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hmmm, probably Ronan Bennett, wrote The Catastrophist, a self-refecting piece of writing about his fictional avatar being a writer and a journalist in the belgian congo during revolution, and how he struggles to find himself and still hold on to his love, Ines, who herself a reporter, is caught up in the revolution. bit like my life. lol, excellent reading however.
 

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hmmm...that is tough...

i would hav eot say david eddings...i also love the hp series so...jk as well...lol

but at the moment i would say Aldous Huxley...i read Brave new world and i'm deperate to read anothwer one of his books
 

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Diana Wynne Jones, Gillian Rubenstein or Matthew Reiley =)
 

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Good to see so many Matthew Reilly fans! The only one I'm yet to read is Hover Car Racer, and I've got a copy of Hell Island on hold, as it's being re-released.
 

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Matthew Reilly is a terrible author.

Me: Dickens or Austen.
 
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white lady said:
i love Jane Austen. i like JRR Tolkien and Melina Marchetta as well. :)
Melina Marchetta is great.

So is John Marsden.
 

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I AGREE! hate hate hate JK Rowling.

i like JD Salinger, though he's not my favourite
 

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George Orwell, Animal Farm rocks!!

But my fav author would have to be none other than Douglas Adams.
The man knows how to write hilarious mysteries ^^
 

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Tim Winton has a great concise way of writing that really appeals when I want to read a short book but get a lot out of it.

I think he is the most effective writer in terms of words - per story conveyed.

So for the moment I say him. (Ironically in a long winded way).
 

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list is tl; dr, but begins with steven erikson and ends with george martin.
 

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Jeffrey Eugenides, Douglas Coupland, Junot Diaz.

They're pretty much my top three at the moment.

I really dislike a lot of the popular Australian fiction. Tim Winton, Peter Carey and Bryce Courtenay are all rather vomit-inducing IMO.
 

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