A Month of Books :: My Favourite Authors

Last updated on 10 February 2017

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Yesterday I talked about some of my favourite books, and while they are some of my faves, I also have a bunch of authors who I think are great writers and I really love the worlds and stories they create. Just because their books may not feature on my favourite books list, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be mentioned.

Jodi Picoult
I think she is a phenomenal writer, but even though I love her books and the stories and dramas she creates, I can only really read about one book a year; too much brain power needed for more than that. I really enjoy how she (usually) writes through the eyes of several characters. I think this is a great skill, and probably takes a lot more thought and careful wording that it would to just write from one perspective, as every character is different, in what they would do and say, as well as who they are.

Douglas Adams
Adams has very unique sort of writing style, and it’s one that I really enjoy reading. His crazy imagination is something I really love (whales falling from the sky? Um okay?). While I’ve only read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, both are very fun to read, and they are light hearted and amusing.

Lemony Snicket
As I mentioned yesterday, his A Series of Unfortunate Events feature on my favourite books lists, but he’s also one of my favourite authors, for similar reasons as Douglas Adams. I love the way Snicket writes little sections at the beginning of a lot of the chapters that are hilarious and extremely well written, and then lead on into what the children in the story are experiencing or going through. Here’s one my favourite sections from the 7th book,

“Although “jumping to conclusions” is an expression, rather than an activity, it is as dangerous as jumping off a cliff, jumping in front of a moving train, and jumping for joy. If you jump off a cliff, you have a very good chance of experiencing a painful landing unless there is something below you to cushion your fall, such as a body of water or an immense pile of tissue paper. If you jump in front of a moving train, you have a very good chance of experiencing a painful voyage unless you are wearing some sort of train-proof suit. And if you jump for joy, you have a very good chance of experiencing a painful bump on the head, unless you make sure you are standing someplace with very high ceilings, which joyous people rarely do. Clearly, the solution to anything involving jumping is either to make sure you are jumping to a safe place, or not to jump at all.”

Christopher Paolini
I have to include him in this list, because his book Ergaon is one of the books that made me want to create my own stories. When I found out that Paolini had written Eragon when he was just 15 years old, 14 year old me thought ‘I wanna be just like him’. I do really love the Inheritance series, but I especially like CP because knowing that he was so young when he wrote that great book, really inspired me. Thanks, Christopher! High five!

John Green
I first read one of Green’s book when I was about 16 or 17, and it was Looking for Alaska. Unfortunately I really didn’t like it, so I think I was put off a little bit. But last year I read The Fault in Our Stars (and loved it!), and this year I’ve bought Paper Towns and An Abundance of Katherines, and am excited to read them. First impressions never last, and all that jazz. I think he is an incredible author, and can’t wait for future books from him.