| 11/4/2007 6:39:46 PM |
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cutencuddls
Hopewell, VA
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I have a list of them so feel free to fill in however many it takes. LOL
James Patterson, Ann Rule, Patricia Cornwell, Iris Johanson, John Sandford
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| 11/4/2007 9:02:45 PM |
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osipsc
Chicago, IL
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Robert Parker, Michael Connelley & Nicholas Sparks too.
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| 11/5/2007 4:08:39 PM |
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chucky_t
Akron, IN
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John D. MacDonald and Wilbur Smith. Smith's older book not his newer stuff.
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| 11/7/2007 7:03:37 PM |
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butterfly58
Arcadia, MO
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Sidney Sheldon
Michael Connely
Iris Johnansen
Patrica Cornwell
Nora Robothan
Jerry Baker's Garden Secrets
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| 11/9/2007 9:08:09 PM |
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cutencuddls
Hopewell, VA
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Tami Hoag is another one I will pick up. Some I LOVE... the others I dont' care for at all. Amazing how the same author can write so differently. I wonder if there is passion vs profit going on there.
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| 11/10/2007 12:40:11 AM |
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chucky_t
Akron, IN
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Most writers will have many projects going at a time. They might be trying to finish work that they started ten or more years ago. If they make a sale that does well and their name get recognition then they might quickly finish some of their older, not so good, pieces to get in on the profit of their name recognition, they could also be up against a deadline and just rush it, or their publisher might be pushing for more because of the possible profit.
So yes, profit vs quality of work does come into the equation.
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| 11/10/2007 6:59:31 AM |
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cutencuddls
Hopewell, VA
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Chucky... I know what you mean. I personally write. And one of my professors had told me years ago that I had to "work on" the passion in an assigned topic. If what I am writing about is something I already feel inside me, it is strong and passionate. If it is something I am forced to write (ie, college writing assignments) but have no interest or knowledge in, it is labored and reads that way. I can see it in my own writings, hence, I stick to what I am already passionate about. 
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| 11/10/2007 11:15:32 AM |
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cottagebithec
Utica, NY
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I'm fickle... past month...been reading
Karl Iagnemma
George Elliot
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| 11/13/2007 12:43:29 AM |
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rocksi
Appleton, WI
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Zane
Mary Monroe
Toni Morrison
Mary Morrison
Terry Mcmillian
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| 11/18/2007 9:08:01 AM |
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honeypoo123
Eastpointe, MI
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Dean Koontz
Stephen King
James Patterson
Bentley Little
Sandra Brown
Robin Cook
John Grisham
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| 11/18/2007 4:20:34 PM |
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4evr6y
Morgan, VT
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historical fiction....
all of Keneth Roberts' books
"Lord Ramage" series by Dudley Pope
Alexander Kent the "Midshipman Bolitho"series
 Love the sea stuff!
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| 11/19/2007 9:06:35 PM |
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1pinkstar
Omaha, NE
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Ann Rule
Stephen King
Phillipa Gregory
Greg Isles
Anita Shreve
Corman McCarthy
Alice Sebold
James Patterson
Alison Weir
ee cummings
Percy Byce Shelley
Robert Frost
Frank McCourt
C S Lewis
JOhn Grisham
Steven Covey
J K Rowling
Aphrodite Jones
Dominick Dunne
Erik Larson
Alison Weir
All authors of books I have read in the past few months.
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| 11/24/2007 12:08:48 AM |
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palisadeguy
Palisade, CO
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edward abbey he speaks to what this country seems hell bent on becoming.... and has an edge that hunter thompson could've envied! if you've not read any, try desert solitaire or the fools progress. i can't begin to articulate what he's meant in terms of self exploration... to me at least. and right now god help me the time is ripe for the monkeywrench gang to be turned into a movie. quick before its all gone!!!
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| 11/24/2007 1:32:48 AM |
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skipaway
Bartlett, IL
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Stephen R. Donaldson
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| 12/2/2007 5:18:56 PM |
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viktoriya75
Brooklyn, NY
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Jose Saramago, Tolstoi (Leo and Aleksei), Victor Hugo, Duma, de Sand, Bronte sisters, Edward Rutherfurd, James Michener....These are just a few from the top of my head. there are others, but I am more selective in their works....
