Who is your favorite author?

@pizzarulz East of Eden. I think Kate is one of the best introductory character chapters I've read. I think he wrote her after his own ex-wife. [c=#005E2F]"I believe there are monsters born in the world to human parents. Some you can see, misshapen and horrible, with huge heads or tiny bodies; some are born with no arms, no legs, some with three arms, some with tails or mouths in odd places. They are accidents and no one's fault, as used to be thought. Once they were considered the visible punishments for concealed sins."[/c]

will remember that one. liked the pearl and of mice and men.

@Lostpoet his description of her was epic... like she was someone he knew intimately

@DxNxA hahahaha you book perv. 😝😄

@SW-User lmaooooooooooooo🤪

@DxNxA 😁

One of those I was interested but I haven’t read any of her stuff. @ProdigalSummer

@madmax83 poisonwood Bible is long and rather heavy. Bean Trees is good starting point, as is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. The latter is nonfiction and sort of a memoir following her family's year long journey to live and eat more substainably.

I’ll take that under advisement. Thanks! @ProdigalSummer

@Elandra77 You can copy and past on here. This is my favorite lesser known poem by edgar allen Poe

“Alone”
BY EDGAR ALLAN POE
From childhood’s hour I have not been
As others were—I have not seen
As others saw—I could not bring
My passions from a common spring—
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow—I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone—
And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone—
Then—in my childhood—in the dawn
Of a most stormy life—was drawn
From ev’ry depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still—
From the torrent, or the fountain—
From the red cliff of the mountain—
From the sun that ’round me roll’d
In its autumn tint of gold—
From the lightning in the sky
As it pass’d me flying by—
From the thunder, and the storm—
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view—

@Lostpoet True. His work is all in public domain.

That is a rather nice poem.

@Elandra77 I have a bad habit about posting things, I thought if it was online than I could.

@Lostpoet I've loved Stephen King since I was a kid. I just read a newer book by him titled, Revival! It was amazing.

@Indy74 I have to pick that up. Dream Catcher is the last one I read of his and I read his memoir on writing I actually never pictured him being like that, I guess when he was a little boy he wanted to be like one of those old strongmen.

@Lostpoet he's an amazing man and author! I'm just glad he survived that hit and run a few years back.

@madmax83 yup

@madmax83 I haven't read that one, yet.

Oh you gotta, short read but disturbing and haunting and inspiring.@Lostpoet

@VioletShadows Ah, I left out Emily..good one

@Lostpoet Player Piano is the book I'm buying next!

@Mguinm It's really good Slaughterhouse Five is also really good one of his.

@Lostpoet Wow those are the two books that have been recommended to me by the same person. I guess I better get both!

@Lostpoet his discription Of doc’s party from cannery row was legend

@yeronlyman I loved those guys and Sweet Thursday.

@yeronlyman You should watch the black and white movie. Tortilla Flat

@Spumoni All of those are great in their own rights.

@Fungirlmmm I admit I read 'three weeks with my brother.' And I loved it. But that was a memior. I haven't watched or read any of his other stuff though because he's kind of known for being a bit too romantic.

@BexEyes I've never read him. I'll have to check him out.

@Lostpoet

@SW-User One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland - and no other.

@Lostpoet Spoken like a true emigre ....:)

@SW-User Nah, I'm third gen, American. But I remember that quote of his from school.