...or who is your favorite author
2006-08-11 03:53:39 · 16 answers · asked by aimeemay 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Impossible to choose an absolute favourite!! Depends on my mood...
Hot contenders are - anything by Michel Faber. "The 199 Steps" was the first of his I read - a wonderfully atmospheric novella, whether a ghost story in the traditional sense or whether about past life recall hard to say.
His "The Crimson Petal and the White", the story of Sugar, a prostitute in 19th century London, was so good I didn't want to finish it. Health warning - the inconclusive ending may have you momentarily wishing to throttle the author...!
His "The Courage Consort", another novella, is also excellent - had me in tears at the end. "Under the Skin" is a brilliant but disturbing read.
I've also loved Patrick Suskind's "Perfume" - another one I didn't want to get to the end of it was so good. Pretty tough and disturbing at times but some of the the most beautiful descriptive writing I have ever read.
And my final favourite - Emma Donoghue's "Slammerkin", about an 18th century prostitute who commits a murder - based on fact. "The Woman who Gave Birth to Rabbits", her collection of stories inspired by obscure historical facts, is also un-putdownable.
Hope this helps!
2006-08-13 06:03:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
(a million) Which fictional e book has inspired you the main? In present day fiction (previous few years): beautiful Bones classic fiction: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2) in case you have been caught on a wasteland island, which fictional e book could you're taking with you? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (i could take all of them if i ought to) (3) Which e book did you appreciate analyzing the main (i.e. maximum unique, maximum relaxing). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (i've got examine the finished sequence till now it a minimum of three times, and it felt like an previous pal)
2016-10-01 22:51:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a tie between Stephen King's "The Stand" and Christopher Moore's "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal". The first is a 1,000+ page post-apocolyptic showdown between good and evil. The second is a very humourous chronicle of the life of Christ from ages 6-30, the part the Bible omits.
2006-08-11 04:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by darthmosh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Harry Potter books
2006-08-12 14:55:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say any of the Mitgar novel by Denis Mckernian.
Iron Tower Trilogy, Silver Call duology, and there are about 8-9 more books in the series.
2006-08-11 04:51:36 · answer #5 · answered by yetti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...hmm. Right now I'd have to say either Wicked: The Life And Times Of The Wicked Witch Of The West, by Gregory Maguire, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo.
2006-08-11 04:21:41 · answer #6 · answered by belladiva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Odd Thomas is a good book by Dean Koontz, i like all of his books better than Stephen King
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
2006-08-11 04:50:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
OR
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
2006-08-11 04:36:50 · answer #8 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His Dark Materials trilogy (begins with The Golden Compass), by Philip Pullman
2006-08-11 04:03:13 · answer #9 · answered by alethiaxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have many but Anne Rice's Beauty (writing as A. N. Roquelaure) series is one of my overall favorites...
I also love James Patterson, John Grisham, etc...
P.S. The Beauty series is very erotic so it's not for the prudes..
2006-08-11 04:06:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