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Who is your favorite author and why?

I started reading and listening to a guy named Robert Greene. His wrote some controversial books, most notably the “48 laws of power”. People think the book is about manipulating others. I see it as a guide for life. As much as I don’t want to admit it, I’m still naive at life, even at this age, due to life circumstances. This book opened my eyes. This author is like a life coach for me. He teaches me things that I’ve failed to learn growing up. Listening to his talks on YouTube, it all makes a lot of sense.
Jenny1234 · 51-55, F Best Comment
John Saul is my favourite because his books have creeped me out since I was a kid. He has a hell of an imagination

I also really like:
Judy Blume
Cathy Glass
Harold Kushner
Sophie Kinsella
Samantha Chase
Khaled Hosseini
DJ Palmer
Elena Ferrante
Jenny1234 · 51-55, F
@SW-User ok you’re forgiven
Blanchy · 31-35, F
@Jenny1234 I'm speechless, another Elena Ferrante fan! 😍
She is my all time favourite author, but I don't have time to elaborate on that right now.. 😅
Jenny1234 · 51-55, F
@Blanchy well I get it! I’m obsessed with my brilliant friend and I joined a MBF cult following on Facebook lol. I also liked her other books, but I really like the movie or the TV show the lying life of adults

I just love the way she writes and her audiobooks are even better than the regular books imo

I am starting to re-read the Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian, and they are truly wonderful. The characters age and grow through their lives and through the books.

Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide series. Very funny and great speculative fiction at the same time.

I read a fair amount of detective fiction; Tana French, P.D. James come to mind.

Jane Austen might have been my favorite if only she had written more. Her books are also great re-reads and I seem to find something new every time.

John Le Carre for cold war spy thrillers.

Alan Furst for WWII era thrillers.

Then there's science fiction, but this list has gone on far enough!
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
Jack London. I like the themes he wrote about.
I used to like Stephen King and Jo Nosbø but at some point I lost interest in reading more stories by them.
Patriot96 · 56-60, C
Not really an author. Eugene Sledge, WITH THE OLD BREED AT PELELIU AND OKINAWA. A memoir of his experience as a Marine in WWII Very compelling
Uh, so many to mention on top of which is Dostoyevsky …

The list includes:

Milan Kundera, Nikos Kazantzakis, Herman Hesse, John Paul Sartre, Marquez, and …
Vin53 · M
My pick would be Edgar Allen Poe.

Why?

Because he's horrifically and delightfully detailed in his horror.
SW-User
@Vin53 I still remember the raven. He was a great writer for sure.
badminton · 61-69, MVIP
I love S.T. Coleridge, Edgar Allen Poe, Lord Byron, Nathanial Hawthrone, to name a few.
SW-User
@badminton very nice. You like to read literatures from long ago.
JSul3 · 70-79
John Steinbeck...great books about our society and the human condition.
Arantxa · 18-21, F
Umberto Ecco : Genius
Vin53 · M
I love Steinbeck but Grapes of Wrath was the most depressing book I've ever read.
Octavia Butler - I am a sci fi and dystopia nerd
Ferric67 · M
henry rollins
he keeps it real
I have a few…
James Baldwin
Anais Nin
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Manuel Puig

 
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