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My choice of ten best authors are :1) PG Wodehouse2) Agatha Christie3) Jeffrey Archer4) Michael Crichton5) Fredrick Forsyth6) John Grisham7) Dan Brown8) Enid Blyton9) Herge10) H G Wells1) PG Wodehouse...
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I have a doubt whether this category/product must be called the TEN BEST AUTHORS or not, but nevertheless, I would like to tell mouthshutters (unlike what other prefer calling us "MSIANS") about the authors whom I have read and would...
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Peot is he who have to enter the depth of ocean of thought and then write the poems.My some idols to whom i think they are best 10 poet and author.1-William Shakespeare2-Jhon Keats3-Munshi Premchand(author)4-Alfrod Lord Tennyson.5-Rudyard...
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Guy de Maupassant wrote short stories like "The Necklace" and "Bel Amim," but he also wrote poetry and novels. He was an author of the naturalistic school.Guy de Maupassant was probably born at the Château de Miromesniel, Dieppe on August...
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Hmmm…I wanted to review the best writers/poets seeing the category today. When reviewing a few of the earlier ones, a few have actually mentioned all time classic writers like William Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy & others with Sheldon, Crichton, Francis,...
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When I read the title, I was wondering HOW I’d manage to find 10 authors whose books I love(I am sorta choosy:D) .sO LET ME see how many I can find who has impressed me ( this is not necessarily in order)
1. P G Wodehouse - I have read and reread his...
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My Favorites Poets
“Heard Melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter” (Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn). Poetry is like Unheard Melody. They (poems) are “unnumbr’d sounds...
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In my opinion, Dan Brown tops the list. His book - ’The Da Vinci Code’ is thrilling. Nobody can stop reading this book once you’ve started. From page one to the last page, your pulse will be racing. The title and the book cover may not be very interesting,...
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The Star Writers of the world is what I call them…. They have been trendsetters and they have been the men to reckon with…. They have shown what they could do with their pen..
Chosing 10 greatest authors of all times is certainly a difficult...
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Reading had been my passion in the earlier stages of my life. Even if I am not much into reading these days, I used to read lots of works of these authors made me adore them while going through those books.....
10) Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)
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Ayelet Waldman’s Essay about loving her husband more than she loves her children is, I think, somewhat superficial. Perhaps, some people think on this level, rather than analytically. I, however, cannot help but to dig deeper to a more clarified...
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This is a real toughie. I thought that selecting 5 best books was tough, but that does not come anywhere near this one! Anyway, here goes
Isaac Asimov
The king of Science Fiction, he lifted the art to a new height with his emphasis on both...
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I was never an avid reader and it wasn’t until four years ago that I actually began reading for pleasure. I was working night security in CT and I would always look around our break room for discarded papers (mostly for the comics section and or crossword)....
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Someone said the more you know the more ignorant u feel,most certainly its better to read more and be ignorant rather then not read at all.Books are one’s best friends and I am happy I have been able to read as much as possible
I am penning down some...
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love reading books.I make it a point to read atleast 2 or 3 books a week.I basically like suspense novels but I try to read all the types.
Writing something is quite difficult especially novels.I really admire all the authors for coming out with so...
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Well, here is the edited version based on some comments- Thanks Jai and Shankha
10 best authors ? Thats a difficult one - reading tastes vary and while it might be possible to rate authors in particular genres, it would be difficult to, for example,...
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Sometime around 870 BC greeks added 5 vowels to the then used 20 odd characters and baptized them as alphabets.They introduced the art of writing and called it byblos.Not everyone welcomed this one of the most revolutionary inventions ever.
Some understood...
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The only habit which never goes out of fashion and which cannot be outgrown is the habit of reading books. The types of books, the subject that they cover are so vast that it is impossible to even concieve a listing which makes sense. I have chosen therefore...
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Important things to be noted:-
This choice of 10 best authors is my personal choice, please don?t mind if your favorite author is not in the list. As Bengali is my mother tongue I have chosen 5 authors from my language .I have written...
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Well I once took up his book ’’Far from the maddening crowd’’ and read the synopsis behind. Well the story went a loves b ; b loves c; c loves d; so on till z loves a.
I thought what kind of people would read his novels he is a soap author.
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This is an incredibly difficult, yet compulsive thing to write. I had a terrible time and agonised over every writer I left out. I suspect it would have turned out entirely different if I’d written it just ten minutes later.
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To put matters into perspective, choosing 10 authors among the many many good ones around is akin to choosing your favorite sweets when you are very hungry. Though I have read a bit of poetry, I more often than not, dig for short stories and novels in...
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Over the years I have read and enjoyed a lot many books and hope to continue to do the same. This is a small list of the Authors who have entertained, educated and enthralled me.
William Shakespeare A storyteller without equal, a wordsmith of sublime...
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A difficult yet not impossible task.... heres my list
1: ENID BLYTON [1897-1968]
She tops my list. and always will. I was introduced to the world of book reading with her books. Prior to that i was much involved in disney comics, Amar Chitra...
