My New Fav Author…
I’ve been a ‘reader’ for a long time. But in all my years of reading, I’ve never really had an author who I would call a favorite. I’ve enjoyed books by a great many authors, but never has one stood out to the point where I read anything they wrote.
That’s not completely true.
Back in the mid-90s, I picked up a couple books from Andrew Vachss and for a time, I called him my favorite author. And he is a great writer. But crime fiction isn’t really my thing past about two books. So while I enjoyed some Vachss books, I wouldn’t call him my favorite.
(On a side note, Vachss should be commended for all his work for the protection of children. Good work, my friend.)
Back to me. I read an article talking about the success of ‘Twilight’ and what other vampire books should be adapted and ‘Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story
I frickin’ loved it.
Christopher Moore is a genius. His writing flows. And the humor is more witty than ha-ha funny. It’s more a style than just jokes. There were some laugh-out-loud moments, but really it’s just an overall enjoyable read.
But there’s another reason I love Moore’s work. He writes like I wish I could write if I sat down and did it. The style is very me and I love that and am completely jealous of it at the exact same time.
After that first novel, I picked up the sequel, ‘You Suck
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August 10th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I’ll have to read those sometime. Oh crap, I just realized I never dug out my vampire books for you. Still haven’t unpacked since I moved, LOL. I will put that higher up on my to do list.
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August 10th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
I absolutely adore Christopher Moore’s books. I think my favorite is the Stupidest Angel, because nothing goes as well with Christmas as a hilarious horror story. Fluke was interesting and had one majorly disturbing scene which I still can’t shake. I can’t wait for the sequel to You Suck.
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August 10th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
@Jami I’ll have to get those as well. My curiosity is piqued on ‘Fluke’.
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August 12th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Thanks Patrick! Always looking for a new author to attack, I mean, read
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August 12th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
You need to read his book, Lamb. It’s fabulous.
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