Who's your favorite author?

Question

I really enjoy Margret Atwood, Isabel Allende, Laura Esquivel, Toni Morrison, etc. etc.

Answer 1

Good choices! I love Toni Morrison (especially The Bluest Eye), Zora Neale Hurston, and Charles Johnson.

Also, I love most of what Haruki Murakami's written (he's like an Asian version of Paul Auster). All his novels are fantastic (though his short stories tend to be a little undisciplined).

The most recent books I've loved were the latest two novels from Neil Gaiman (American Gods and Anansi Boys).

Finally.. the greatest short story writer of all time: JD Salinger. (Six Stories is PERFECT. He's still in hiding.. just imagine the stuff he's been writing since he became a recluse!)

Oh.. and my guilty pleasure: TC Boyle.

Answer 2

Kate Chopin (The Awakening, The Story of an Hour, The Storm)
Stephen King
Kelley Armstrong
Willie the Bard
Philippa Gregory
John Steinbeck

Answer 3

Philip Pullman-- All of his books are amazing, and take place in very imaginative settings. He writes with a style reminiscent of the more formal English syntax found in works from the 1950's and earlier. I love reading books written this way, because the vocabulary and dialogues seem so much more sophisticated and proper than anything the average American says in one day. The His Dark Materials Trilogy (a somewhat modern fantastical setting), the Sally Lockhart Trilogy (rather imaginative Victorian mysteries), and The Scarecrow and His Boy (a children's book about the adventures of a scarecrow with a very adorable plot) are definitely must-reads.

Philip Reeve-- His writing is much like Philip Pullman's, although his books have much more of a science-fiction taste to the fantastical settings.

Vince Flynn-- He's written political thrillers that are impossible to put down! At the moment, I don't really care for his first and most recent books because they don't feel as inspired as the other six or seven books he's written, but the books I do like are awesome reads.

Tamora Pierce-- her fantasy books are quite addicting and enjoyable to read. Her style of writing appeals to readers as young as third grade to adults, and her plots are very interesting.

Michael A. Stackpole-- I've only read his books that branch off the Star Wars plotline so far, but the way he writes draws the reader in and makes it impossible to put his books down. I plan on reading his other books sometime soon, because his style is so intriguing.

D.J. McHale-- Don't get me wrong- I enjoy the Harry Potter books greatly, but this guy has got J.K. Rowling topped by far. His books are much harder to put down, and he does a much better job developing plots and character details. And the best part-- He incorporates fantasy worlds with our own in a more plausible way than Rowling does. I'd be surprised if any Harry Potter fan didn't like his books.

Answer 4

Tolkien- LOTR, Hobbit Terry Goodkind- Sword of reality sequence JK Rowling- Harry Potter (for sure) Chris Paolini- Inheritance Cycle Cormac McCarthy- the line Garth Nix- Aborhorsen Trilogy

Answer 5

Tom Savage
John Sanford
Mary Higgins Clark
VC Andrews
Max Lucado
Tami Hoag
Ayn Rand
(no particular order)

Answer 6

Stephen King
John Grisham
Paul Cohello

Answer 7

My favorites are J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, Rachel Caine, Marianne Curley, Patricia Briggs and Wen Spencer.

Answer 8

Robert McCammon, Stephen King, Dan Brown, R.A. Salvatore

Answer 9

John Irving (A Prayer For Owen Meany, The Cider House Rules, World According to Garp). He always surprises me with fascinating characters... he's a great story-teller).

Answer 10

Pio Baroja, John Irving