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Do you have a favourite author? Mine is...

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BumgrapesofWrath · 07/11/2014 17:30

Margaret Atwood.

When I read her books I get whisked away. She has such a great imagination, and such a skill with words. And her books always make me "feel" something. Just got to the end of The Blind Assassin, and I feel like someone has winded me.

So who is your favourite author?

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SanityClause · 07/11/2014 19:16

Wow!

My favourite author is Margaret Atwood! The Handmaid's Tale is my favourite book.

I've just been reading her recent book of short stories - Stone Mattress. They're really good.

MollyBdenum · 07/11/2014 19:11

John Donne, of course, LadyPeter. Or perhaps Wilkie Collins, seeing as you wrote a scholarly book about him :-)

LadyPeterWimsey · 07/11/2014 19:09

Guess. Gwan. Grin

Bunbaker · 07/11/2014 19:07

I used to love Mary Renault. I haven't read her for years.

We went on holiday to Crete shortly after I read The King Must Die, and visited Knossos while we were there.

CrumpleHornedSnorkack · 07/11/2014 18:59

Christopher Brookmyre. Love his books and the new Jack Parlabane is out in January!

MollyBdenum · 07/11/2014 18:57

And Mary Renault. And Diana Wynne Jones. Choosing is hard.

MollyBdenum · 07/11/2014 18:56

I don't have a single favourite, but I will read anything by Sarah Waters, Georgette Heyer, Dorothy L Sayers, Tamora Pierce, P G Wodehouse and Hilary Mantel.

Actually, I just remembered that I do have a favourite author - Jane Austen.

Balderdabble · 07/11/2014 18:55

Paulina Simons - the Bronze Horseman trilogy are my favourite books of all time but her others are great too and really varying storylines.

Bunbaker · 07/11/2014 18:51

I don't like Margaret Atwood. I find her depressing.

I like Stieg Larsson, Peter May, Jo Nesbo, Conan Doyle, Philippa Gregory, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Joanne Harris, and probably loads of others I can't think of right now.

clayspaniel · 07/11/2014 18:47

I also love Chimanda Ngozie Adichi! Another of my favourites is Barbara Pym. Her books just whisk me away to the lovely era of the 1950s. Joanne Harris is another favourite.

WerewolfBarMitzvah · 07/11/2014 18:42

Ha was going to come on and say Margaret Atwood!
She's definitely one of my faves.
I don't tend to follow authors but I always give her stuff a go, and also Michel Faber.

punygod · 07/11/2014 18:41

Chimimanda Ngozie Amadichie

I know I haven't spelt that right, but I adore her writing. I've loved everything of hers I've read. Wise, well-researched, imaginative, descriptive and warm-hearted.

I adore Stephen King. Just great writing.

P.G. Wodehouse for his humour and his masterly command of the English sentence.

God I love books.

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BumgrapesofWrath · 07/11/2014 18:38

I actually haven't read Alias Grace, but it's next on my pile, after I've read The Humans.

I haven't read any Leslie Pearce or Andrea Levy. Will have a look on Amazon.

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TheNewClassic · 07/11/2014 17:52

Leslie pearce and andrea levy.

Comito · 07/11/2014 17:40

I loved Alias Grace and pretty much all of her earlier books. Really can't get on with the Oryx & Crake trilogy though.

RosieProbert · 07/11/2014 17:33

I like her too. If you haven't already read it, I recommend Alias Grace. First book I read of hers and I loved it. Ooh ooh and The Robber Bride!

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