Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Authors

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As always, hosted by the lovelies at The Broke and the Bookish!

I accidentally deleted a beautiful post I had prepared for today, so all you get is author names and no extrapolation because I am kinda sick of blogger's shenanigans this morning and I have homework to get to.

So.

Favorite authors of all time. (This was tough, obviously. And they're not in any particular order, just how they came to mind.)

             
 1. C. S. Lewis                                         2. Victor Hugo                             3. Maggie Stiefvater


 4. Elizabeth Wein                5. J. R. R. Tolkien                     6. Jane Austen                      7. F. Scott Fitzgerald
 


              
 8. William Shakespeare    9. Arthur Conan Doyle     10. Robert Louis Stevenson



Who are your favorite authors ever? Any on this list?

~Sophia
 

29 comments:

  1. Eww...I forgot about Shakespeare, Fitzgerald, and Lewis. However, I have not delved into these authors, as I should; but I will...

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    1. Oh they're the greatest! You definitely should explore them. I've only read a bit of Fitzgerald beyond The Great Gatsby, but I'm planning on reading more.

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  2. Arthur Conan Doyle is awesome, and I recently discovered Maggie Stiefvater, her Raven Boys book was amazing.

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    1. Oh yes, it totally was. <3 I'm so in love with her writing!

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  3. Jane Austen is definitely one of my favorites. I have yet to read the Narnia books and the Lord of the Rings books. I know, I'm a terrible person! But hopefully I'll get to them soon.

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    1. YES. You must get to them soon. They're beautiful!

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  4. Jane Austen and Arthur Conan Doyle are some of my favorite as well. Great list!

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    1. They're the best. I haven't read much Conan Doyle beyond the Sherlock Holmes stories - have you?

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  5. I forgot about Arthur Conan Doyle! Ah! There are so many good authors. We have a ton of authors in common on our lists. :)
    You obviously have a lot more toleration for Hugo's long description than I do though. ;) He writes good stories but they're just a little too wordy for me. And F. Scott Fitzgerald? Tell me more because I didn't care for The Great Gatsby much when I read it.

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    1. SEE? MISPLACED SIBLINGS.

      Hugo's characters are what win for me. Yes, the digressions are annoying, and yes, I confess to skimming Les Miz. A bit. But when you get to actual characters and all that - MAGIC.

      With regard to The Great Gatsby - I loved the way that Fitzgerald was able to discribe such vivid scenes so concisely, and without redundancies or flowery language. His writing is something I dream to emulate.

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  6. Jane Austen yes! I can't believe I forgot Arthur Conan Doyle :( lovely list!! Here's my TTT if you would like to check it out :-) Have a great day!

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  7. We share Tolkien, Stiefvater, and Conan Doyle! The others on your list made my extended list, but didn't end up making my final cut. Great picks!

    Check out my TTT.

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    1. Those three are definitely awesome. Oooh I'm interested to see who beat the rest of mine out for top ten! :-)

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  8. I have yet to read anything by Robert Louis Stevenson, however I do have Treasure Island in my ever growing 'to be read' pile. In 2013, my hubby and I visit the Stevenson House in Monterey, California, which is where Robert Louis Stevenson lived for a short time. Monterey Some say that his setting for the tale "Treasure Island" came from his walks along the Monterey Peninsula. Here's my blog post of my visit to Stevenson House in case you're interested in seeing pictures. http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2013/04/stevenson-house-in-monterey-california.html

    Here's a link to my TTT post for this week:

    http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2015/04/top-ten-all-time-favorite-authors.html

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    1. When my sister was younger, she had a DEATHLY crush on Jim Hawkins from Treasure Island, so that book was kind of a big deal in our house. I'd love to visit Monterey - that sounds awesome! I'm totally going to check out that post of yours on it. :-)

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  9. F. Scott Fitzgerald is a beautiful writer! I'm looking forward to breaking into Tolkein! I've seen the movies based on his books and I'm sure they're awesome as well! Happy reading! :)

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    1. The books are just as awesome as the movies - they have a totally different vibe though. I'm sure you'll like them!

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  10. I'm kicking myself for not including Shakespeare in my list but we do have Austen and C.S. Lewis in common. Edith Wharton is the other "classic" author that made my list. I'm pretty sure that If asked to make my list of favorite authors every day it would be different each time!

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    1. Oooh I've never read any Edith Wharton. I feel like I should - I actually think I have her on my shelf somewhere.

      And that's true. Though I think Lewis and Hugo would be the two constants on mine. :-)

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  11. I did not put any of these authors on my list, but it was a tough call. Lewis, Austen, and Doyle could definitely be on there, and Wein is an amazing writer. I still haven't read any Stiefvater but I really should.

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    1. See, now I'm interested to see who beat out my favorites! :-)
      And you DEFINITELY should read some Stiefvater. She's glorious.

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  12. Maggie Stiefvater was on mine too.

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  13. Oh my goodness. You have excellent taste in authors! The only one I don't know is Elizabeth Wein.

    I just came to this blog and I quite love it so far! :)

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    1. Aww I'm glad you like it here!

      Elizabeth Wein is a fantastic author of historical fiction novels with twists that will blow your mind and stories that will make you drown in your own tears (but not totally depressing). If you like that kind of thing (and who wouldn't?), you'll like Wein.

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  14. My top 3 favorite authors are:
    1. Suzanne Collins
    2. Christopher Colfer
    3. Erin Hunter
    Sorry if I spelled 2's name wrong. I found your blog through Paper Fury, and I think it's lovely!

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    1. I've only read Suzanne Collins on that list. I'll check out the others for sure!

      I think Paper Fury and Cait are lovely, and I think YOU'RE lovely too! :-)

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  15. Congrats to me because I recognize 70% of these! None are my favorite authors, though. I'd say Neal Shusterman, Mark Walden, Leigh Bardugo, or someone of that ilk is in my favorite writers' list. :)

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    1. Congratulations!

      Hmmm I've only read Leigh Bardugo from those three you mention. I did really enjoy her Grisha books, A LOT, and she'd make it on my list of non-classic, still living favorite authors. :-)

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