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30-04-2008, 08:10 PM
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 Favourite Authors Somewhere on the grapevine,can't remember where, I read a thread concerning the growing of unusual vegetables. Among those listed was the exploding cucumber. Now I know that there is a vine which bares a fruit which when ripe ejects its seeds by exploding when touched but I remember reading about a deadly form of exploding cucumber in a book entitled 'The Fourth Bear' by Jasper Fforde. That got me wondering, we all share a love of growing fruit and veg but do we have similar taste in other things; such as literature. My favourite authors are, in no particular order: Jasper Fforde Christopher Brookmyre Carl Hiaasen Stephen Fry Mark Gattiss Ian Banks Kate Atkinson and Ian McEwan, especially his earlier work What are yours?      |
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30-04-2008, 08:26 PM
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| Terry Pratchett James Patterson Wilbur Smith John Grisham Jill Mansell Katie Fforde Alan Titchmarsh Jilly Cooper thats some of them, the ones I will always re-read time and again. I will read anything and everything!!
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30-04-2008, 08:56 PM
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| Frank Herbert Manda Scott Douglas Adams Terry Pratchett Robin Artisson JK Rowling Philip Pullman Bernard Cornwell Teresa Moorey EE 'Doc' Smith Tolkien and a few more besides!
__________________ Blessings Suzanne (aka Mrs Dobby) 'Garden naked - get some colour in your cheeks'!  The Dobby's Pumpkin Patch - a blogspot work in progress! Last updated 12th September 2008 - updated balance sheet! |
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01-05-2008, 02:36 PM
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| Arthur Ransome. K.M.Peyton. Libby Purves. Dick Francis. Barbara Erskine. and many more! |
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01-05-2008, 07:30 PM
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| Books i like. Terry Pratchett  J.K.Rowling Stephen King Terry Pratchett Robert Rankin Jeffery Deaver Dean Koontz Terry Pratchett Not including all the one off books, such as Peter Key, Terry Walton, Victor Osbourne among others.
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01-05-2008, 09:52 PM
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| Terry Pratchett J.K.Rowling Philip Pullman Isaac Asimov Michael Crichton Neil Gaiman Christopher Paolini Robert Rankin Terry Brooks Trudi Canavan Michael Cordy Enid Blighton (read all the adventure series as a kid about 10 times each) J.R.R. Tolkien
__________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! |
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01-05-2008, 09:56 PM
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| Grow Your Own Garden News MCN wot 
__________________ aka Suzie Last edited by piskieinboots; 01-05-2008 at 09:57 PM. |
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02-05-2008, 08:53 AM
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| i like the following:- Mary Higgins clark better than anything agather cristie ever wrote real good murder mistries and very good endings too, have lots of the books just trated my self to 5 of the for my hols. also like patrica scanlan shiela oflanagan i just find american and irish writers cater for more my taste and imagination trouble is with these 3 authors once i open one of there books i become incommunable till its finished. |
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02-05-2008, 09:02 AM
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02-05-2008, 09:06 AM
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| Love Jasper Fforde, wasn't that keen on The Fourth Bear, or The Big Over Easy, but hey. Others I like: Tom Holt David Mitchell Stanley Pottinger Early James Herbert Stephen King (although recent books have been hit and miss) Can't think of any others at the moment.
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02-05-2008, 09:08 AM
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| Vladimir Nabokov Nicola Barker Jonathan Swift Salman Rushdie Donna Tartt Yukio Mushima Susanna Clarke David Mitchell Just getting into Angela Carter at the moment. Did English Degree a few years back, so I could add another 50 authors that i like, but the above - I love.
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02-05-2008, 09:11 AM
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| I did English Lit for Alevel then French Lit at uni and kind of wore myself out reading heavy stuff... Now I tend to only read Chick Lit! I love it as it's so brain off. Faves would have to include Jilly Cooper, Marion Keyes and such like. janeyo I do like James Herbert too. |
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02-05-2008, 09:22 AM
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| My faves are James Herbert, Dick Francis, James Patterson & John Grisham, though I must confess that Enid Blyton from my childhood is probably my all time favourite - I recently bought my daughter the full set of "Twins at Mallery Towers" books and have re-read them - took me back 30 years!!! |
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02-05-2008, 09:34 AM
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| Ian Rankin Anne Tyler Kate Atkinson Christopher Brookmyer Alexander McCall Smith (but only the Isabelle Dalhousie series) they are the authors that I rush out to buy when I hear they have published something new. So sad that the final Rebus has been written but looking forward to whatever else Ian Rankin does next |
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02-05-2008, 10:55 AM
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| Ian McEwan Umberto Eco Sebastian Faulks Terry Pratchett (odd this one as I don't read anyone else in this genre) Can't stand John le Carre, but loved The Constant Gardener, There are probably hundreds of other authors though whose books I have read and whose work I would buy if I came across them. And one (Dan Brown) who I would avoid like the plague. |
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02-05-2008, 11:16 AM
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| Terry Pratchett Tom Holt Anne Rice Poppy Z Brite Wilbur Smith (love his 4 "warlock" books) Karin Slaughter Patricia Cornwell Kathy Reichs Tess Gerritsen Alexander McCall Smith Mo Hayder John Grisham
__________________ "Its not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you" - Bruce Wayne |
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02-05-2008, 12:33 PM
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| Enid Blyton was/is the Queen!! I love her farm stories - Mistletoe Farm, Cherry Tree Farm etc, makes you want a smallholding And The Famous Five/St Clares/Mallory Towers of course!Also, so called 'Children's Authors' JK Rowling Diana Wynn Jones Noel Streatfeild Joan Lingard And a small selection of 'grown-up' ones; Dick Francis Leon Uris Jane Austen Georgette Heyer Marcia Willet Penny Vincenzi Susan Howatch Could go on, but won't bore you 
__________________ Sarah “Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?” “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” |
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02-05-2008, 02:44 PM
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| Authors Wow, we are a varied bunch aren't we. Thanks for sharing that. I just love books. There are so many in the house that loads have to go up into the loft. It is a bit of a pain when you realise that the book you are looking for isn't on the shelves and you have to go ferreting about in the loft. Must make good insulation though. |
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02-05-2008, 03:48 PM
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| I'm too promiscuous to have a constant list of favourites. When I was a teenager I loved Jilly Cooper (not Jackie Collins) and James Herbert/Stephen King: I did Eng.Lit A Level and still loathe Jane Austen.
__________________ ~ What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea ~ Gandhi |
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02-05-2008, 10:24 PM
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__________________ All at once I hear your voice And time just slips away Bonnie Rait |
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03-05-2008, 12:48 AM
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| As a children's author, I think Dan Kissane is unbeatable! |