Who's your favourite writer and why?

Question

Mine's a tie between James Patterson and William Nicholson. They both have two totally different styles of writing and I love em both

Answer 1

I have a tie, too, between J.R.R. Tolkien and H.G. Wells. Tolkien is so detailed and creates a secondary world that's just as believable as the real thing. And I admire Wells's way with words; the opening paragraph to The War of the Worlds is one of the best openings in literature!

Cheers!! :)

Answer 2

J.K. Rowling, forgive my unoriginality. She's managed to create a world where what we would call unusual is expected but at the same time, that world seems so real. Her whole magical universe still retains elements of humanity that we can relate to. When she writes about her characters, they deal with problems we all can relate to (school, dating, crushes, evil teachers from heck) while injecting fantasy to make it fresh. And I believe she's the only writer that has ever had me intrigued with a sport.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is my other favorite because he first introduced me to British mystery stories, as well as creating Sherlock Holmes, one of my favorite literary characters. If a guy's character was named one of the most influential people of the 20th century (even if he's fictional), that says a great deal of the writer's ability to create a character we can believe in and care about.

Answer 3

I am going to go classic...Alexandre Dumas.
Dumas had an uncanny ability to make you the protagonist, from Dantes to D'Artagnian. As is the case in The D'Artagnian Romances (i.e. Three Musketeers) and The Count of Monte Cristo, everything you would want in a story is present--adventure, romance, humor, all rendered in a fashion easy to read while not sounding juvenile or pretentious.

Answer 4

I really enjoy James Patterson's work as well. Find him to be a good read. I also like Patricia Cornwell and have read everything in her Scarpetta series. Sue Grafton is enjoyable as well. I've also discovered two new writers that I enjoy. Leah Stewart's new book THE MYTH OF YOU & ME is very good. So is THE LINCOLN ROOM by Valerie J. Patterson. Patterson's style is very good.

But my absolute favorite writer is Edgar Allen Poe. His work is exceptional. I've read it over and over. Poetry is good by him as well.

Answer 5

David Lodge - Good Read in University Settings with some factual elements.
Paolo Coelho - Philosophical Spirituality
Byron - Challenging
Sartre - Pilosophical & Challenging

Answer 6

Michael Crichton, as his novel s always teach you lots about a
specific subject (and the amount of research he does for each novel is INCREDIBLE!!). Stephen King, becuase he knows how to write a very good story, and makes believable characters.

Read a few James Patterson novels, and I always found them a bit simplistic.

Answer 7

At the moment I am torn between Jodi Piccoult and Lesley Pearse.

Jodi Piccoult takes real life situations and gives you all sides, so it challenges you and makes you think. Lesley Pearse is just brilliant - you only have to read Remember Me to find out why. The TV adaptation of the book was rubbish - the book is far far better.

Answer 8

When I was a young man I loved Stephen KIng - I have almost all of his books. But I'd have to say overall Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is my favorite. But others are:

Octavia Butler
William Gibson
David Brinn
Rick Moodey
etc. etc

I have not yet read many of the classical authors however.

Answer 9

I love Dean Koontz, Janet Evanovich, Carl Hiaasen and David Eddings. Nothing like a bit of variety!

Answer 10

John Sanford is very good! Also Tom Ludlum, also JB Robb, aka Nora Roberts! Faye Kellerman , also Erle Stanley Gardiner!