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THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN READING IS THAT IT SHOULD CAPTURE YOUR MIND AND IMAGINATION,TILL U FINISH A BOOK AND COMPLETE IT.OR EVEN AFTER COMPLETING IT THE MEMORY SHOULD LINGER ON.
ACCORDING TO ME TO ACHEIVE THIS IT REQUIRES GOOD QUALITY WRITING.
BEST...
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hey, hello everyone,
i’ve always been pasionate ’bout good works of literature- in english n’ hindi both. over the years, these r some of the poets/ authors i’ve grown up readin’ and admiring. so, here r the ones who r my favz, read on...
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i am trying to take on a very sensitive subject here but i have this huge shield up already (and all of you do too); a shield of individuality, relativity and personal tastes...or lack of it!
in long (that was in short up there!) our personal tastes...
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Some of the best authors/poets I have read...
1. Victor Hugo.
I have read a couple of his books, translated ones. Les Miserables is the best you get in storytelling.. a book that you cannot put down until you finish it.
2. Ayn Rand.
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The title might, just seem a little too dramatic, but hey...isn’t that the way all books begin ?
To be really frank, that is not the case always. Since this is a place to be airing (or ’streaming’ rather) your own opinion, I’d like to put forward mine....
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MY TEN FAVOURITE BOOKS ARE
10. J. V. Jones:
I read a book called THE BAKER BOYS a while ago. It was written and release by Warner Books in 1995. It has 516 pages. It is a Fantasy Book and the first Book of a series of three.The...
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My ten best, anyway!
1. Laurell K. Hamilton: LKH writes about Anita Blake, the Vampire Hunter. In a world where the law has legalized vampires and werewolves and all monsters have civil rights, Anita is an animator, someone who raises the...
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Writers are a funny lot.
I remember the time when I used to go to school. I was always the last person to leave the classroom. No....I never liked school. It was just that I was the only person who never completed writing what the teacher had written...
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Hi, :)
I have spent lots of hours reading books by the authors I mention below. Some of them are simply amazing writers and have a style that is completely different from others. Until a few years ago, my favourite author was Arthur Conan Doyle, then...
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Growing up
1) Hardy boys, famous five by Enid Blyton
2) James hadley chase , I still love reading them , short ,furiously paced and gripping crime thrillers.I havent left any of them. Even the titles are so catchy , when the cookie crumbles, Goldfish...
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The Russian poet and Nobel Laureate, Joseph Brodsky once said “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.’’ One would quite agree with him. We are living in age when books are either burned for their inflammatory...
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I love the magic of a good read, how a great author can pull me into the story. It is truly difficult to choose favorites when the topic is authors, but a few come to mind. For pure magic and beauty, J.R.R. Tolkein. For adventure and savagery, Robert...
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I know its a very daunting task, listing out the ten best authors from a population of scores!!! Man had started writing for thousands of years, and from time immemorial, we have seen some very great and creative authors come and go, but in today’s...
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Following is my list:
This does not include the Bengali Authors. I probably need to write another review devoted totally to them.
I would try to give a very brief description of the author and the book I love most.
John le Carré
Born...
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When, it comes to reading, I am boring . I end up reading the best sellers - the mainstream material. Rarely do I venture outside the trodden path. In introspection, I believe the reason is because, if I have to spend my time and effort, I...
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I have got into the best of best mode these days! After writing about the five best films of Bollywood for 2002, I am about to write on ten best authors now! This is a difficult topic to write on, simply because, in a generic sense, each person has his...
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PART 1-
Greetings!
I thought of writing about some of the best writers we’ve ever had and of course about their works, which still continue to influence us. We do keep a lot of expectations from the kind of books we like, the manner...
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Reading plays such a major role in my life. I grew up having my mother read to me and it has effected me for the better. I read books whenever I have the time. I will go as far to say that its almost like breathing. I mostly enjoy fiction. Romances and...
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I love to read books, any books, being an Aquarian makes it easy for me to get engrossed in the world of the Author and here are 10 of my favorite authors.
Some of whom you may have read already.
1 Louis Carroll
Alice in wonderland and Alice through...
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Hi Pple
Here goes my top ten authors. This is my list and in no way is it meant to degrade other authors. Just that i feel, these guys have made a mark in our lives. Maybe with one book or a multitude
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mocking Bird - Narrated...
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I am a vivacious reader and have always found peace and solace in books, my constant companions through the highs and lows of my life.
My Ten favourite authors which i will list below have made this list because their writing made me learn about life,...
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I really do not read too many books.However from the ones I have read I present my favorites.
1.Emil Zola:His philosophy of presenting life as it is has influenced me.
2.Jean-Paul Sartre:His ability to look at life like any common man and beautiful...
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This is my list of the authors that I like the best. I don’t expect anyone else to share my views so if you don’t like my choices then you can lump them so to speak. Anyway here they are in more or less descending order.
Michael Slade
Is the...
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