Who's Your Favorite Author?

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 11 Oct 2014, 18:41

Can anybody truly narrow it down to one only? I know that I cannot even come close to that. Maybe it is just me.

Abbydan14 · Post by **Abbydan14** » 13 Oct 2014, 10:43

Stephen King I would have to say.

ssued2894 · Post by **ssued2894** » 13 Oct 2014, 12:10

Ellen Hopkins is by far my favorite author. Every single book I have read by her I have loved. She writes so well and in such a pleasing way making it easy to read and fun to look at on the page. Sort of like it is in poetry form. I like the topics her books are about also because they are so interesting and in a way easy to relate to.

mellysw · Post by **mellysw** » 14 Oct 2014, 01:20

This is very difficult. I have a lot of authors I love. A few are...
Louis l'Amour
Stephen King
Mercedes Lackey
J.R. Ward
Anne Rice
Janet Evanovich
Julie Garwood
Hannah Howell
Kresley Cole
Jean Auel
Lexi Blake
Leo Tolstoy
James Wesley Rawles
Alexandre Dumas
Edgar Rice Burroughs

But you know an author is your favorite when you are offended at not seeing him listed on a favorite authors list before you respond.

And I am offended that none of you have mentioned Stephen Lawhead.

Do you want magical, mystical history? Want a force for all that is right and good to be thrown down and stomped on by a force for evil, only to have it rise again and flourish in the face of all that is wrong with the world? Do you want indepth complex characters that go through turmoil that changes them dramatically and forces them to grow, sometimes several times over the course of a story? Do you want to see the greatest legends of Christendom come alive before your eyes? Do you want to see prophecies fulfilled and legends made? Then read Stephen Lawhead, and prepared to become obsessed. I love this writer. Seriously. He is one of the few writers that can educate me, entertain me, and inspire me all in the same book.

P.S. I joke about being offended. Kind of....

DAbb85 · Post by **DAbb85** » 22 Oct 2014, 09:18

I have so many favorites. If I have to choose, I will say a tie between Julie Garwood and Donna Grant.

Gizemkuzu · Post by **Gizemkuzu** » 25 Oct 2014, 11:55

Haruki Murakami is my favourite author lately.

Syntheticaudio · Post by **Syntheticaudio** » 04 Nov 2014, 21:08

laurenbowda wrote:Haruki Murakami, if I had to pick one. I have a harder time picking a second choice, though.

Yes! What a choice.

For me also Scarlett Thomas, Kurt Vonnegut

daretofail · Post by **daretofail** » 07 Nov 2014, 01:38

That's an easy one - Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I borrowed Love in the Time of Cholera from a friend, not knowing anything about the author or the book. After a marathon reading session and a bottle of red wine, I was hooked. Half of my fascination is with the fantastic translation from Spanish, which is flawless and amazing. I wish I was fluent in Spanish just so I could read his books in the original language!

Syntheticaudio · Post by **Syntheticaudio** » 07 Nov 2014, 04:07

daretofail wrote:That's an easy one - Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Such a good choice. It's so hard to choose though. Reading all these fabulous choices is making me crazy!

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rssllue wrote:Can anybody truly narrow it down to one only? I know that I cannot even come close to that. Maybe it is just me.

My point exactly!

Post by **bookowlie** » 07 Nov 2014, 19:21

It's difficult to name a favorite author. Even among authors who I like, I don't always like every book they wrote.

sivana-12 · Post by **sivana-12** » 09 Nov 2014, 22:49

Laurann dohner is by far my favorite author!!! I love all of her books, but new species is my favorite,!

Jazza32 · Post by **Jazza32** » 10 Nov 2014, 00:26

I think I have a number of favourite authors, it is so hard to choose, but recently I have read a book by R H Hughes, called The Rise of Darkness. I think that would have to be one of my favourite authors to date. The author is a talented story teller. The book holds elements of murder, mystery, angels, demons, romance. What more could you want as a reader?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » 10 Nov 2014, 01:34

I don't really have a favourite, but I suppose Jane Austen would probably be the one I say by default. I love all of her novels and although I've never re-read any of them (only because I lack the required time) I would be most inclined to do so with them than any others. Then again, I can say the say the same for Dickens.

Kershhie · Post by **Kershhie** » 10 Nov 2014, 16:40

Definitely Alexandra Bracken or Amy A. Bartol.
Alexandra Bracken - The Darkest Minds Trilogy,
Amy A. Bartol - The Premonition Series.

chouk1902 · Post by **chouk1902** » 10 Nov 2014, 17:35

Jules Verne. He is the author of my favorite book "20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". Although he is not the best at making books that "flow" and often makes scientific errors based on 19th century knowledge, he has some truly amazing plots.