tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post3701788518444798276..comments2023-11-03T03:07:25.408-07:00Comments on The Lyon's Tale: Top 5 Writers I Admire & WhyAnnette Lyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-48022758690502447062010-09-14T09:03:46.429-07:002010-09-14T09:03:46.429-07:00Sarah, We should plan a trip to England. At least ...Sarah, We should plan a trip to England. At least in our dreams. :)<br /><br />Julie, I've read I Am the Messenger by Zuzak (LOVED IT), but still need to read The Book Thief. I've heard so many good things about it.Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-15810544594645110962010-09-14T06:28:43.901-07:002010-09-14T06:28:43.901-07:00The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. I walked away fro...The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. I walked away from that book a better person for having read it. His words were beautiful--each page had to be consumed in small bites so as not to miss any of the flavors.<br /><br />ANother author who tops my list right now is Suzanne Collins. Her prose is poetry and stays with me long after the final page has been turned.Julie Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311231654035295596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-8372139268800317882010-09-10T07:33:55.334-07:002010-09-10T07:33:55.334-07:00Let me know when you are headed to England to see ...Let me know when you are headed to England to see Jane's house (we're on a first name basis, you know). I'm pretty sure I could fit into your luggage, then I can go too!!Sarah M Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496833468568204150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-10971308757044096502010-09-10T00:04:11.866-07:002010-09-10T00:04:11.866-07:00Numbers 3, 4, and 5 are among my favorite authors....Numbers 3, 4, and 5 are among my favorite authors...so perhaps I should try reading some of the works by #1 and #2 too? :)<br /><br />stephanie@metropolitanmama.netStephaniehttp://metropolitanmama.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-81483579692819559292010-09-07T21:37:59.205-07:002010-09-07T21:37:59.205-07:00this will be so odd, but I loved Leon Uris,,,,I wa...this will be so odd, but I loved Leon Uris,,,,I was obsessed with him in, I know this is odd, middle school. I read everything he wrote and then researched everything he wrote about. Which made me such an odd kid...but middle school is odd so it worked. Everything I learned from that research followed me through my life, I know more about religion and politics because of those sad, interesting, fascinating booksDonna Tagliaferrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705679077073780322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-69243247933537918782010-09-07T14:20:49.560-07:002010-09-07T14:20:49.560-07:00I've only read 3 out of those 5. Time to broa...I've only read 3 out of those 5. Time to broaden my reading horizons again, methinks.<br /><br />I would add Maeve Binchy. Such a master story weaver.Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-6928120156587763102010-09-07T08:20:21.746-07:002010-09-07T08:20:21.746-07:00Barbara Kingsolver is one of my all time favorite ...Barbara Kingsolver is one of my all time favorite writers. She really is a wordsmith. <br /><br />Jodi Picoult is my other favorite. I love reading her books because, as weird as it sounds, they stress me out and they NEVER end the way I think they are going to. I love that!Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255980370281345632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-50512125495788597252010-09-06T20:04:39.442-07:002010-09-06T20:04:39.442-07:00One of my favorites is Amy Tan. I just love her c...One of my favorites is Amy Tan. I just love her complex stories and female relationships.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985546313521890273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-12287060438333564482010-09-05T14:34:33.466-07:002010-09-05T14:34:33.466-07:00I haven't read Kingsolver but the way you desc...I haven't read Kingsolver but the way you describe her words is how I feel about Patricia McKillip (a fantasy novelist). Every word she writes is a poem.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-26162560736873898202010-09-04T20:51:44.060-07:002010-09-04T20:51:44.060-07:00You know, I can't read Picoult anymore because...You know, I can't read Picoult anymore because of her dang twisty endings. They make me SO ANGRY every time. Although, I do agree that no author has made me see every side of a situation before quite like she has. Sometimes I really had to rethink my value system reading her books.<br /><br />I enjoy all the others on your list, and it reminds me that I haven't read any Kingsolver in a long while.Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-34027134943237555452010-09-04T20:39:44.407-07:002010-09-04T20:39:44.407-07:00I love Chaim Potok and Rosamunde Pilcher.
=)I love Chaim Potok and Rosamunde Pilcher.<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-32718215121767407872010-09-04T19:05:47.942-07:002010-09-04T19:05:47.942-07:00I read Poisonwood Bible for book club but found it...I read Poisonwood Bible for book club but found it to be too depressing. I could tell Kingsolver was a good writer, but found it a disappointment she would apply her tremdous talent to a story so downtrodden. As for the other writers you mention, I so agree they are great.Rebecca Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156262858446400612noreply@blogger.com