A Discussion Devoted To Great Writers. - Page 3

Elbereth · 09-10-2002, 06:29 PM

Good authors!
I just read a short story by Kurt Vonnegut, called 'Harrison Bergron.' I liked it.
My favorite authors:

Tolkien (of course)
Sir Arthur Conon Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)
Douglas Adams (Watership Down)
Irene Hunt (Across Five Aprils, about the Civil War, anyone read it?)
Poe!!!(I loved the Telltale Heart, and the Raven, and...I just like morbid stuff)
Louisa May Alcott (Little Women)
L.M. Montogomery (Anne of Green Gables)
Sir Thomas Malory (Mort Darthur)
Washington Irving (Rip Van Winkle, the Sketch Book)
Louis Sachar (Holes, a Newberry winner, light but good writing)
Wilson Rawls (Where the Red Fern Grows, Summer of th]Monkeys [awful movie, great book])

**crickhollow** · 09-10-2002, 07:40 PM

How could I have forgotten Lewis?!!!

He claimed his best works as Perelandra and Til We Have Faces (a remaking of the myth of Cupid and Psyche, interwoven with subtle themes of grace and redemption--not overtly christian, like narnia's allegory, but despite that, or perhaps even because of that it is absolutely incredible)

The name of the woman who wrote Hind's Feet in High Places escapes me at the moment, but that is also an excellent book. the style of Much Afraid's journey, and the names of the characters is a bit reminiscent of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, but this is much easier to read.

**crickhollow** · 09-25-2002, 01:29 PM

Gilbert Keith Chesterton, anyone?
fictional works include: The man who was Thursday, Father Brown Mysteries, and Napoleon of Nottinghill. I'm still working my way through The Man Who was Thursday

Celebrinth Elentavari · 12-22-2003, 10:42 PM

Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Ann Rinaldi (but I don't like the "Princess Diaries" series so much), and I like Joan Bauer's writing style (her books are for kids about my age).

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I think Terry Brooks has a lot of potental if he would get original and stop indirectly copying Tolkien!

I think exactly that too, Sakata! I like his writing style a lot.

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Irene Hunt (Across Five Aprils, about the Civil War, anyone read it?)

I had to read it for school, but I didn't find it very interesting. What was so appealing about it?

Yes, I'm 13 years old, so I like younger books. Some of the authors I like don't seem to fit in with who everyone else likes.

dawningoftime · 12-23-2003, 01:06 AM

Hinds Feet on High Places was written by Hannah Hurnard. I have that book and absoulutly love it. Other authors I love are:

J.R.R Tolkien
Victor Hugo
Jane Austen
Charlotte Bronte
Elizabeth Gaskell
Charles Dickens
John Grisham
Bodie Thoene (The Zion Chronicles and Zion Covenant)
L.M. Montgumery (Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon series ).
C.S. Lewis

dawningoftime · 12-23-2003, 01:12 AM

Hinds Feet on High Places was written by Hannah Hurnard. I have that book and absoulutly love it. Other authors I love are:

J.R.R Tolkien
Victor Hugo
Jane Austen
Charlotte Bronte
Elizabeth Gaskell
Charles Dickens
John Grisham
Bodie Thoene (The Zion Chronicles and Zion Covenant)
L.M. Montgumery (Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon series ).

hectorberlioz · 12-25-2003, 10:04 PM

bow before the gods of literature!

F. Dostoyevsky
C. Dickens
J.R.R. Tolkien
Victor Hugo
C.S. Lewis

Tolstoy-even though I thoroughly enjoyed 'War and Peace-is, in my opinion definitely overrated.
so far, Tolkien and Dickens have gotten the most votes in this thread...

btw, Pippin Skywalker, vive russkian literature

macmico · 12-27-2003, 01:13 PM

my faves are

dickens
tolkien
dumas
louis de bernieres
sebastian faulkes

these are authors whose works move me the most in no particular order.

this is a shortened list

Mercutio · 01-02-2004, 06:38 PM

It's quite a list!

