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^.^ Let's see. J.K. Rowling, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Alexander Dumas (though his last name has the jokes coming to him ), Tolkien, probably some others. But most importantly, the one we all loved as children. Dr. Seuss.
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This years Musical: Little Shop of Horrors (sig for it hopefully coming soon)
Henry James - One of the greatest prose stylists in the English language. The characters in his novels and short stories teeter on the brink of an abyss in which besieged European sensibilities come to terms with their own demise - usually at the hand of a brasher, yet less informed American consciousness. His body of work (novels, short stories) is formidable - *Turn of the Screw*, *Daisy Miller*, *The Jolly Corner*, *The Beast in the Jungle*, *Portrait of a Lady*, *The Ambassadors*, *The Golden Bowl*. Wow.
Vladimir Nabokov - Another master sytlist. Very much like Joyce, he exalts in polyglot pun-making and the construction of anagrams. Unlike Joyce, he's enjoyable to read. Most of his novels are self-contained, self-referencial meta-fictions trapping their flawed and unreliable protagonists in a variety of cruel game labarynths from which there are no escapes. His major themes deal with the fabrication of identity, the illusive nature of perception, and the tragic persistence of memory and guilt. *Pale Fire*, *Ada*, *Lolita*, *The Defense*
William Faulkner - In terms of his quality and quantity, he is the greatest American author of any period. (Henry James is his only possible rival). The scope and depth of his imagination is staggering and Shakespere-like in it's ability to explore equally well the terrains of both tragegy and comedy. By himself, he probably accounts for 4-5 of the best Amercian novels of the twentieth century. *The Sound and the Fury*, *Absolon! Absolon!*, *Light in August*, *Go Down Moses*, *The Reivers*, *As I Lay Dying*, *The Hamlet*
Dostoevsky - The greatest Russian novelist. Sorry Tolstoy. I still remember my undergraduate Russian novel class in which we would pretty much alternate reading works from these two literary giants. It became apparent very early on, who was the master and who was the pretender. As grand in some respects as *War and Peace* and *Anna Karenin* are, they leave one cold and unexcited when read next to *Crime and Punishment*, *The Brothers Karamotzov*, and *The Possessed*. While Tolstoy's works have great polish, they betray a naive, Wordworthian sensibility that fails to reach the core of being. Everything about Dostoevsky is bigger, broader, deeper, and better. Anyone that reads these books and doesn't fear and tremble isn't alive.
Shakespeare - Has there ever been anyone better? No. The poetry is masterful, the themes...universal and all-encompassing. Reading Shakespeare's plays is like taking in a cosmos.
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Im gonna go with shakespeare for now, i've read all his work (i think)
and i couldnt find even ONE that wasnt great and amzingly original (even Timon Athenas, which Shakespeare himself said it was bad)
Btw , if you think that Romeo and Juliet is shakespeares masterpiece, you're totally wrong!
Romeo and Juliet dont even make my shakespeare top 10 =D
thats how great this guy is.
I soooo agree with these two paragraphs
I think Dostoievsky's work is overall better than Tolstoi, but i also think that none of Dostoiesvky books can surpass that immortal masterpiece called "war and peace", i mean, its pretty much like the Illiad, and those are major words. the mastery in the way Tolstoi puts over 500 different characters with together in the same history and assemble all their stories in a perfect collage..phew, its breathtaking
Hey! Me too! So I'm basically lookin for a Jo Row book on the shelves.But I dunno since there r few writers I know whenever some1s name on the spine of a book strikes a chord in my head,I'm surprised n I feel as if I like them(even when I havn't read them)
I hav a whole list actually:Mark Twain,Charles Dickens,Putrus Bukhari(Urdu),Shafeeq-ur-Rehamn (Urdu),(used to like) Enid Blyton,Charlotte Bronte,Jules Verne n loads I guess!!!
My favorite author are Mitch Albom and Nicholas Sparks..
Mitch Albom because i like the way he wrote his novel..very realistic and based on true story, that's why i can easily relate in his novels.
Second is Nicholas Sparks because he writes his stories w/ perfect understanding of his characters, perfect choice of scenes that make the stories and characters seem real. He sends a strong message of faith love & understanding. All novels affect the genre of the story. He writes his novel with all the passion and emotions that exists in real life stories.
Joseph Campbell, probably. But it's like asking what ice cream is your favorite...I don't have 1, but more like 12...which one is my "favorite" depends on what I'm in the mood for.
J.K. Rowling, Ann Brashares, Carl Hiaasen, Judy Blume, Ray Bradbury, Nicholas Sparks, some Stephen King, Meg Cabot, Jenny Nimmo, i read pretty much everything
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William Shakespeare, Anne Rice, J.K Rowling, J.R.R Tolkien. I also love Enid Blyton- her stories take me back to the good old days. There're a whole lot more- TOO much more.
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), Tolkien, probably some others. But most importantly, the one we all loved as children. Dr. Seuss.
Jun 24th, 2007 07:47 AM
So I'm basically lookin for a Jo Row book on the shelves.But I dunno since there r few writers I know whenever some1s name on the spine of a book strikes a chord in my head,I'm surprised n I feel as if I like them(even when I havn't read them) 
