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The questions get easier as I go from top to bottom for me. Tom Send a noteboard - 07/01/2012 12:31:24 AM
I don't usually read sci-fi. I wouldn't really consider Lovecraftian horror or dystopian novels to be sci-fi, so my options are somewhat limited. I suppose I'll have to say Douglas Adams even though I consider that his books are more humor/commentary on human stupidity because the other options don't really work - Lem probably gets honorable mention.

On fantasy, I'm tempted to say C.S. Lewis because I realize that I'm tempted to re-read Narnia lots of times, whereas no matter how much I enjoyed Tolkien and Rowling, I don't feel that same pull to re-read. Lloyd Alexander probably gets honorable mention. Martin is in the shitter in my estimation because I think he's let the series get away from him. Sanderson is fun but his prose really needs some improvement.

My favorite author overall is probably a tie between Dostoevsky and Bulgakov. They have completely different styles and Dostoevsky is considered much more of a serious writer, but Bulgakov's works are just...wonderful. Hence the tie. If you had asked about my favorite book, I'd probably say Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago, but Pasternak was first and foremost a poet and Zhivago was his only major prose work (or at least, the only one worth reading).
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ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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Try reading Hamilton - 07/01/2012 05:47:51 AM 687 Views
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SF suggestion... - 07/01/2012 01:08:22 AM 813 Views
The questions get easier as I go from top to bottom for me. - 07/01/2012 12:31:24 AM 759 Views
You and I actually agree on something?! - 07/01/2012 01:09:37 AM 758 Views
I think you mean to be surprised that we agree about something book-related. - 07/01/2012 01:20:25 AM 760 Views
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Authors suck. I like books. *NM* - 07/01/2012 04:30:34 AM 315 Views
At first, I thought this said "boobs." - 07/01/2012 07:48:07 AM 787 Views
now authors who both suck and have boobs are the best *NM* - 07/01/2012 03:15:25 PM 324 Views
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Sanderson, no doubt.....Also..... - 07/01/2012 05:28:01 PM 756 Views
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