Oct 10 2007
Favourite novels…They were all written by someone!
Over the holidays I have had the chance to do a bit of reading. Among others I picked up Tim Winton latest novel, “Turnings”. Again a beautifully written, if somewhat confronting narrative that I am enjoying immensely. I love the language that Tim Winton uses: He describes scenes and experiences so vividly. His particularly Australian turns of phrase are sensational. That is true of all his books, from “Blueback”, through the “Lockie Leonard” series and his most famous “Cloudstreet” and “Dirt Music”. The first few are written with adolescent audiences in mind and are a great place to start reading his works. The other reason I enjoy his writing is because he is my age. Many of his experiences and perceptions draw on a similar life stage to me, so I’m happy to register his insights as ways of illuminating my own journey. With all the discussion of good novels to choose this term, I wonder if people can nominate their favourite author and explain why you like their work. It may be that you have read only one of their texts and are looking for more (perhaps they have written only one!). Perhaps you have read a number of their works. What makes them a good author – why dio you think their work is so readable. Take the time to tell the world!
Happy reading!
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my favourie author is John Marsden
he writes the best books ever!!
especially the tomorrow series
my absolute favourite author is Sarah Dessen! i can relate to everything her characters are thinking. maybe not the experiences but definitly what is going through their minds at certain times. i have read about seven of her books and i am constantly trying to find more, i get hooked on one of her books and can put it down. i get so wrapped up in the characters lives i nearly feel like im them. i reccomend them to people. Sarah dessen is the best teenage author, i havn’t read a better book by a different writer.
lyv
one of my favourite authors is john marsden. i loved reading the tomorrow series and they r probably my fav books that i hav ever read. i hav also read a couple of his other books n they were really good as well.
Hey guys Abbey here,
as most of you know I’m not really big on reading and bearly read at all. But i loved Allan Stratton who wrote Chanda’s secret i think I mite read another one of his when it comes out. But hey Lyv told me about this Sarah lady so I’m gunna read one of hers ill keep yas posted : )
i love roald daul.
only because he nmakes fun books to read. they never get to boring. yet they may be for younger people i still love them.
im going to start reading phantom of the opera, because i have seen the movie and saw it on stage when it came to australia.
i love it so i thought i might as well see how different it is.
simone
i dont really have a favourite author because i don’t read.
but allan straton was a very good author, he wrote the book Chandas Secrets and that is the only book i have actulay read this year and it was half desent.
peace out,
sarah
My favourite authour would have to be Linda Holeman. I have only read one of her books, The Moonlit Cage. from the first paragraph i was hooked. I couldn’t put the book down! I think I loved this book because of the story, and the way that it was written. The way that Linda Holeman Described the places, people and feelings in the story were truly beautiful.
Rebekah Gardner
i dont really have a favourite author, i read books by all different authors, but i have just recently read ‘dreamland’ by sarah dessen, as Olivia B. recommended it to me and i really enjoyed reading that book.
i liked the reality that the she described though out the book. i prefer to read books that are based, or explain storys that are or could be true, they keep me more interested.
Great convo happening here on the blog. Did you know that Ms Nankoo’s class is also blogging at http://amberley06.learnerblogs.org/ ? Isn’t that great!
Hey Mr Peeler, just found a great blog for you http://blog.dayspring.org.au/ I think this is one you might enjoy
I love the fact that people are able to note how they came across a new author who they love. Sometimes its word of mouth (and there is certainly enough of that in 9engf!) and at other times it is through displays at libraries or other forms of recommendation. Carolyn, my wife participates in a book club which meets once a month after the members reading a particular novel in theory to discuss this book. So far the shared book has generally been less than popular but has lead to discussions about other books that have been a great read: a sort of laterally moving literature circle.
How do you find new authors???