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Chuck Palahniuk is probably my absolute favorite. "Choke" is my fav. Fortunately all of his books are currently in production to become movies.

Some other greats and recommended reading.

Vonnegut: Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five

Hunter S. Thompson: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Rum Diary

David Eddings: Any of his fantasy series (Elenium, Belgariad, etc...)

Tolkein of course

Just a few here, what about you guys (and gals)

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I just finished reading Diary by Chuck Palahniuk; it was the first novel of his I've read but I'll definitely be checking out more.

I am partial to Sidney Sheldon; his unexpected twists get me every time. I'm also thoroughly enjoying Ann-Marie MacDonald, a fairly new Canadian author.

As for the more classic authors, I'd have to say John Steinbeck is my favourite.

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Rex Miller - "Chaingang" series
Andrew Vachss - "Burke" series
Lawerence Block - "Hitman" and "Matthew Scudder" series
Piers Anthony - "Incarnations of immortality" series

"Battle Circle" by Piers Anthony is the only book I have ever read more than once. I have read it about 10 times I would say over my 37 years. By far my favortie book of all time.

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George R.R. Martin - "A Song of Ice & Fire" series
Jon Courtney Grimwood - everything!
Neil Gaiman - "American Gods" & "Neverwhere"
John Sanford - "Prey" series
Stephen King - not many I didn't enjoy reading...
J.R.R. Tolkein
A.A. Attanasio - all, but they are so hard to find these days...
Neil Stephenson - "Snowcrash"
Peter Watts - "behemoth" series

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J.R.R. Tolkein, hands down

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I am partial to J.R.R Tolkein love all his stuff.

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Terry Goodkind, IMO he's very much like Tolkein in the way he goes about telling his stories. The sword of truth series is immense.

also quite like Dan Brown (if you dont take his books seriously), JK Rowling does a decent enough job with the Potter books, and im quite partial to Micheal Criton.

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David Sedaris has written some good stuff, including Naked, and Barrel Fever.

I've heard him read passages in person, and can't stand the sound of his voice.

But if you really want to be moved, you have to go with Steinbeck.

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James Clavell
Anyone gotten into his books?
They are excellent, highly recommended.

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J.K. Rowling
J.R.R. Tolkien
Roald Dahl
Stephen Chbosky
Dickens
Bronte

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Stephen King
Dean Koontz
Harper Lee
George Orwell
William Faulkner
Elizabeth and Charlotte Bronte
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ralph Ellison
Janet Evanovich (I'm sure none of you know her - just fun, easy reads)

I have tons more...

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JK Rowling
Stephen King
Terry Pratchett
David Brin
Patricia Cornwell
Terry Goodkind
David Eddings

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Grisham

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David Baldacci, Jeffery Deaver, John Grisham, Douglas Preston

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thanx a lot