Your favorite author

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Anonymous wrote:Barbara Kingsolver. Some of her stuff gets a little preachy even for me, but most of it hits just right-- independent women making their way in the world through smarts and resolve, tending relationships, living with nature.
Everyone seems to have read the Poisonwood Bible, which I strongly disliked. Prodigal Summer is one of my all-time favorite books, and seems to be much less well-known. Go get it!

Only book that I did not like by Kingsolver was Demon Copperhead.

That is her best book. Just incredible.

I hated it! And I love her work AND David Copperfield.

I’m with you- I love her work and really didn’t like demon copperhead.

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Anonymous wrote:Im surprised no one has said Kristin Hannah!

I would never...really dislike!

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Anonymous wrote:Im surprised no one has said Kristin Hannah!

I would never...really dislike!

Same. Kristin Hannah's books can move me to feel emotions, which is probably a sign of strong writing, but sometimes the emotions are anger and annoyance.

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Authors I have read the most b/c consistently love the books:
Isabel Allende
Barbara Kingsolver
Charles Dickens
Fyodor Dostoyevski

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I am going to cast my vote for authors that have entertained me for many many hours of my life.
I have read at least 40 books by Janet Evanovich.
I have also read at least 40 books by Debbie Macomber.

Books by Janet Evanovich take about 7 hours to read each one.
Books by Debbie Macomber take about 9 hours to read each one.
So Debbie Macomber has entertained me for at least 360 hours of my life. So I guess she is my favorite author.

I have also read everything Mary Kay Andrews has written, but she has only written 32 books.

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Charles Dickens, Donna Tartt, Shirley Jackson

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Andre Norton was my favorite author when I was an adolescent. The dystopian Dark Piper was my favorite story. I read it several times. Runners up would be the Witch World series —a witch lost her powers if she had sex. Victory on Janus and The Zero Stone were great.

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Anonymous wrote:Im surprised no one has said Kristin Hannah!

I would never...really dislike!

Same. Kristin Hannah's books can move me to feel emotions, which is probably a sign of strong writing, but sometimes the emotions are anger and annoyance.

The only emotions Kristin Hannah gives me is annoyance. How could such a terrible writer hit it so big?

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Diana gabaldon

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Hemingway collection of short stories is so good.

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Another person who can’t pick just one. My list is
Geraldine Brooks
Marilynne Robinson
Hilary Mantel
Wallace Stegner
Reynolds Price
Helen Simonson
Niall Williams

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Anonymous wrote:Hemingway collection of short stories is so good.

I’ve never loved a Hemingway novel but his short stories were masterpieces.

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Anonymous wrote:Hemingway collection of short stories is so good.

I’ve never loved a Hemingway novel but his short stories were masterpieces.

Totally agree. The Nick Adams stories are the only stories I’ve ever wanted to read again, and I go back and reread about every 5-10 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Im surprised no one has said Kristin Hannah!

I am not

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Anonymous wrote:Charles Dickens, Donna Tartt, Shirley Jackson

I love Shirley Jackson too!
One of my favorites of hers was Life Among the Savages/- her reminiscences of raising 4 children in VT.

Have you ever read The Sundial? It’s on my TBR list and looking forward to it.