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Old 09-27-2006, 10:51 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Jim Butcher is my hero in print. His characters have a certain appeal to them that also applies to me, including their sarcastic mannerisms and dialogue. Aside from being able to relate to them so well, I just like Butcher's writing style.

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Old 09-29-2006, 02:03 AM   #32 (permalink)
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My newest favorite author: Kurt Vonnegut.

His writing is very ... simplistic, but he uses all these metaphors and motifs and symbols that you have to watch out for. His work leaves an impact, that's for sure. I'm going to go out and buy a couple more of his books over the weekend. XD
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Old 09-29-2006, 10:21 PM   #33 (permalink)
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I like Harry Potter for the storyline and themes and everything, but, in all honesty, I've come to realize that JKR isn't a spectacular writer. There are so many others to choose from that have a stronger grasp of syntax and diction and symbolism and figurative language and themes.

That being said, Ray Bradbury.
And Robert Penn Warren.
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I'm a sucker for teen fantasy authors. Haha.

Patricia C Wrede, Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan and Tamora Pierce.
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Darren Shan and Lois Duncan.
Both of these authors have a distinctive way of writing and I love it. Darren Shan is one of those author's whose books never loose their magic. You can read them over and over again and you'll never get bored.
Lois Duncan has a way of keeping you interested in her book. She hooks you from the very first word and keeps you begging for more until the very end.
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Philippa Gregory. She's fantastic at capturing the imagination and truely transporting you back to a time when the world really thought that way.

Gregory Macguire is also fantastic.
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I just finished Summer of Fear by Lois Duncan. It was excellent! It seems to me that she never looses her touch.
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I adore him! Which book was it? Do you remember?
I read a lot of his books; I haven't read them recently, though. I don't know why.

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Philippa Gregory. She's fantastic at capturing the imagination and truely transporting you back to a time when the world really thought that way.
I finished The Boleyn Inheritance recently. She has a great style but unfortunately I just don't agree with her views.
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Not so long time ago i discovered for myself Stephen King's books and now read them with a pleasure. Really "my" author!
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Virginia Woolf.... my all time favourite.
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