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| 12/4/2007 9:58:45 AM |
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leahmarie
Aston, PA
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rocksi..... Toni Morrison ..... can't stand her ..... her stories break my heart .... particularly The Bluest Eye ..... that was one disturbing story ..... soooooooo sad.
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| 12/4/2007 10:00:30 AM |
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leahmarie
Aston, PA
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1pinkstar..... Robert Frost .... I thought he was a poet ..... The Road Not Taken ..... Mending Wall ..... and on and on
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| 12/6/2007 11:51:28 PM |
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lattml
Hazleton, PA
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I guess this is something of an odd pick, but Edith Wharton. Her best books -- The House of Mirth, the Age of Innocence, Ethan Fromme -- are sort of like Bruce Springsteen songs, in that they leave you feeling rotten when they're finished, but stick in your mind for days. She's gone down as the "anti-feminist," and maybe that's right. But every Wharton book I've read, which is most of them, has had me thinking about it for days, weeks, after I'm finished with it.
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| 12/7/2007 12:12:01 AM |
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mmaru
Erie, PA
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Patricia C. Wrede, Toni Morrison, Anne Rice, Thomas Malory,Zora Neale Hurston, Vladimir Nabokov, Ann Bishop, Margaret Atwood... that's all I can think of off the top of my head.
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| 12/9/2007 10:22:32 PM |
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bikerangel3
Pittsburgh, PA
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Hey girlfriend we read alot of the same authors. Try JD Robb. Start with Naked in Death. Its actually Nora Roberts writing in a completely different style and venue. I hope you enjoy. Best Wishes Bikerangel3 Also love Patterson just getting round to Mary,Mary
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| 12/10/2007 1:31:21 PM |
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animeprincess
Moreno Valley, CA
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personally i  edgar allan poe 
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| 12/10/2007 4:37:55 PM |
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gorbie
Winnipeg, MB
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John Grisham
Robert Ludlum
Louis L'amour
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| 12/14/2007 6:02:58 PM |
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mylittlecupcake
Portsmouth, NH
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zane grey,stephen king,ann rule,dianagabaldon,dean kootz
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| 12/14/2007 9:38:32 PM |
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inticingwitch
Lakeland, FL
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Nora Roberts aka JD Robb, and Janet Evanovich
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| 12/15/2007 7:53:31 PM |
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sharefantasies
Bronx, NY
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First and foremost I love Stephen King, and then Anne Rice, John Saul and Robin Cook.
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| 12/16/2007 3:53:10 PM |
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dawn02
Petersburg, VA
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My favorite author is Rachael Ray. Also Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman. dawn02
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| 12/16/2007 7:15:54 PM |
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61sunshine
North Augusta, SC
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Danielle Steele; Nora Roberts; Beverly Lewis;;
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| 12/17/2007 7:19:52 AM |
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leahmarie
Aston, PA
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lattmi ...... I cut/pasted part of your post.
.... odd pick .... Edith Wharton. Her best books -- The House of Mirth, the Age of Innocence, Ethan Fromme -- are sort of like
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Edith Wharton is not an odd pick. Had a course in college and her books were on the list. Good choice.
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| 12/17/2007 7:24:42 AM |
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leahmarie
Aston, PA
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mylittlecupcake.....
I forgot all about Zane Grey. I love that author!
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| 12/18/2007 12:52:56 AM |
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lattml
Hazleton, PA
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Hi Leah. I think I've read and own every Edith Wharton novel, and I love her. Being my age and in the area I am, her characters aren't really identifiable per se, but their actions and emotions are. Ethan Frome -- which was originally a series of magazine articles turned into a book later -- is perhaps the most ironic of all at the end; and I won't spoil it for anyone who might have his/her interest piqued. But like I said, after I've finished every one of them, they stuck in my head for days and I found myself thinking, "Silerton Jackson really should have done....." I'm a bit surprised there was a college course that included her because she fell out of favor during the early days of feminism because she was deemed the "anti-feminist," sort of like Camille Paglia. But I loved her, I thought she was great. And I'm not really a novel reader -- I like histories, biographies, etc. But I also admit a fondness for Faith Baldwin, who's also been pretty much forgotten. And while he too has fallen out of favor, Mark Twain was probably the best. Also, I think every man would like to see himself as Hemingway.
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| 12/18/2007 1:20:12 AM |
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nashoba_miko
Oklahoma City, OK
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Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan, J.B. Robb (death series) J.K. Rowling (HP series)....and whoever writes the Stephanie Plum books....lol....so far..........
