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Prin August 7th, 2005 01:19 AM

Who's your favorite author?
 
Looks like unsleepy Prin has another "question of the night"... :D

Who is your favorite author?

Like if you were stranded on a desert island and you could only bring all the books written by one author, who would the author be? (And don't ask me why you can bring so many books and no clean underwear. I don't know why. I didn't make the rules. :D )

Prin August 7th, 2005 01:30 AM

Oh, like I hinted in the insomnia thread, mine would be Roald Dahl. No matter how old I get, I can still read the books like I'm little. :) The best one is the BFG, but according to the rules (which I did not make up ;) ), I get to bring them all. :D

Karin August 7th, 2005 05:03 AM

Carl Hiaasen, check out [url]www.carlhiaasen.com[/url]. I just started reading Skinny Dip.

My all time favorite so far has been Sick Puppy, but all of his books are great!

BMDLuver August 7th, 2005 07:26 AM

I haven't much time for reading any longer with the kids but I was quite hooked on Anne Rice for a very long time.

chico2 August 7th, 2005 07:54 AM

Well,I am a mystery-freak,I have many favourites but here are three..
Jonathan Kellerman,Faye Kellerman,Joy Fielding and I've read ALL their books!
Nonfiction,I like to read about wolves and other creatures..

Puppyluv August 7th, 2005 08:36 AM

OOOO I like this one... sooo tough though... I LOVE Carl Hiaasen... so witty. And Roald Dahl and soo many others :p But my favorite author of all time? Chris Van Allsburg. Hands down, no contest! :D

Rick C August 7th, 2005 09:08 AM

If I were stranded on a desert island, in order, I would want the collected works of:

1) Isaac Asimov - imagination
2) Agatha Christie - mystery and intrigue
3) Lawrence Sanders - bodice rippers

Rick C
[url]www.goldentales.ca[/url]

AliSam August 7th, 2005 12:25 PM

[COLOR=Blue]I enjoy John Grisham, Nicholas Sparks and I do read Danielle Steel's mush as well.[/COLOR]

melanie August 7th, 2005 04:35 PM

ony 1, but i have so many.... oh...

ok if only 1 then all of my stephen king collection, if i can have more because when i got stranded on the islandi had a big bag than the others, then i owuld have Miles Franklin, John Saul and Anne Rice to start with...oh and any of the NEd Kelly authors too..

anything patriotic or scary generally does me :D

Prin August 7th, 2005 05:16 PM

LOL Mel- I'm picturing you late at night, reading Stephen King by the light of the moon on the beach of your desert island and even the slightest noise making you jump out of your skin. :evil:

CyberKitten August 7th, 2005 08:41 PM

I'd put a whole plethora of authors on a PDA (and bring as generator). Ok, if that's not allowed, I like the Kellermans too, Stephen White of late, Mary Daheim, Andrew Greeley, Shirley Rousseau Murphy (who can pass up cats who solve mysteries - like Koko and YumYum too of course), JA Jance - the Joanna Brady series, Kathy Recihs and Patricia Cornwell. For starters... lol

Prin August 7th, 2005 08:59 PM

Nope, CK. That won't do. You have to CHOOSE. Tee hee hee. :evil: (Hey! Like I said, I don't make the rules. :D )

Writing4Fun August 7th, 2005 09:18 PM

Hmmm...I'd have to say Tolkien. Yeah, I know, not nearly as enlightened as the rest of you. But, hey, it works for me. And, if I'm going to be stranded somewhere, I'll be losing my mind anyway - might as well lose it in a good fantasy/fairytale. :D That way, when the rescue boat finds me, I can greet them in style. Ye knaves! Encroaching upon elvish land! Begone, else I shall call upon the ancient magic of the Elders and bring doom upon thy heads! :crazy:

Prin August 7th, 2005 09:19 PM

Enlightened? Roald Dahl is worse than Tolkien for enlightenment, I think. :o

Puppyluv August 7th, 2005 09:23 PM

I chose a childrens' book author for goodness sakes! Certainly no enlightenment there :p

Prin August 7th, 2005 09:26 PM

LOL (Other than Roald Dahl, I don't know who the rest of yours are...)

