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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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 Your favorite author/novel So I still have faith in people here that they read books, even those that they are not assigned to read in school. 
Who is your favorite author and what novel is your all-time favorite?
My favorite author is Michael Crichton, very entertaining novels. They sure are no masterpieces, but so entertaining. My all-time favorite movie, Jurassic Park, is based on a Michael Crichton novels. Usually, however, the movies based on his novels are worse than the novels, even Jurassic Park.
My favorite novel is Sphere, written by Michael Crichton...so much better than the movie. _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Miruvor
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Is Michael Crichton the author that writes a new book like every few months or so it seems, or am I getting him confused with someone else? :?
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Neostorm
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Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:48 pm
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Favourite Author: Robert Jordan. His fantasy series, the Wheel of Time, is so good (not the latest books) but on the whole amazing. Great Feminist books as well. Very very complex writer.
Favourite Book: Magics Price by Mercedes Lackey. I thought i would hate it b/c of the content, but it was really good, very well written, and altered my preceptions of certain things.
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Mirûvor wrote: Is Michael Crichton the author that writes a new book like every few months or so it seems, or am I getting him confused with someone else? :? I wish  _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Looks like I was wrong and people here, INDEED, don't read books  :wink: _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Ahmed Johnson
Cream of the Crop
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 12:22 pm
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Location: Pearl River, Mississippi
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JURASSIC PARK
IT (steven king)
LOTR
THE HOBBIT
HARRY POTTER SERIES
LEGEND (David Gemmell)
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Kim Stanley Robinson, Dan Simmons, George R.R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Guy Guvriel Kay to name a few.
And novels...
Mars Trilogy by K.S.Robinson, Hyperion by D.S., A Song of Ice and Fire by G.R.R.M., plus many more.
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Plot
Cream of the Crop
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:40 pm
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Location: Free Country, USA
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My favorite authors are all sci-fi authors.
Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, and Timothy Zahn.
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TonyMontana
Undisputed WoKJ DVD King
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I haven't read a Stephen King book in awhile, but I still have great memories of reading his books.
I pretty much stick to non-fiction lately. I liked all of Al Franken's books that I read (Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot, and Lies and the Lying Liars...). Those were amusing.
One of the few fiction books I read recently was Dan Brown's Davinci Code, which was very good. But, I haven't read any of his other stuff, so I don't know how good he is on the whole.
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yearsago
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:20 pm
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Location: seattle
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David Eddings, Terry Brooks, Weis and Hickman, Stephen Donaldson, Ben Bova, David Brin
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lovemerox
Forum General
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:16 pm
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Location: Down along the dixie line
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OLD V.C. andrews...back when she was more...family/gothic horror.
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darth pimp
Grandmaster Pimp
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emilie dickinson
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Snrub
Vagina Qwertyuiop
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Author:
Artsy Fartsy answer - Dostoevsky
Guilty pleasure answer - Lemony Snicket
Novel:
Either The Idiot (by the aforementioned Dostoevsky) or Carter Beats the Devil.
EDIT: Completely forgot about 100 Years of Solitude. Which certainly gives both The Idiot and Carter Beats the Devil a run for their money in terms of supoibness.
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BJ
Killing With Kindness
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:57 pm
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My favorite book Ive ever read
Atlas Shrugged
havent chose a favorite author but will soon 8)
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