Mine is Hunter S. Thompson and I admire him b/c he is one of the greatest American authors and a complete nutcase.
2006-08-11 01:36:49 · 24 answers · asked by mutterhals 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Was. Of course he's dead.
2006-08-11 01:37:30 · update #1
ayn rand
2006-08-11 03:24:49 · answer #1 · answered by lexie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have many favorite writers but for the sake of this question, I will say John Grisham.
I find the law very fascinating and John writes in a manner so everyone can appreciate the law, and the loops that people jumped through to get around the law.
I have several of his audiobooks and listen to them constantly. Another hint that he is a good writer.
His stories are interesting, humorous, and intriguing. And to top it off, when John Grisham's name is on a book, you can bet your last dollar it will be worth the money spent on it.
P.S. It doesn't hurt that he is also very handsome....
2006-08-11 11:16:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One that I've read recently and can't get out of my head is Marianne Curley. I think she has written 4 books but I've only read the Guardians of Time trilogy. The trilogy isn't perfect but I love how the chapters alternate to different POVs. I guess I just like how the books are written, especially the dialogue between the characters. (These are YA books, but the story is good!)
2006-08-11 10:11:14 · answer #3 · answered by manusoccer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I truly love several writers for different things:
Robert Heinlein - my first taste of SF - got me started on wanting to read SF and wanting to write it
Madeline L'Engle - got me through childhood with Wrinkle in Time and its sequels - I'm hoping to write a YA that is anywhere near as good as hers.
Charles de Lint - His Newford stories (especially the ones about Jilly Coppercon) have kept me from despair. An essay he wrote helped me to finish my first novel.
2006-08-11 08:46:27 · answer #4 · answered by Aunt Biwi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The writers of Harry Potter, King Fortis the Brave and Eragon. If I had to pick just one, it would probably be King Fortis the Brave.
2006-08-11 15:15:38 · answer #5 · answered by Caveman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LaMontagne and Snyder. They wrote King Fortis the Brave.
2006-08-11 20:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milan Kundera.
I really like the way he writes. The sentences are very simple, but it touch my heart. And there is a lot more in his novel than just a story.
2006-08-11 10:23:21 · answer #7 · answered by tokala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That one is hard to answer I have so many, John Sanford, Diana Galabon, Dean Koontz, Luanne Rice,John Steinbeck,
2006-08-11 09:06:20 · answer #8 · answered by lori_1104 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tolstoy - demonstrated stream of conciousness prose before it even had a name. show more insight to the psychology of women in Anna Karenina than any woman possibly could - and it probably wasn't even about a woman, but about soul of Russia.
2006-08-11 09:04:25 · answer #9 · answered by isaidno 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aleister Crowley - hilariously pompous, but so knowledgeable; Neil Gaiman - he creates the most amazing worlds; and Lon Milo DuQuette - witty and knows his stuff!
2006-08-12 00:19:17 · answer #10 · answered by Bee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally my all-time favorite was Isaac Asimov, more recently it is Pearl S. Buck. Next year--who knows.
2006-08-11 09:18:00 · answer #11 · answered by PBarnfeather 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