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 Anthony917
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 Re: Who is your favorite writer?  [Re: McTwist]
#14422150 - 05/09/11 12:02 AM (2 years, 13 days ago) |
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One of my favorite books is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Absolutely fantastic novel about a society who burns books, subsequently censoring ideas that contradict with the shallow nature of said society in order to make the people "happy."
Nathaniel Hawthorne is great if you feel like going in deep. I've done quite extensive research and analysis on his works. I've only ever read his short stories. Young Goodman Brown is one of my favs about a man who battles with hidden sin inherent within every person, even his devout Puritan religious community. Very cool. He features lots of similar themes in most of his stories that delves into the psychological, good/evil, sin, etc. Rappacini's Daughter, The Birthmark, My Kinsman, Major Molineaux, etc.
There are so many great writers and books out there. It's very easy to get overwhelmed. So little time... *sigh*
Oh ya i forgot about bradbury!! Fahrenheit 451 is one of my favorite books ever!
Im surprised more people don't like George Orwell or Huxley 
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: Anthony917]
#14422180 - 05/09/11 12:08 AM (2 years, 13 days ago) |
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1984 was my precursor to F. 451. They are both excellent books. Animal Farm was good too. I like how concise and easily readable Orwell wrote it. Are there any other good Orwell books? I tried reading one set in India but it was an utter bore.
Huxley's Brave New World was good, though not as good I as had hoped. I have a keen interest in books that deal with dystopian realities, suppressed societies, controlled populations, etc. The message is always good to have refreshed.
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe was awesome! The pranksters were some very eccentric folks. A great read.
I also enjoyed The Hobbit by Tolkien. Fun stuff.
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Anthony917
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: McTwist]
#14422196 - 05/09/11 12:11 AM (2 years, 13 days ago) |
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McTwist said:
1984 was my precursor to F. 451. They are both excellent books. Animal Farm was good too. I like how concise and easily readable Orwell wrote it. Are there any other good Orwell books? I tried reading one set in India but it was an utter bore.
Huxley's Brave New World was good, though not as good I as had hoped. I have a keen interest in books that deal with dystopian realities, suppressed societies, controlled populations, etc. The message is always good to have refreshed.
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe was awesome! The pranksters were some very eccentric folks. A great read.
I also enjoyed The Hobbit by Tolkien. Fun stuff.
I agree my favorite book ever is 1984. my dad told me I should read it when I was in the 8th grade and I LOVED IT!
It's funny because as we look at these books predicting the future, some aspects of them are slowly but surely coming true.
Someday the world might be like 1984...Orwell just didn't go far enough into the future
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: Anthony917]
#14422219 - 05/09/11 12:14 AM (2 years, 13 days ago) |
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I'm absolutely with you on fiction turning reality. That is the number one reason I love these books. Although they are works of fiction, the ideas present within them can be superimposed on our own world. As I read through both 1984 and F. 451, I was able to distinguish many, many, many parallels between today's society and the ones portrayed in the books. It was so apparent, nearly overwhelmingly nauseating to think that some guy's thoughts on a dystopian future are actually coming true!
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: Anthony917]
#14422247 - 05/09/11 12:21 AM (2 years, 13 days ago) |
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There are a lot of good writers mentioned on here. I like Stephen King. The Dark Tower series is awesome. It's about this bad ass gunslinger that travels between worlds on his quest for the dark tower.
Another great set of books are by Mary Stewart. She wrote four books about Merlin and Arthur. They are The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment, and The Wicked Day. They are about the Camelot legend from Merlin's point of view. Written very well.
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Tom Robbins
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: physicist]
#14422290 - 05/09/11 12:29 AM (2 years, 13 days ago) |
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Dan simmons - hyperion series
Robert anton/william shia - the illiminatus! Trilogy
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Salomon
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: JT]
#14422308 - 05/09/11 12:33 AM (2 years, 13 days ago) |
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oh yea, also Darren shan
cirque du freak was a good series, and also
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KingEmblem
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: Salomon]
#14422698 - 05/09/11 02:04 AM (2 years, 13 days ago) |
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I'm pretty young and not very well read, but I'd say Albert Camus. He's a philosopher but his novels are outstanding. The Stranger is a masterpiece. It's short, and condenses to a point in the most profound way. Read it in a day, then go for a bike ride at night or something. It'll be like planting a beautiful philosophic bomb in your head. To attest to its mastery, it's translated from French but it's still just as...well, read it. Get toasted for the finale.  Also, The Fall. 
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: saxcidjazz]
#14422726 - 05/09/11 02:10 AM (2 years, 13 days ago) |
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maestroelite said:
You should check out a couple of Tom Robbins novels, Jitterbug Perfume is probably his best but I really liked Another Roadside Attraction too. Its got everything.. hippies, hot dogs, Jesus, flea circus..
yeah tom robbins is great... terry pratchett is one of my favorites... and the almighty tolkien is up there, too...
