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VAI2004 · 01-02-2005, 12:26 PM

Garth Nix, I love the Abhorsen trilogy, and Phillip Pullman, I love His Dark Materials Trilogy and it's being made into a film

Rayburn · 01-02-2005, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by morbid_faerie13

Scott Westerfeld

Phillip Pullman

J.K Rowling

JRR Tolkien

Holly Black

Edgar Allen Poe

And myself, which is really vain, but who understands what you like to read better than yourself?

I understand what you mean. I love going back and rereading what I wrote.

Bjorkdoll · 01-02-2005, 02:30 PM

Amy Tan (everything by her..even her memoir!)..Dean Koontz (most stuff)..Anchee Minn ("Empress Orchid," especially, but also "Wild Ginger"...I haven't read "Red Azalea" or "Becoming Madame Mao" yet). I also love stuff by Flannery O'Connor and Edgar Allen Poe although, admittedly, I don't really read their stuff that much lately. Oh and I also read some really good books from some Tales of the Otori series by Liam Hearn (I THINK that's his name) about feudal Japan (well, they are really in a fictitious setting that just CLOSELY resembles feudal Japan haha). I haven't read for pleasure in QUITE some time b/c I'm in graduate school and always busy reading my (in general) 1,000+ pages of homework per week (that's just the reading part of the homework..not the research for and writing of papers and everything else..blah)..ahem..but I'm on vacation now for 2 more weeks so I want to buy some new books to read for pleasure. I just finished reading Jung Chang's memoir/historical account of China around the time of the Cultural Revolution called "Wild Swans" which was reaaaally good and fascinating and sad.

rock_fairy2004 · 01-02-2005, 03:29 PM

Adeline Yen Mah-her books chinese cinderella and falling leaves. What makes them so sad and gripping is that you can't say to yourself "oh it's only a book it's not real" because every word of it is real and it must have been so hard for her growing up.

Charlotte Bronte (yeah old fashioned I know)- Jane Eyre is probably the best book I've ever read.

01-02-2005, 03:32 PM

Sarah Ban Breathnach
Her "Simple Abundance" series is one for those who are seeking to grow from the inside.

lizziely · 01-02-2005, 03:35 PM

Charles de Lint.
He is the best author ever. If you have never heard of him, GO CHECK HIM OUT NOW! He won the World Fantasy Award, and has out a bunch of collections out including "Waifs and Strays". Also, he recently wrote a book called "The Blue Girl". He has also written books like "The Riddle of the Wren". That was a good book. It reminded me a lot of LOTR.

www.charlesdelint.com

Purple_skies · 01-02-2005, 06:07 PM

Jack London...definately

breaking · 01-02-2005, 06:24 PM

JK Rowling
Eoin Colfer

etc. :P

Deus13 · 01-02-2005, 07:04 PM

I'm surprised I havent seen his name in here yet.

Neil Gaiman- he puts out absolutely awesome stuff. The Sandman, American Gods, Stardust, etc.

I'd also rank Orson Scott Card among my favorites.

ThrowAwayChild · 01-02-2005, 07:25 PM

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I love her work. And My sweet Audrina and the Dawn series are awesome. I think my favorit is the Dollanganger series and not just because Flowers In The Attic became a movie. I don't know why but I just love it. Either way it makes my parents mad because I have so many books and no place to put them. VC Andrews, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Stephen Kind alone fill up 3 book cases. But I'm happy because now they want to give me a library. So then my manga can go onto shelves too.

Flowers In The Attic was a horrible movie compared to the book. It was all wrong. I don't have that many books, but I have a library very close to mah house and a friend who owns pretty much every book I've ever wanted to read...

I think manga is fun...

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lizziely Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: that way ---> Age: 15 Posts: 256 Points: 1,751.00 Bank: 565.56 Total Points: 2,316.56 Donate	Charles de Lint. He is the best author ever. If you have never heard of him, GO CHECK HIM OUT NOW! He won the World Fantasy Award, and has out a bunch of collections out including "Waifs and Strays". Also, he recently wrote a book called "The Blue Girl". He has also written books like "The Riddle of the Wren". That was a good book. It reminded me a lot of LOTR. www.charlesdelint.com __________________ "All endings are beginnings. We just don't know it at the time..."

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VAI2004 n00blet Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 15 Points: 100.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 100.00 Donate	Garth Nix, I love the Abhorsen trilogy, and Phillip Pullman, I love His Dark Materials Trilogy and it's being made into a film

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Bjorkdoll Hydeist Join Date: Aug 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 253 Points: 108.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 108.00 Donate	Amy Tan (everything by her..even her memoir!)..Dean Koontz (most stuff)..Anchee Minn ("Empress Orchid," especially, but also "Wild Ginger"...I haven't read "Red Azalea" or "Becoming Madame Mao" yet). I also love stuff by Flannery O'Connor and Edgar Allen Poe although, admittedly, I don't really read their stuff that much lately. Oh and I also read some really good books from some Tales of the Otori series by Liam Hearn (I THINK that's his name) about feudal Japan (well, they are really in a fictitious setting that just CLOSELY resembles feudal Japan haha). I haven't read for pleasure in QUITE some time b/c I'm in graduate school and always busy reading my (in general) 1,000+ pages of homework per week (that's just the reading part of the homework..not the research for and writing of papers and everything else..blah)..ahem..but I'm on vacation now for 2 more weeks so I want to buy some new books to read for pleasure. I just finished reading Jung Chang's memoir/historical account of China around the time of the Cultural Revolution called "Wild Swans" which was reaaaally good and fascinating and sad.

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rock_fairy2004 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: a lil place called England Age: 18 Posts: 84 Points: 187.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 187.00 Donate	Adeline Yen Mah-her books chinese cinderella and falling leaves. What makes them so sad and gripping is that you can't say to yourself "oh it's only a book it's not real" because every word of it is real and it must have been so hard for her growing up. Charlotte Bronte (yeah old fashioned I know)- Jane Eyre is probably the best book I've ever read.

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breaking [A]nnoyed [F]reak™ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Behind You... Age: 19 Posts: 213 Points: 840.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 840.00 Donate	JK Rowling Eoin Colfer etc. :P

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Deus13 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Relaxing in damnation...also in houston...same thing... Age: 26 Posts: 687 Points: 1,388.14 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,388.14 Donate	I'm surprised I havent seen his name in here yet. Neil Gaiman- he puts out absolutely awesome stuff. The Sandman, American Gods, Stardust, etc. I'd also rank Orson Scott Card among my favorites.

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