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| 12/20/2007 10:11:22 AM |
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elfiegirl
Deland, FL
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(this post has been flagged as inappropriate, sorry.)
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| 12/20/2007 11:34:12 AM |
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bikerangel3
Pittsburgh, PA
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Hey Butterfly, Ever read JD Robb?? She is Nora Roberts alter ego. Great Series Bikerangel3
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| 12/20/2007 11:53:15 AM |
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bikerangel3
Pittsburgh, PA
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Know what you mean LOVE Eve Dallas and Roarke!!!! Fun read. Bikerangel3
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| 12/21/2007 8:34:34 PM |
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2ndtry
Tempe, AZ
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This was a sad year indeed. Never mind all of the economic problems, oppression, and warfare around the world... never mind any personal issues (this is the year I filed for divorce)... never mind the pollution and congestion, or that my neighbor hasn't spayed her damned cats for years and our neighborhood is now eligible for a "Wild Kingdom" episode.
This is the year that Kurt Vonnegut Jr. died... and as John Stewart said, "the world is now a bit grayer place than it was yesterday."
R.I.P. Kurt. You gave us so more than we could deserve or expect.
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| 12/26/2007 7:54:57 PM |
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1pinkstar
Omaha, NE
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(this post has been flagged as inappropriate, sorry.)
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| 12/26/2007 8:00:12 PM |
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1pinkstar
Omaha, NE
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LeahMaire: "1pinkstar..... Robert Frost .... I thought he was a poet ....."
Poets are writers, are they not? Maybe a bit more revised, corrected and expanded than someone who pens a novel.
My all time favorite book: "The Stand" by Stephen King 
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| 12/31/2007 4:00:33 AM |
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whiteoak3
Warren, AR
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Tom Clancy,Zane Grey,and Louis Lamour,after those ,any historical biographies.
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| 1/2/2008 9:12:58 PM |
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katet
Oakdale, CA
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the testament by john grisham is a must to read, this was really a great book!
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| 1/3/2008 10:04:37 PM |
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sabretooth24
Port Chester, NY
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John sanford, michael connelly, patrica cornwell,alex kava, and steven king..... and etc.......
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| 1/5/2008 10:34:25 AM |
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mochaflower
Indianapolis, IN
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Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Sandra Brown, etc. I have many favorite writers! I'm a voracious reader, always have been. I can't think of any writer who doesn't occasionally come out with a boring or uninteresting book, though. I usually don't choose books by the writers, but by how interesting the book looks to be. Reading one now by one I'd never heard of by the name of Greg Iles. Very good book!
Can't wait for the new Dean Koontz to come out in paperback! I just don't have the space to keep hardback books.,
After reading all of the responses here, I feel that I should have listed all of my favorites, but they are far too many to name! So glad I found this forum! Didn't know there was one for readers!  
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| 1/5/2008 8:01:42 PM |
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recluse
Greenville, SC
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Herman Melville
Victor Hugo
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| 1/6/2008 8:55:23 PM |
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photographgirl
Victoria, BC
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Douglas Copeland.
Hands down. He's great. Pick up Eleanor Rigby. JPod. Microserfs. Allllll great.
I'll always be in love with Mitch Albom's writing too.
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| 1/14/2008 11:48:36 PM |
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edenchan
Fort Wayne, IN
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D*ckens, Vonnegut, Fante, Bukowski, Christopher Moore, Nabakov, Chekov, etc...
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| 1/15/2008 10:27:28 AM |
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dreamsmaycome
Seven Springs, NC
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Victor Hugo
Ayn Rand
John Steinbeck
Robert Fulghum
Orian Mountain Dreamer
John & Stasi Eldredge
Leo Tolstoy
Alex Haley
Dean Koontz
J.R. Tolkein just to name a few that come to mind on the top of my head...glad I found this forum...nice to know there are those who love to read as much as I do. Thanks
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| 1/16/2008 2:06:15 PM |
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fifi
London
United Kingdom
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Clarissa Pinkola - Running With Wolfes (A funny, spiritual account of womans survival
in this concrete and steel jungle) incorporating tribal values. Pinkola also reminds us how essential it is not to lose our instinctive nature.
Tom Robbins - Skinny Legs n All (Robbins has a humerous way of blending historic facts into modern day Middle Eastern politics)
Haruki Marukami - short stories - A pictorial depiction of modern day Japan
Wang Chung - Three Daughters of China - This book made me feel so humbled.
