I think my favorite non-King books are:
--The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
--Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
--Starship Troopers (Robert Heinlein)
I think my favorite non-King books are:
--The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
--Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
--Starship Troopers (Robert Heinlein)
I may be in the minority on this site, in that Stephen King isnt actually one of my favourite authors! I actually stumbled across TDT whilst looking for some Gaiman forums, and I havent been able to find the way out yet!!
My favourites would be:
Neil Gaiman - pretty much anything but if I had to pick then Good Omens, Smoke and Mirrors and Stardust are my top 3 (at least for today).
Terry Pratchett - I have a huge TP collection (only a few collectibles though). Favourites would be Good Omens (cowritten with Gaiman), Mort, Soul Music, Night Watch, Wee Free Men. I Am surprised he doesnt get mentioned here more often to be honest. I might post some pictures to the other authors thread and see who else shares my liking!
Anne Rice - Specifically The Vampire Chronicles. The first three books are 3 of my favourite books of all time. I think the series did lose its way a little over the years, but I am currently reading the latest 'Prince Lestat' and its like revisiting old friends!
Aside from those, other random liked books would be :
-Complete Sherlock Holmes
-Complete Edgar Allen Poe
-Alice in Wonderland/Through the looking glass
-The Box of Delights (an old childhood favourite!)
Forgot to mention - Tana French. Her ongoing series of police procedurals are beautifully written and compelling stories. I heard that there are plans to begin bringing them to the small screen in the UK as well. Can't recommend her enough.
Finally got around to reading READY PLAYER ONE.
By no means is it great literature - its really just a bunch of 80s geek references tied together with a familiar story - but boy was it a lot fun.
It was one of those instances where I couldn't wait to get back to reading it, but tried to draw it out because I didn't want it to end. I think its safe to say that I loved it.
If 'Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada.' means anything to you, this one might be worth picking up.
"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Those are probably my two favorite books. Gaiman is a master storyteller. I haven't encountered anyone like him. Rothfuss is a beautiful writer. Even if Fantasy isn't your thing I think you could appreciate his writing.
Just picked up A Boy's Life on audio. Really looking forward to reading that as many have said it is one of their favorites.
-American Gods
-Song of Kali
-Anubis Gates
-On Stranger Tides
-Summer of Night
-Carrion Comfort used to make the Top 5, but it's the only one of the bunch I've never re-read so I'm not sure if it holds up. I need to read it again!
I just finished THE FORGOTTEN GIRL by Rio Youers which Joe Hill was endorsing. I don't always like the books that he recommends, but he seemed to be pretty enthusiastic about it so I decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did. I didn't know anything about it going in and thought it was just going to be a typical thriller so I was surprised to notice a King influence, with definite shades of FIRESTARTER . It was a quick, exciting read an I ended up loving it; would recommend it to anyone here.
"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus