I read Invisible Monsters yearsssss ago!. Since than I have read every Chuck Palahniuk book to come out, and he is my favorite author!.
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Position:Home>Books & Authors> Have you ever read a book that got you hooked on the author that wrote it?Question: Have you ever read a book that got you hooked on the author that wrote it!? I read Invisible Monsters yearsssss ago!. Since than I have read every Chuck Palahniuk book to come out, and he is my favorite author!.
Thanks in advance :]Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Me too! Haunted was my favorite of his, my #!1 hooked author is Irvine Welsh though- hooked book Glue and read all of his as soon as they come out! Just wish there were more like them!Www@QuestionHome@Com I started with Gai-Jin by James Clavell!. It was so good I decided to read the rest of the Asian Saga that he wrote!. Here's the timeline of his books!. Shogun-1600 Tai-Pan-1841 Gai-Jin-1862 King Rat-1945 Noble House-1963 Whirlwind-1979 Each of the numbers at the end of the book titles represents the year the book takes place!. All the books are the connections between a Japanese Family, a British Family, and a Chinese/Eurasian family as time passes by and descendants of the families are born!. There is also a character that is based on the author who appears in King Rat!. VIVA LA RAZA!Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes, I have!. This has happened when I read a book called "White" by Ted Dekker, and I ended up reading most of the rest of his books!. This has also happened when I read Eragon by Christopher Paolini!. Mostly, it's the way that they balance forwarding the plot smoothly with the amount of detail that they give, while still allowing you to use your imagination!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes, quite frequently!. It happened where Charles Dickens was concerned - I think I read either A Christmas Carol or David Copperfield first and then all the rest of his, including his short stories!. Some others whose works so impressed me that I had to read as many of their writings I could find include: Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte (and Anne), Oscar Wilde, Agatha Christie, Frances Hodgson Burnett (I haven't been able to find all of hers, yet), Lucy Maud Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Kate Douglas Wiggin and Eleanor H!. Porter!. There are others, including some more modern writers, but this gives you an idea!.Www@QuestionHome@Com David Sedaris!. The only person whose books I still buy in hardback (because I cannot wait for the paperback!.!.!.and the library waiting list is too long!.) (And I agree--Invisible Monsters is an excellent novel!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com Orson Scott Card George R!. R!. Martin J!.R!.R!. Tolkien Stephen King Dostoyevski TurtledoveWww@QuestionHome@Com Jodi Picoult - I first read My Sister's Keeper, and now I'm on a mission to read everything by her I can!. Though My Sister's Keeper is still the best!.Www@QuestionHome@Com stehanie meyer!!! i've read every book that she's published and the first twelve chapters of midnight sun on her website!.!.!. i hope that she still publishes it, it's sooooo good!!! Www@QuestionHome@Com When I was a kidd I was reading Matilda by Roald Dahl then I scoured the library for every last book he wrote!. hahahah Www@QuestionHome@Com I read join me by Danny Wallace !.!.!. back 4-5 years ago!.!.!. and now I own all his books and had to buy the most resent from amazon UK cause I couldn't wait for it to be put out here!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes!. Most specifically, Jane Austen and Edgar Allen Poe, my favorite authors!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yep!. Every Sophie Kinsella book!. She writes the Shopaholic series!.!.!. Love her!. Www@QuestionHome@Com J!.K Rowling Stephen King Edgar Allen Poe John Steinbeck J!.R!.R Tolkien R!.L Stine (when I was younger)Www@QuestionHome@Com a few years ago it was J!.K!. Rowling, but now it's Kate Brian who writes the Private series!. her books are so intriguing!. Www@QuestionHome@Com My daughter inhaled all 20+ dragonrider books by Anne McCaffrey in a month (thank the stars for half price books)!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Lemony Snicket book 1-book13Www@QuestionHome@Com Jack Cavanaugh Melody Carlson Christopher PalinoliWww@QuestionHome@Com karen kingsbury aaand (slightly shameful to admit) stephanie meyer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com All the time!. Right now it's Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse novels)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Walter SorrellsWww@QuestionHome@Com Douglas AdamsWww@QuestionHome@Com Marion Zimmer Bradley!. I've read 22 of her own books, and a dozen or so of collections she edited for others!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Edgar Allen Poe's work is awesome!.Www@QuestionHome@Com yes- Twilight by Stephenie MeyerWww@QuestionHome@Com yeah C!.S LewisWww@QuestionHome@Com |