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Ray Haining Inner circle Hot Springs, AR 1907 Posts |
Who are your favorite English authors, and what are your favorite works by them?
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Jheff V.I.P. 402 Posts |
I've always been interested in science fiction and fantasy with a bent towards science fantasy, such as Ray Bradbury or Philip K. Dick as opposed to Heinlein or Clarke, who I wouldn't consider favorites, though I certainly respect their work. I've also enjoyed the late Donald Westlake's crime caper novels, specifically the Dortmunder stuff, and, recently, Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins series of detective novels set in Los Angeles' past. These days I read quite a fair amount of young adult literature, or literature that my teen students can read. I do that mostly so that I know what they're reading (yeah, some of them do read) and to recommend books to them to read.
I'm not so sure I really have any favorite authors (though I do have a nice collection of the classics both hardcover and e-texts) and I'm sure if you ask me this question in a few weeks, I'll come up with a different list. But when asked for my absolute favorite books, there is no question that they are, in order: Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, Winnie the Pooh, and Peter Pan. What strings most of these together? Probably the fact that they are all creative fantasy works with the type of humor that I enjoy. Thanks for asking, Jheff
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Ray Haining Inner circle Hot Springs, AR 1907 Posts |
A surprising list of favorite books! I thought you might say something like "Lord Jim" and "Far from the Madding Crowd." Your three favorites are books I haven't read, although I was a Peter Pan fan as a kid and I have Carroll on the list.
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Jheff V.I.P. 402 Posts |
Oh, I like Lord Jim and Far From the Madding Crowd. But they're not my favorites. A favorite is one that I can return to again and again for pleasure. So I favor the clever, the witty, or ones that are just plain fun. Oh, did I mention Fredric Brown's Martians, Go Home? There's a forgotten classic that's one of the funniest science fiction books ever written.
Thanks again for asking, Jheff
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