Favourite Writers
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Get your Antlers on
I love Jefferey Eugenicides, or at least all two of his novels that's he's written. He's so articulate, beautifully written and also quite humerous. I can't get over how well he seems to get (albeit exaggerated) into the female mind, as well.
Also, Alice Sebold is a wonderful writer. The Lovely Bones is beautiful, and from what I've read so far of The Almost Moon it's on the same track. I think she has to be the queen of opening lines as well.
For light relief Marian Keyes and Ben Elton (though more his earlier stuff like Inconceivable and Dead Famous- I wasn't a fan of Chart Throb and haven't read his latest)
Favourite playwright has to be Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie in particular. Quite partial to some Arthur Miller as well, but I much prefer Williams' style. Can I include Jason Robert Brown once again (he does musicals, ok, they tell a story
). I have never read/heard lyrics that can affect pretty much everyone who reads them so much.
I may have overused superlatives in this post.
Will think of more later.
Also, Alice Sebold is a wonderful writer. The Lovely Bones is beautiful, and from what I've read so far of The Almost Moon it's on the same track. I think she has to be the queen of opening lines as well.
For light relief Marian Keyes and Ben Elton (though more his earlier stuff like Inconceivable and Dead Famous- I wasn't a fan of Chart Throb and haven't read his latest)
Favourite playwright has to be Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie in particular. Quite partial to some Arthur Miller as well, but I much prefer Williams' style. Can I include Jason Robert Brown once again (he does musicals, ok, they tell a story
). I have never read/heard lyrics that can affect pretty much everyone who reads them so much. I may have overused superlatives in this post.
Will think of more later.
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Alex Garland.
Scarlett Thomas.
Terry Pratchett.
Jasper Fforde.
Douglas Coupland.
Douglas Adams.
Christopher Brookmyre.
Neil Gaiman.
Jane Austen.
Franz Kafka sometimes.
Scarlett Thomas.
Terry Pratchett.
Jasper Fforde.
Douglas Coupland.
Douglas Adams.
Christopher Brookmyre.
Neil Gaiman.
Jane Austen.
Franz Kafka sometimes.
Get your Antlers on
Ian McEwan. Even though he waffles on sometimes, I'd love to be able to write so beautifully.
It's so hard to think of individual authors who are consistently amazing... All the classic authors aren't really all that all the time- D*ckens, Austen and co are over-rated IMO. Though I'm probably just jealous
It's so hard to think of individual authors who are consistently amazing... All the classic authors aren't really all that all the time- D*ckens, Austen and co are over-rated IMO. Though I'm probably just jealous
Get your Antlers on
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Oooh he's awesome. Love's been made into a film I think, or maybe it's 100 years of Solitude... Either way, looking forward to that
(IMDB says it's Love, released 21st March...)
Also recently got into Garcia Marquez several years after a friends remarked on Love in the Time of Cholera being the best book he has ever read.
Oooh he's awesome. Love's been made into a film I think, or maybe it's 100 years of Solitude... Either way, looking forward to that
(IMDB says it's Love, released 21st March...)
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I resisted it, Alice... and you just stole it away
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I resisted it, Alice... and you just stole it away
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