Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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A Glimmer of My Story
- Asea
- A nerdy early 30s bookworm, I also enjoy hiking, writing, and cooking. I'm an American living in Russia, pretending fairly successfully that I can speak Russian. I have blue eyes, and I am currently obsessed with bamboo.
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Hmm... in German, my role model author is Michael Ende. That man had an incredible way with words. He wrote children's books, but I still re-read them now and they're still some of the best out there. Every time I read them I discover another facet of meaning and interpretation. And besides that he's just a really good writer.
In English... it depends. Greg Keyes is a big name for me, I LOVE his characterisation and his style. Terry Pratchett for comedy. And I've recently discovered Chuck Palahniuk, who is awesome as well. But I couldn't point to any one book that's ultimately The Best Ever. Or even an author. It depends on what kind of book it is, I guess.
- Svenja
I've heard of Keyes and Pratchett, but I haven't read books by any of these folks! I'd best put them on my list of authors to look for. (Hooray! More excellence to read!)
Keyes' "Kingdom of Thorn and Bone" series is awesomeness. Fantasy, of course; I gravitate to that genre, I don't know why. :D My first Palahniuk book was "Fight Club", which I love. I really need to find more books of his.
Michael Ende wrote "Momo" and "The Never-Ending Story", but I've never read any of his books in English so I don't know how well the translations get it across... if they're bad, you'll have to learn German. *grin*
Aha! I've seen Fight Club and The Neverending Story as films, but haven't gotten my hands on the books yet.
I love fantasy, as well. Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising series is one of my faves.
I'll keep an eye out for these!
(And, yes, I might have to learn German sometime, in any case. But I want to get a solid handle on Russian first...)
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