Question

anyone have a good author to read from?

Answer 1

I suggest you read books of the following authors:
Thomas Hardy
Ayn Rand
Ruskin Bond
Charles wingspanens
V S Naipaul
Salman Rushdie
R K Narayan

Answer 2

I agree with Harkirat....Thomas Hardy is a very good author

Answer 3

ok, thx. do you no what typew of books they write? tragic, sccience, romance, fiction? or are they old time writers? thx alot!! :)

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

V S Naipaul (1932 - still alive) - a Nobel prize-winner who is known for his novels focusing on the legacy of the British Empire's colonialism.
Ruskin Bond (1934-still alive) is an Indian Author of British descent - His writings are replete with unassuming humor and quiet wisdom, his stories manifest a deep love for nature and people.

Answer 6

Salman Rushdie (1947-still alive) - Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. His style is often classified as magical realism mixed with historical fiction, and a dominant theme of his work is the story of the many connections, disruptions and migrations between the Eastern and Western worlds.

R K Narayan (1906-2001) - An Indian author whose works of fiction include a series of books about people and their interactions in an imagined town in India. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English and and is regarded as one of India's greatest English language novelists.

Answer 7

nice.... ok, ill definitely look up some books from them. do u have any favorites from them?

Answer 8

like any fav books?

Answer 9

I like Thomas Hardy - very nice description of English countryside and many different characters - Far From The Madding Crowd, Tess fo the d'Urbervilles, Return of the Native
Ayn Rand (very individualistic and strong style) - Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged
Ruskin Bond - good descritpion of flora, fauna and people of the Himalayan region - Room on the Roof, Susanna's Seven Husbands and many collections of short stories

Answer 10

is it easy to feel like ur part of the book?

Answer 11

see, you have to read them all with different mindset, they r all so different....
i suggest that u pick them up and read without any preconcieved ideas/bias about "good" writing/author

Just let yourself go and enter their world as they guide you there.....
Many people to whom I have recommended them, have come back asking for more (more often than not)..

Answer 12

awesome thx

Answer 13

i think u should read some books like to killing a mocking bird.and if like some thriller read perfume a story of murderer.and tragic i think shakespeare is very good at all.and interested in history read les misreables..its a great novel..and sherlock holmes is very well written,so you can also try it and at last..three men in a boat by jerome k jerome..my favourite

Answer 14

O MY GOD, I LOVE 2 KILL A MOCKING BIRD

Answer 15

yeah.....kill a mocking bird is awesome..i have the 50th anniversery edition..

Answer 16

cool

Answer 17

Chuck Palaniuk, Kurt Vonnegut, and Terry Pratchett. Good stuff, the lot of them.

Answer 18

i suggest you read charles wingspanens or shakspear

Answer 19

Glad you said Vonnegut, wingspanbeard. Definently one of the better writers of our time.

John Irving, Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Mark Twain, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, J.K. Rowling...Not only are these writers extraordinary story tellers, they have been met with great commercial success. I'd say if you're going to emulate any writer, you should emulate them.

Answer 20

alright

Answer 21

I do... Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas

Answer 22

Gonna second the motion of Terry Pratchett. "Good Omens", "The Hogfather", "A Thief of Time", "Going Postal", or "Making Money" would be my first recommendations... but really, all of his books are amazing pieces of literature; in my hometown, at least, it's no good trying to buy any of his books used - I can understand why.

Answer 23

Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility
Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre
Emily Brontë - Wuthering Heights

Answer 24

It's so cool that you want to read more. What else have you read that you liked? If you like To Kill a Mockingbird, you might try Catcher in the Rye, The Alchemist, Of Mice and Men, Night by Elie Wiesel, or The Giver by Lowry.

Answer 25

Tess fo the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy mentioned above is also great too!

Answer 26

jane austen
J.K Rowling. :D