. Most of his plots are about "irrational" jealousy, or about a person or group wanting to possess a particular person of interest. The Bostonians is an example. Another one is What Maisie Knew. James shows how people are motivated to manipulate other people, often in hurtful ways.

Second favorite for now: Thomas Hardy. I read The Mayor of Casterbridge in fall 2010 and was impressed with how the plot sucked me into believing in "fate." I usually subscribe to freewill, so it's a sign of a great writer when I can be compelled to their worldview.

Third: William Faulkner, author of The Sound and the Fury, Absalom! Absalom!, and many others. I love how his form is so poetic for fiction. His influence has been far-reaching. I could see it on a novel by Louise Erdrich, Shadow Tag.
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