Favorite Authors

[carrie721]

so, ledgies, who are your favorite authors?

my one true literary love is nabokov. his ability to manipulate language is unparalleled. my favorite of his is invitation to a beheading; the descriptions of the gardens in the book are breathtaking; i highly recommend it.

after VN, my favorites are david sedaris, thomas hardy, jk rowling, david crystal, and philip roth ... to name a few.

[skcin]

Alice Hoffman

Sue Monk Kidd

Dave Eggers

Mary Higgins Clark

Richard Russo

[DrummerDeanna]

JK Rowling
Adrianna Trigiani
Fannie Flagg
Sue Monk Kidd

Those are the ones that come to mind...

[sasja]

Anthony Trollope has been my number one favourite for 12 years now.
Other than that:
Philip Roth
Erich Maria Remarque
Henry James
George Elliot
William Makepeace Thackeray
Edith Wharton
Evelyn Waugh


I like my fiction 1800-1950 ish

I was born a century or so too late.
Sasja

[JazmenFlowers]

Anne Rice
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
Eudora Welty
Stephen King (getting his new book "Lisey's Story" soon)
Tom Dolby
Candace Bushnell

[skcin]

Originally Posted by sasja

Anthony Trollope has been my number one favourite for 12 years now.
Other than that:
Philip Roth
Erich Maria Remarque
Henry James
George Elliot
William Makepeace Thackeray
Edith Wharton
Evelyn Waugh


I like my fiction 1800-1950 ish

I was born a century or so too late.
Sasja

Sasja, I love your sig. I had the priveledge (OMG, I forgot how to spell that) to see the Dalai Lama speak here last month. He's an amazing man - and funny too!

[sasja]

Thanks, and yes he is
He is just a breath of fresh air for the human spirit
So happy for you that you got to hear him speak!

Sasja

[Aisling]

Originally Posted by carrie721

my one true literary love is nabokov. his ability to manipulate language is unparalleled. my favorite of his is invitation to a beheading; the descriptions of the gardens in the book are breathtaking; i highly recommend it.

be still my heart!!!!!!!!!! my love for nabokov knows no bounds. i am always amused how the beauty of the english language came to be known at the hands of a russian. a true linguist, a true genius. . .a tad arrogant, but he more than had the goods to back it up.

invitation to a beheading, ada or ardor, lolita, the defense. . .all brilliant. i also love his translation of lermontov's 'a hero of our time'. his footnotes bring literary snark to a whole new level.

i am also a fan of nikolai gogol, mikhail bulgakov, edith wharton, milan kundera, and e.m. forster.

[Aisling]

Originally Posted by sasja

Evelyn Waugh

i forgot to add him to my list. as well as carson mccullers.

[GypsySorcerer]

Margaret Atwood
Toni Morrison
John Irving
Kate Chopin
John Updike
Joyce Carol Oates

[goldustsongbird]

Stephen King. Although pretty much everything after Misery was a real disappointment.

Colleen McCullough. Especially The Thorn Birds. I can't even imagine being able to write something as enduring as that. It's sheer brilliance. She (like SK) has the ability to create such strong, realistic characters. (except for whatsitcalled, uh.. An Indecent Obsession. Seemed kinda rushed)

Nabokov. That reminds me, where's my copy of Lolita?

Frank McCourt. Angela's Ashes is incredible. The story itself can be so depressing, but he manages to weave this subtle, cheeky humour into it, and sometimes you end up laughing at things you think you shouldn't because of the way he describes it.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by Aisling

be still my heart!!!!!!!!!! my love for nabokov knows no bounds. i am always amused how the beauty of the english language came to be known at the hands of a russian. a true linguist, a true genius. . .a tad arrogant, but he more than had the goods to back it up.

invitation to a beheading, ada or ardor, lolita, the defense. . .all brilliant. i also love his translation of lermontov's 'a hero of our time'. his footnotes bring literary snark to a whole new level.

i am also a fan of nikolai gogol, mikhail bulgakov, edith wharton, milan kundera, and e.m. forster.

another nabokov lover! i see you've included gogol and bulgakov - are you a russian lit fan? have you read much dostoevsky? i really enjoyed notes from underground.

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

Stephen King. Although pretty much everything after Misery was a real disappointment.

Collen McCullough. Especially The Thorn Birds. I can't even imagine being able to write something as enduring as that. It's sheer brilliance. She (like SK) has the ability to create such strong, realistic characters. (except for whatsitcalled, uh.. An Indecent Obsession. Seemed kinda rushed)

Nabokov. That reminds me, where's my copy of Lolita?

Frank McCourt. Angela's Ashes is incredible. The story itself can be so depressing, but he manages to weave this subtle, cheeky humour into it, and sometimes you end up laughing at things you think you shouldn't because of the way he describes it.

i should have included king, although i've only read two of his books, and just started reading him very recently. i really liked carrie and misery, and i should seriously get crackin' on the shining and the gunslinger. lady, read invitation to a beheading!

[foxyluva]

Im not really a big book reader - I like books for books, I don't really like authors. Although I have to say my favourite author of all time is Enid Blyton

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by carrie721

i should have included king, although i've only read two of his books, and just started reading him very recently. i really liked carrie and misery, and i should seriously get crackin' on the shining and the gunslinger. lady, read invitation to a beheading!

Yessum! Get thee to the nearest library and find a McCourt book.
How many books have you recc'd to me now? lol. I need to write them all down.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

Yessum! Get thee to the nearest library and find a McCourt book.
How many books have you recc'd to me now? lol. I need to write them all down.

probably dozens.

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