[OT] Who is your favourite author?
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Jeez i have to pick just one??? Nope cant do it, although i do enjoy: George R.R. Martin- song of fire and ice rocks mightily, and i generally dont like low magic, Tolkien- duh, Terry Goodkind- sword of truth series = massive fun, Robert Jordan- wheel of time is just phenomenal, Peirs Anthony- Xanth rocks 
, Stephen King- wonderous storyteller he never disapoints.
Thats all i can think of off of the top of my head.
p.s. i read waaaaayyy too much, can you tell ?
, Stephen King- wonderous storyteller he never disapoints.Thats all i can think of off of the top of my head.
p.s. i read waaaaayyy too much, can you tell
?I have very little interest in non-fiction. I read only fiction.
My all time favorite author is Tolkien. I feel he is arguably the most creative writer in the history of literature. I can think of no other fictional world that has been developed as well as Middle Earth. It is an absolute masterpiece filled with so much more than what is found in most fantasy books. Everytime I read it, I can feel the emotion and depth of the story. It moves me as no other book does.
Some of my favorites outside the fantasy genre are Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Stephen King, and H.P. Lovecraft. I find them entertaining to read, though I cannot say the stories are particularly memorable.
My all time favorite author is Tolkien. I feel he is arguably the most creative writer in the history of literature. I can think of no other fictional world that has been developed as well as Middle Earth. It is an absolute masterpiece filled with so much more than what is found in most fantasy books. Everytime I read it, I can feel the emotion and depth of the story. It moves me as no other book does.
Some of my favorites outside the fantasy genre are Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Stephen King, and H.P. Lovecraft. I find them entertaining to read, though I cannot say the stories are particularly memorable.
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Of course I love Tolkien and have him to thank for the sort of gateway drug that The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy were to the world of fantasy. A grand story teller in the finest of ways and my first love.
However, as an adult I have found a kindred soul in Joeseph Conrad. His stories mostly based on his own experiences as a Sailor-come-Captain in the South Pacific and other exotic locales. His style is gritty, Heart of Darkness was the basis of the movie Apocalypse Now. I highly recommend The Shadow Line for any young man who has or will be assuming the mantle of leadership a company, organization, military service or any field for that mater.
His books are short and easy reads, usually under a couple hundred pages, with great characters that seem hauntingly familiar. They are iconic versions of all the types of people we meet in life making it easy to hang an identity on for true empathetic reading.
Anyway, his stuff is cool by my reckoning, however, a disclaimer....they are "NOT" very politically correct and contain racial and colonial points of view. Not a problem for me, but I don't think you'll find his stuff popular in today's culture.
As a last note, as a professional soldier I also have found great humor and association with Rudyard Kipling's poetry songs and other verses in many and various collections. As for novels Captains Courageous is a great read for a boy who needs some prospective on life. It's about a rich kid who gets to spend some time (involuntarily, after a ship wreck) as a member of a fishing boat crew and learns that he is in fact not the center of the universe. He works through his self pity and lazy ness and into a healthy respect for authority and the reward of hard work. Kim is good but his language is hard to read for me as an American, it contains a lot of 1890's English, especially, military slang.
Take care and happy reading to you, I love to spend time reading during the holiday season.
Of course I love Tolkien and have him to thank for the sort of gateway drug that The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy were to the world of fantasy. A grand story teller in the finest of ways and my first love.
However, as an adult I have found a kindred soul in Joeseph Conrad. His stories mostly based on his own experiences as a Sailor-come-Captain in the South Pacific and other exotic locales. His style is gritty, Heart of Darkness was the basis of the movie Apocalypse Now. I highly recommend The Shadow Line for any young man who has or will be assuming the mantle of leadership a company, organization, military service or any field for that mater.
His books are short and easy reads, usually under a couple hundred pages, with great characters that seem hauntingly familiar. They are iconic versions of all the types of people we meet in life making it easy to hang an identity on for true empathetic reading.
Anyway, his stuff is cool by my reckoning, however, a disclaimer....they are "NOT" very politically correct and contain racial and colonial points of view. Not a problem for me, but I don't think you'll find his stuff popular in today's culture.
As a last note, as a professional soldier I also have found great humor and association with Rudyard Kipling's poetry songs and other verses in many and various collections. As for novels Captains Courageous is a great read for a boy who needs some prospective on life. It's about a rich kid who gets to spend some time (involuntarily, after a ship wreck) as a member of a fishing boat crew and learns that he is in fact not the center of the universe. He works through his self pity and lazy ness and into a healthy respect for authority and the reward of hard work. Kim is good but his language is hard to read for me as an American, it contains a lot of 1890's English, especially, military slang.
Take care and happy reading to you, I love to spend time reading during the holiday season.
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