Book Blogger Hop No. 58: Favorite Authors, Most of Whose Books I've Read

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What to Do

1.) Post on your blog answering this week's

question:

Name an author or authors most

of whose books you've read,

and would recommend to others.

(submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews)

2.)  Enter the link to your post in the

Linky list on Billy's blog.

3.)  Visit other blogs on the list and

comment on their posts. 

4.)  Be sure to find out next week's

question when you visit

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Note

There was some confusion recently

with the topic questions, so 

some of us who are participating are 

answering another question this week..

Billy has given us a choice of which 

one to answer. Since I had not replied

to this question yet, I am doing so this week.

My Answer

There are four such authors -- two of them in the Young Adult Fiction genre, one in the adult Literary Fiction genre, and one in the adult Fantasy genre.

These are my two favorite YA Fiction authors. 

Stephenie Meyer

Anyone who has visited my blog from time to time knows how much I love The Twilight Saga! The story of Bella, a human girl, and Edward, a brooding vampire, is one that I will always treasure! I have read all four books three times, and recommend this series to all romantics!

  J.K. Rowling

 

I will ALWAYS love this series!!  I don't care how old I live to be -- I will forever be enchanted and enthralled by these books which tell the wonderful adventures of "The Boy Who Lived"! I heartily recommend these books to all lovers of fantasy, young and old!! I need to re-read the entire series, but have read the first book twice. I can't wait for the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, because I'm going to the midnight release party in my Gryffindor robe, with my Hermione Granger magic wand!!!!

The following are my favorite authors who wrote for adults. Tolkien, however, also wrote The Hobbit, which is more for young  adults. I have also read that novel, which is a prequel to his major work, The Lord of the Rings.

 J.R.R. Tolkien

These are the very BEST adult fantasy novels I've ever read! I can remember when I read  them for the very first time (I've re-read parts of the first book from time to time), and feeling sad that I couldn't go live in Middle-Earth..... I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these books!! I happen to own this particular, GORGEOUS, edition, too!  I definitely recommend them to all those who are addicted to the Fantasy genre! And yes, Frodo lives!!

Hermann Hesse

Hesse was a very prolific writer, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. I think he should be in the Magic Realism genre, because, while not exactly fantasy, his novels do tend toward some surrealism. His characters are larger than life, too, and wrestle with many profound issues. I would recommend this author for those who enjoy reading novels that contain deep psychological and philosophical themes. I have read most of the books written by Hesse. Besides the ones below, I've also read Beneath The Wheel, Demian, and Steppenwolf (the only one of his books I totally dislike), but the following are my favorites.

This novel, first published in 1930, beautifully depicts the tension and conflict between the flesh and the spirit. It tells the story of the two medieval men named in the title, one of whom is a contemplative monk, content with the spiritual life, while the other is a restless artist, whose quest is of another type: that of art and the emotions.

Also known as The Glass Bead Game, this utterly fascinating novel chronicles the life of Joseph Knecht, a young musician who is chosen to reside in Castalia, a fictional European province reserved strictly for the life of the mind. The Castalian Order is a quasi-monastic group of men who devote themselves to playing "The Glass Bead Game", mastery of which requires years of study in music, mathematics, and cultural history. My only quibble with this novel is that women are not included in this intellectual utopia! The novel was first published in 1943, and was the one that won Hesse the Nobel Prize for Literature.

This is the story of Siddhartha, the son of a Brahmin, whose search for enlightenment takes place during the time of Gautama Buddha (most likely between the fourth and seventh centuries, BC). In order to write this profound novel, Hesse immersed himself in the study of Hindu and Buddhist philosophy. The book was first published in 1922.



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