Puppyluv August 7th, 2005 09:29 PM

:eek: [url]http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/flash.html[/url]

twinmommy August 7th, 2005 09:30 PM

Cinderella, Winnie the poo, and Caillou.



OH!! You mean big people books!!! Well, when I had the time to read I liked Nelson Demille, Tami Hoag, James Patterson, Stephen King( although, not a fan of the recent stuff...) and the occasional Maeve Binchy when I was in the mood for somethig light.

raingirl August 7th, 2005 09:41 PM

Hard Question. Used to be Stephen King...but I think he's loosing it a little.

I like Neil Gaimen..

[url]http://www.neilgaiman.com/index.asp[/url]

He writes really interesting fantasy sci-fi stuff. He also has a couple kids books (Coraline, THe day I swapped my dad for 2 goldfish, the wolves in the wall).

My BF introduced me to him when we first started going out. He lent me a book called "Star Dust". It's an illustrated Novel about a fallen star. Very cute.

Other books of his I HIGHYLY recommend are [U]Neverwhere [/U](about a secret underground world in London), [U]American Gods [/U](about how when people worship an idol, they become real, and about the son of a god..Odin actually, hence our dogs name, and how he gets involved in a war of the gods), and [U]Good Omens ([/U]Hilarious, about the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse, and how the child of the devil, the one who will bring down civilization, is switched at birth).

Neverwhere was made into a movie..not that great though.

There is a movie coming out which is a joint effort between Neil Gaimen (writer), Dave McKean (drawings) and Jim Henson Studios, called [URL=http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/mirrormask/]MirrorMask[/URL]. Here is a link to the preview.

[url]http://www.sonypictures.com/previews/player/movies/mirrormask/clip-p7119865.html[/url]
(click on trailor in upper left side)

Prin August 7th, 2005 09:47 PM

[QUOTE=Puppyluv]:eek: [url]http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/flash.html[/url][/QUOTE]
That's NUTS!! Fritz... :D Ohhh he wrote the polar express!

Puppyluv August 7th, 2005 09:54 PM

I LOVE Fritz!!! he's in all the books!! They really are exquisite books though, both the stories and the illustrations are breathtaking!!!

Puppyluv August 7th, 2005 09:55 PM

yeah and Jumanji!
See people know him.. they just don't realize it.

Prin August 7th, 2005 09:56 PM

Did you ever read the Minpins? (Roald Dahl) The drawings in that one are pretty nuts too.

Puppyluv August 7th, 2005 09:59 PM

I did! I can't think of a Roald Dahl book I haven't read actually...I'm still a fan of his short stories.

Prin August 7th, 2005 10:03 PM

There are still some adult Dahl books I haven't read. I read Flying Solo, but that's about it.

db7 August 7th, 2005 10:12 PM

[url]http://www.jasperfforde.com/[/url]

Puppyluv August 7th, 2005 10:13 PM

Ok having just looked at an enitre bibliography... there are A LOT of RD books I haven't read
Have you ever seen the RD cookbook? It's sooooo cool :D

Prin August 7th, 2005 10:26 PM

DId you go to [URL=http://www.roalddahl.com/thesite.asp?Reset=0]roalddahl.com[/URL]? It's so weird- I'm having a hard time navigating it...

Jazz&Cricket August 7th, 2005 10:45 PM

Let's see....first it would be David Eddings.....then it would be Jack Whyte....then Patricia Kenneally Morrison....then Morgan Llewellyn....then Stephen Lawhead...... sorry....was I only allowed one??? ;)

Barbie6171 August 7th, 2005 11:06 PM

I would have to take Danielle Steele because I love those mushy romance novels.... :p


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