In no particular order:

J.R.R. Tolkien
C. S. Lewis
Charles Dickens
Jane Austen
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dorothy Sayers
Louisa May Alcott
L.M. Montgomery
Shakespeare
Oscar Wilde
Willa Cather
Charlotte Bronte
Henry James
J.K. Rowling
Emmuska Orczy
James Herriot
G.K. Chesterton
P.G. Wodehouse

-Mercutio

09-10-2002, 06:29 PM	#41
Elbereth Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 122	Good authors! I just read a short story by Kurt Vonnegut, called 'Harrison Bergron.' I liked it. My favorite authors: Tolkien (of course) Sir Arthur Conon Doyle (Sherlock Holmes) Douglas Adams (Watership Down) Irene Hunt (Across Five Aprils, about the Civil War, anyone read it?) Poe!!!(I loved the Telltale Heart, and the Raven, and...I just like morbid stuff) Louisa May Alcott (Little Women) L.M. Montogomery (Anne of Green Gables) Sir Thomas Malory (Mort Darthur) Washington Irving (Rip Van Winkle, the Sketch Book) Louis Sachar (Holes, a Newberry winner, light but good writing) Wilson Rawls (Where the Red Fern Grows, Summer of th]Monkeys [awful movie, great book]) __________________ A! Elbereth Gilithoniel! 'Fate goes ever as fate must.' Beowulf (Seamus Haney's translation) FRODO LIVES!!!

09-10-2002, 07:40 PM	#42
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	How could I have forgotten Lewis?!!! He claimed his best works as Perelandra and Til We Have Faces (a remaking of the myth of Cupid and Psyche, interwoven with subtle themes of grace and redemption--not overtly christian, like narnia's allegory, but despite that, or perhaps even because of that it is absolutely incredible) The name of the woman who wrote Hind's Feet in High Places escapes me at the moment, but that is also an excellent book. the style of Much Afraid's journey, and the names of the characters is a bit reminiscent of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, but this is much easier to read. __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

09-25-2002, 01:29 PM	#43
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	Gilbert Keith Chesterton, anyone? fictional works include: The man who was Thursday, Father Brown Mysteries, and Napoleon of Nottinghill. I'm still working my way through The Man Who was Thursday __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

12-25-2003, 10:04 PM	#47
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	bow before the gods of literature! F. Dostoyevsky C. Dickens J.R.R. Tolkien Victor Hugo C.S. Lewis Tolstoy-even though I thoroughly enjoyed 'War and Peace-is, in my opinion definitely overrated. so far, Tolkien and Dickens have gotten the most votes in this thread... btw, Pippin Skywalker, vive russkian literature __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

12-27-2003, 01:13 PM	#48
macmico Hobbit Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: paisley (scotland) Posts: 35	my faves are dickens tolkien dumas louis de bernieres sebastian faulkes these are authors whose works move me the most in no particular order. this is a shortened list __________________ "he passed over dor-nu-fauglith like a wind amid the dust, and all that beheld his onset fled in amaze, thinking that orome himself was come"

12-23-2003, 01:06 AM	#45
dawningoftime Enting Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 90	Hinds Feet on High Places was written by Hannah Hurnard. I have that book and absoulutly love it. Other authors I love are: J.R.R Tolkien Victor Hugo Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte Elizabeth Gaskell Charles Dickens John Grisham Bodie Thoene (The Zion Chronicles and Zion Covenant) L.M. Montgumery (Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon series ). C.S. Lewis

12-23-2003, 01:12 AM	#46
dawningoftime Enting Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 90	Hinds Feet on High Places was written by Hannah Hurnard. I have that book and absoulutly love it. Other authors I love are: J.R.R Tolkien Victor Hugo Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte Elizabeth Gaskell Charles Dickens John Grisham Bodie Thoene (The Zion Chronicles and Zion Covenant) L.M. Montgumery (Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon series ).

01-02-2004, 06:38 PM	#49
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	It's quite a list! In no particular order: J.R.R. Tolkien C. S. Lewis Charles Dickens Jane Austen Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Dorothy Sayers Louisa May Alcott L.M. Montgomery Shakespeare Oscar Wilde Willa Cather Charlotte Bronte Henry James J.K. Rowling Emmuska Orczy James Herriot G.K. Chesterton P.G. Wodehouse -Mercutio __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

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