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Who is your favorite author?

Started by Torziah 2 years ago 12 Comments

Whose work do you enjoy reading most (any genre)?

Tags: author, books, favorite, reading

1.	Tolkien (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 37 votes 684 pts
2.	Kurt Vonnegut (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 32 votes 581 pts
3.	Shakespeare (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 28 votes 512 pts
4.	Douglas Adams Author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" in all it's various forms, as well as the Dirk Gently novels. A technophile and p... [show more] Author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" in all it's various forms, as well as the Dirk Gently novels. A technophile and pundit in the truest sense. In his later years he used his fame and influence to bolster several ecologically-minded movements. Always kind and accessible to his fans. I miss him. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 26 votes 453 pts
5.	Isaac Asimov From Wkipedia: "Isaac Asimov...was a Russian-born American Jewish author and biochemist, a highly successful and exceptionally pro... [show more] From Wkipedia: "Isaac Asimov...was a Russian-born American Jewish author and biochemist, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series. His other major series are the Galactic Empire Series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the Foundation Series. He also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of non-fiction. Asimov wrote or edited more than 500 volumes and an estimated 90,000 letters or postcards, and he has works in every major category of the Dewey Decimal System except Philosophy [1]. Asimov was by consensus a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered to be one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime." [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 24 votes 409 pts
6.	George Orwell From Wikipedia: "1903 January 21, 1950), much better known by the pen name George Orwell, was a British author and journalist. No... [show more] From Wikipedia: "1903 January 21, 1950), much better known by the pen name George Orwell, was a British author and journalist. Noted as a political and cultural commentator, as well as an accomplished novelist, Orwell is among the most widely admired English-language essayists of the 20th century. He is best known for two novels written towards the end of his short life: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four." [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 21 votes 373 pts
7.	Edgar Allan Poe (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 22 votes 362 pts
8.	Terry Pratchett (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 20 votes 355 pts
9.	Stephen King (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 21 votes 354 pts
10.	J.K Rowling (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 20 votes 354 pts
11.	Neil Gaiman (No description provided) 2 Comments	Vote! 20 votes 334 pts
12.	Mark Twain (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 20 votes 313 pts
13.	John Steinbeck (No description provided) 3 Comments	Vote! 18 votes 310 pts
14.	Chuck Palahniuk (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 16 votes 293 pts
15.	Jane Austen (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 17 votes 287 pts
16.	Frank Herbert Author of Dune Series 1 Comment	Vote! 14 votes 238 pts
17.	Umberto Eco Born January 5, 1932, Eco iis an Italian medievalist, philosopher and novelist, best known for his novel _The Name of the Rose_ and his many essays. Add a comment	Vote! 14 votes 228 pts
18.	Orson Scott Card Great author, no questions asked. All you have to do is read the "Enders Game" Series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_C... [show more] Great author, no questions asked. All you have to do is read the "Enders Game" Series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 11 votes 204 pts
19.	William S. Burroughs (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 11 votes 180 pts
20.	Robert Jordan (No description provided) 2 Comments	Vote! 10 votes 177 pts
21.	John Grisham (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 10 votes 173 pts
22.	William Gibson Coined the word "Cyberspace" Add a comment	Vote! 10 votes 169 pts
23.	Oscar Wilde (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 11 votes 161 pts
24.	Fyodor Dostoyevski "The Idiot" is my all-time favorite Add a comment	Vote! 9 votes 160 pts
25.	Neal Stephenson (No description provided) 2 Comments	Vote! 9 votes 156 pts
26.	Gabriel Garcia Marquez http://en.wikipedia....arcia_Marquez Add a comment	Vote! 10 votes 151 pts
27.	Dan Brown (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 9 votes 151 pts
28.	Raymond E. Feist (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 8 votes 140 pts
29.	Aldous Huxley You know, wrote "Brave New World", "The Doors of Perception" Add a comment	Vote! 8 votes 127 pts
30.	James joyce (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 8 votes 125 pts
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+4.2

Avatar 2 years ago

Someone needs to beat Robert Jordan with a "Keep the plot on track stick."

Skrrrriti 2 years ago

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That's a mean thing to do to the terminally ill

poor RJ
http://www.tor.com/jordan/

lifeisthemeaningoflife 10 months ago

Something's wrong here. Neil Gaiman is nearly in the top ten, yet I actually had to add Clive Barker. Gaiman wouldn't have a career if Barker hadn't have come before and done it better, paving the way. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Neil Gaiman. I just don't understand why Clive Barker has gone so long with no recognition, no popularity, no notice. He's amazing. His influence is everywhere. Will he ever achieve the status he deserves as one of the best pop writers of our generation? He's certainly better than Dan Brown and Ann Rice, could write circles around John Grisham and Michael Crichton. Dean Koontz?âno contest, my high school English teachers could write better novels than him. I just don't get it.

Skrrrriti 10 months ago

dude,
Dan Brown's mere presence on this list is an indication that there is no accounting for taste

+3.3

TheDevilHimself 10 months ago

haha you remember that time we leaked his new book on GT?

+3.3

Skrrrriti 10 months ago

lol, it was amazing!
people loved that

do you still have the link?

headman 10 months ago

I did a quick search because I thought that maybe there was a Dan Brown I wasn't aware of. A talented Dan Brown.

Nope.

Oh man, I'd love to see that link.

+3.3

TheDevilHimself 10 months ago

As I recall, GT gave us an informal cease & desist on behalf of Mr. Brown. But maybe if you're REALLY nice, me or Skrrrriti could dig it up.

+7.4

Skrrrriti 10 months ago

I can't find it anymore, as a last measure you could beg TDH

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Tolkien

Kurt Vonnegut

Shakespeare

Douglas Adams

Isaac Asimov

George Orwell

Edgar Allan Poe

Terry Pratchett

Stephen King

J.K Rowling

Neil Gaiman

Mark Twain

John Steinbeck

Chuck Palahniuk

Jane Austen

Frank Herbert

Umberto Eco

Orson Scott Card

William S. Burroughs

Robert Jordan

John Grisham

William Gibson

Oscar Wilde

Fyodor Dostoyevski

Neal Stephenson

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Dan Brown

Raymond E. Feist

Aldous Huxley

James joyce

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