We do not realise how pampered and spoilt we are in the Western world. These women went through humiliations beyond our human understanding.
Iris Murdoch - An Irish author who probes deeply into the pysche of the male
species. (Dark and disturbing in parts)
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| 1/16/2008 2:24:32 PM |
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fifi
London
United Kingdom
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Clarissa Pinkola - Running With Wolfes (A funny, spiritual account of womans survival
in this concrete and steel jungle) incorporating tribal values. Pinkola also reminds us how essential it is not to lose our instinctive nature.
Tom Robbins - Skinny Legs n All (Robbins has a humerous way of blending historic facts into modern day Middle Eastern politics)
Haruki Marukami - short stories - A pictorial depiction of modern day Japan
Wang Chung - Three Daughters of China - This book made me feel so humbled.
We do not realise how pampered and spoilt we are in the Western world. These women went through humiliations beyond our human understanding.
Iris Murdoch - An Irish author who probes deeply into the pysche of the male
species. (Dark and disturbing in parts)
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| 1/17/2008 10:40:33 PM |
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tanyl1
Glen Burnie, MD
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Looking at my book shelves, I'd have to say that my all time favorite authors are Stephen King, Walter Mosley, Umberto Eco, and Gloria Naylor. There are others (of course) but these are the ones to come immediately to mind.
TLR
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| 1/20/2008 8:43:13 AM |
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2beornot
Metz
France
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- Ngaio Marsh
- Patricia Cornwell
- P.D. James
- Anne Perry
- John Grisham
- Harlan Coben
- Micheal Connelly
- Patricia Wentworth
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| 1/20/2008 8:49:07 AM |
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2beornot
Metz
France
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Oops, clicked enter too quickly. Forgot to mention :
- Tess Gerritsen
- Jean Failler (French)
- Mary Higgins Clark
- Dan Brown
- Ann Gavalda (French)
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| 1/20/2008 12:46:26 PM |
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jadecam3
Prattville, AL
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DEFINATELY LOVE:
ZANE, MARY MONROE, NOIRE, KIKI SWINSON, KIMBERLA LAWSON ROBY, E. LYNN HARRIS, MARY MORRISON, OMAR TYREE, AND SOME V C ANDREWS
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| 1/25/2008 8:02:51 AM |
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softnjuicylips
West Palm Beach, FL
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Marquis de sade.........hands down one of the top best! check his stuff out!
also:
Huebert selby jr
Stephen king
Dante alighieri
and Terry brooks
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| 1/27/2008 7:06:24 PM |
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annaed40
Chester, PA
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Dean koontz and John Saul
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| 1/28/2008 12:55:04 AM |
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sharefantasies
Bronx, NY
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Stephen King (all time favorite) ... Anne Rice ... Peter Straub ... John Saul ... Robin Cook ... Dean Koontz respectively.
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| 1/28/2008 2:57:55 AM |
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panzapink
Grayling, MI
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My favorite, have to say Sir Walter Scott.
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| 2/1/2008 9:39:04 PM |
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mustangchic6806
Florence, AL
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mary higgins clark, james patterson.
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| 2/9/2008 11:21:35 PM |
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hiker42
Colorado Springs, CO
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Martin Cruz Smith
Elmore Lenord
Michael Criton
Larry Brown
Dave Berry
Lincolin Child And Douglas Preston
Harry Turtledove
James Lee Burke... to name a very few
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| 2/10/2008 4:24:27 PM |
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akashaman
Medina, OH
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Kurt Vonnegut, Ayn Rand, Khalil Gibran, Emerson, Henryk Sienkewich (sp?), to name a few
Plato, Plutarch, Tom Robbins, the list could go on for pages.
I love to read
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| 2/11/2008 10:31:43 PM |
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terentius
Raleigh, NC
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Hm. Tough question. I like Mark Twain, Stanislaw Lem, Chinua Achebe. Dostoyevski wrote some great stuff. Tolkien. Wallace Stegner. Jane Smiley. Nadine Gordimer. Is there a pattern here? I can't detect one. Saramago! Blindness is a great book.
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| 2/12/2008 8:33:51 PM |
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explorer3
Warminster, PA
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Drew Karpyshyn.Tess Gerritsen.Robin Cook,James Patterson,William Sleator,Lois Duncan,ect.
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