| Favorite Authors: Yes, Timmy can actually read... |
| Obligatory Sarcasm |
| OK, first things first. Contrary to popular belief, Timmy does possess the ability to read basic documentation, thanks to Hooked on Phonics. Nevertheless, this, by no stretch of the imagination, qualifies me as literary genius and unfortunately has never learned to appreciate history’s literary masters.
By choice, my reading preference wavers toward horror novels, generally written by obscure authors. Most might find this shocking or blasphemous; however, I am not a big fan of either Steven King or Anne Rice. Nothing personal against both author and each are exceptionally talented in their own regard. Nevertheless, I find King too strange, even for my morose personality and Rice takes to fuck’n long to get the point. Before anyone decide to spam me with superfluous rambling diatribe, please be advised, I have read multiple books by each author and still not acquired a taste for either. Move on... At some point and time, and if extremely bored, I might post the titles of all books read. Yes, much like a hunter collects trophies to mount on walls, God only knows why, I have hundreds of books cluttering a perfectly good closet. Granted, this frustrates my wife to no extent, because, well, you see, my books are actually occupying storage space she could ferret away more junk... Normally, I might succumb to her wishes, as I generally do, however, this closet is literally the “only” closet in a 4 bedroom home, I am permitted to place my personal artifacts... It’s a matter of principle... God, I hope she doesn't read this website... The list of authors below, are those that occupy my idle time and not listed in any particular order. However, please feel free to send suggestions, I am always open for suggestions and adding new authors to my collection… |
| Michael Crichton |
| Although, I have read 95% of his books, and enjoyed most, my favorite is still Jurassic Park. Granted, the story pretense is implausible by today’s technologies, however, “Dolly” was also once considered at stretch of the imagination. Nevertheless, with smooth writing skills and colorful imagination, his work is still one of my favorites to collect. |
| www.crichton-official.com |
| F. Paul Wilson |
| This author truly qualifies as obscure, however, exceptionally talented. To the best of my knowledge, I have read everything published or edited book by this author and by far, my favorite. Additionally, good luck attempting to “easily” locate his material on Barns and Noble shelves. His work is generally off the wall, strange, and imaginative horror or medical thriller, requiring an open mind to fathom. To his credit, he actually had one book (The Keep) produced as very bad movie and not recommended. Favorite books: The Keep and anything with Repairman Jack character... |
| www.repairmanjack.com |
| Dean R. Koontz |
| He is best-known for writing many successful novels that could broadly be described as suspense thrillers, however, which also frequently incorporate elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Several of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List and many hit number one listing. For me, Koontz is either hit or miss regarding read quality, or for awhile, intolerable. Nevertheless, over the past few years, his work has again captured my imagination. Favorite books: Watchers, Odd Thomas and Frankenstein series. |
| www.deankoontz.com |
| Brian Lumley |
| Brian Lumley is an English horror fiction writer in similar mold as H.P. Lovecraft and as bizarre as F. Paul Wilson. Later works included the Necroscope series of novels, which produced spin-off series such as the Vampire World Trilogy. All entertaining, however, require open mind and warped thought process to fathom and appreciate. Much like Wilson, his work is generally difficult to locate. Favorite book: Necroscope. |
| www.brianlumley.com |
| John Grisham |
| Whether you like him or not, his legal writings are entertaining and generally translate into quality movies. OK, so this technically ain’t the definitive reason to read his work, however, his imagination and ability to break down the legal system into something even I can comprehend make reading enjoyable. Favorite books: The Firm and The Brethren. |
| www.randomhouse.com |
| James Patterson |
| James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest selling writers of all time. He is the author of some of the best selling series of the past decade: the Women's Murder Club, the Alex Cross novels and Maximum Ride, and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand alone thrillers. He has won an Edgar award, the mystery world's highest honor. Although I have read most of his books and enjoyed each, I’m really tired of reading about Alex Cross. For God’s sakes James, no detective is that clever and it’s time to kill off this character… Enough said… Favorite books: Kiss the Girls and the entire Maximum Ride collection. |
| www.jamespatterson.com |
| Orson Scott Card |
| Orson Scott Card is a best selling American author, as well as being a critic, political writer, and speaker. He writes in several genres, but primarily known for his science fiction work. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, making Card the only author, as of 2007, to win both of science fiction's top prizes in consecutive years. By nature, I am not a hardcore science fiction fan. However, strangely enough, my favorite movies are generally science fiction based. Go figure. Hey, I never claimed to be rational, intellectual, or stable… If only curious about science fiction literature or the hardcore fan, a must read is Card’s “Ender’s Game.” |
| www.hatrack.com |
| Berkeley Breathed |
| OK, technically Berke Breathed is not an author by some definitions, however, he has published many books containing social political satire that successfully captivated my attention. Besides, Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury, Bloom County was the only cartoon to occupy my time and would continue to do so, if not for Berke’s retirement. Bloom County earned Berkeley the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1987. The strip eventually appeared in over 1,200 newspapers around the world until he retired the daily strip in 1989, stating, "A good comic strip is no more eternal than a ripe melon. The ugly truth is that in most cases, comics age less gracefully than their creators." |
| www.berkeleybreathed.com |