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: In(di)go]
#14423664 - 05/09/11 11:03 AM (2 years, 12 days ago) |
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Aldous Huxley:
- "Brave New World" (pseudo utopia)
- "The Doors of Perception/Heaven and Hell" (discovering mescaline)
- "Island" (almost the perfect society, utopia)
- "Brave New World Revisited" (haven't finished it yet)
George Orwell:
- "Animal Farm" (very intelligently made political satire)
- "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (big brother)
Erasmus of Rotterdam:
- "The praise of Folly" (timeless social critique)
Hunter S. Thompson:
- Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (Gonzo journalism at it's best)
Lewis Carroll:
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (who doesn't know these?)
Patrick Süskind:
- The famous "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" (the most synesthetical book I've read)
- The Pigeon (very interesting twisted paranoia)
If you like poetry I would definitely recommend Fernando Pessoa, best poet that ever existed, he had several different heteronyms and also wrote under his name, all of them with different poetry styles, different life stories and different personalities. My favorites are Fernando Pessoa and heteronym Álvaro de Campos, pretty dark poetry.
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: pouihi]
#14423681 - 05/09/11 11:09 AM (2 years, 12 days ago) |
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Joseph Heller
Jack Kerouac
Alfred Bester
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: pouihi]
#14423682 - 05/09/11 11:10 AM (2 years, 12 days ago) |
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thanks guys, you have actually brought up a few i had never heard of (books) and am going to check out... 
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: pouihi]
#14423685 - 05/09/11 11:10 AM (2 years, 12 days ago) |
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Kurt Vonnegut - Welcome to the Monkey House
John Steinbeck - Grapes of Wrath (but any will do; they're all works of genius)
Jared Diamond - Collapse (non-fiction, but a must-read: interesting thesis, and very well written)
Irvine Welsh - Glue or Trainspotting
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: koraks]
#14423694 - 05/09/11 11:12 AM (2 years, 12 days ago) |
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TOKYOpop 
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: pouihi]
#14423701 - 05/09/11 11:16 AM (2 years, 12 days ago) |
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Non-fiction ( )
1: Hunter Stockton Thompson
2: Terence McKenna
3: Robert Anton Wilson
Fiction
1: Aldous Huxley
2: Bernard Cornwell
3: Dan Abnett
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Friedrich Nietzsche, Hermann Hesse, Nikos Kazantzakis, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Those are some of the authors that come to my mind when I think about masterpieces of literature. That's not to say they're brilliant just in their artful conjunction of words, but that their works resonate specifically with the inner self.
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: easyrider]
#14423788 - 05/09/11 11:51 AM (2 years, 12 days ago) |
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Thanks for reminding me about Hesse. I should really read some of his books. Concerning Dostojevski and Tolstoy: both too slow to my liking. I don't have the patience anymore to read that long-stretched, slow-paced prose, however beautiful it may be.
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pouihi
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Re: Who is your favorite writer? [Re: koraks]
#14423805 - 05/09/11 11:57 AM (2 years, 12 days ago) |
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I read "The double" and was like 
I'll try reading it again sometime.
Kafka is also twisted.
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Some great stuff has already been emntioned so a lot of what I post here will be done for reiteration.
1. John Steinbeck - Grapes of Wrath
People in this thread have spoken about how they like fiction that seems to be ripped from today's headlines like 1984. The Grapes of Wrath is a truly timeless piece because it is probably the most sprawling and accurate portrayal of modern man that can be achieved. It's one of those life-changing works that focuses on the worst of human cruelty and the best of generosity and love. Other major themes involve the prevalent social and technological apparatuses that can and have led to dehumanisation. If you are going to read only one Steinbeck book in your life, this is the one.
Other notable works: Cannery Row, Tortilla Flats, Of Mice and Men and to a lesser extent East of Eden which is probably his most philosophically shallow work.
2. Ernest Hemingway. I know you have already listed him as a favorite and that's awesome. Every Hemingway book I have read I have enjoyed immensely. The Sun Also Rises is probably my favorite. Major theme: alienation. In fact that's probably Hemingway's major theme as it is pretty pervasive throughout everything I've read by him. If you haven't read Men Without Women, that's a really fantastic collection of short stories.
3. Jack Kerouac. Very interesting stuff from a historical point of view and the things he did with prose I've always considered pretty unique and special, though lots will disagree. On The Road, Dharma Bums, Big Sur, Tristessa.
4. George Orwell 1984. Only book of his I've read but you should definitely read it if you haven't.
5. Hunter S. Thompson: Obviously. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Less obviously (and already mentioned) Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
6. J.D. Salinger: Catcher in the Rye. More alienation stuff. Any book listed as an inspiration for so many killers murderers and fools is probably worth a look.
A lot of love expressed for Tom Robbins. Haven't read him but am reading Jitterbug Perfume now.
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