Your five favourite authors

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HMW

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This has probably, in one way or another, been asked before, but I am curious about who your other favourite authors are.

Pick your five favourites, excluding Stephen King, and post them here if you like.

I'll start:
  • Franz Kafka
  • John Steinbeck
  • Ian Rankin
  • E. M. Remarque
  • George Pelecanos
 
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HMW said:
This has probably, in one way or another, been asked before, but I am curious about who your other favourite authors are.

Pick your five favourites, excluding Stephen King, and post them here if you like.

I'll start:
  • Franz Kafka
  • John Steinbeck
  • Ian Rankin
  • E. M. Remarque
  • George Pelecanos
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Agatha Christie
Jane Austin
Dean Koontz
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Arthur Conan Doyle
 
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Stephen King (sorry, couldn't exclude him.)
Dave Barry
Ray Bradbury
hmmmmm, not sure about a 5th one but I do give a nod to Christopher Hitchens. Although I wouldn't classify him as a favorite author, he does make me think about things. Agree with him, disagree with him, I always learn something from him.
 
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No fair, DJ! If we could incluse Mr. King, I'd probably drop Graham Greene. If we can expand, Neil Gaiman and Margaret Atwood would definitely join my list. I also like Jan Karon. It's an art to take her small town priest and people and keep them interesting but not repetitive and non stereotypical over quite a few books. Their gentle, calm humor captures me every couple of springs.
 
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Hardy broke my heart with Jude-that's the most depressing book I've ever read, and a masterpiece. I love your choices! Wharton is a favorite, too.
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I agree-- it's a really depressing book but it is just brilliant at capturing the pathos of human existence. What with Hardy's works as well as all the Dostoevsky I've read, it's a wonder I have any hope for humanity left. :biggrin2:
 
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Graham Greene could easily have been on my list as well. Brilliant writer.

Also happy to see that a couple of others enjoy Steinbeck.

It's funny, I realize I probably should like Dean Koontz, since I am a fan of Stephen King and they both populate the same genre, but I can't stand the man (no offense to the fans).
 
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skimom2 said:
No fair, DJ! If we could incluse Mr. King, I'd probably drop Graham Greene. If we can expand, Neil Gaiman and Margaret Atwood would definitely join my list. I also like Jan Karon. It's an art to take her small town priest and people and keep them interesting but not repetitive and non stereotypical over quite a few books. Their gentle, calm humor captures me every couple of springs.
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Sorry, I just couldn't leave him off my list. My fingers rebelled during the typing of my answer and made me put him in.
 
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