Who's Your Favorite Author?
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Re: Who's Your Favorite Author?
I'm amazed by Nabokov's descriptions of images. His ability to find beautiful language to describe beautiful images always moves me. For example, from the first Canto of Pale Fire.
I am the shadow of the waxwing slain
By the false azure in the windowpane;
I was the smudge of ashen fluff--and I
Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky.
Then the prankster Nabokov in the commentary about lines 1-4, "The image in these opening lines evidently refers to a bird knocking itself out, in full flight, against the outer surface of a glass pane in which a mirrored sky, with its slightly darker tint and slightly slower cloud, presents the illusion of continued space."
The thought of a bird flying into reflected sky is already cute and interesting, maybe slightly poetic all by itself, despite the obviously jarring death. Nabokov isn't only describing a bird flying into a window, he's also giving us the image of its shadow,
the smudge on the glass, and the shadow's imagined afterlife in the reflected sky. To me, this is densely beautiful. There is so much going on in so few words, and I love everything about the first four lines of the poem. I could go on here and with other examples, but this should illustrate why Vladimir Nabokov is my favorite author.
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For the sake of the discussion post, I will choose three and give an example of a book. This is in no particular order.
1) Jodi Picoult - an author that has written many best selling books recently. My two favorites from her are "House Rules" and "Small great things." She really opens your mind to things you would never have considered. Anytime someone asks for a suggestion about what to read, I suggest "small great things" because I never realized what tiny things I do everyday that potentially hurt the others around. I highly suggest them to people who have seen her name, but have not picked her up.
2) John Steinbeck - we have all read a Steinbeck at least once in high school, but I never found reading his books as a chore. I have never considered any book to be my favorite until I read "Of Mice and Men." His writing is so great, because it opens your mind to what life is like for different people, and how they are affected in certain situations. Very similar to Picoult.
3) Alice Walker - One of my top ten books is "The color purple" and if you have never read it, you are missing out. "The color purple" is written so beautifully, and deserves every prize it has recieved. Walker turns a story of a young woman into a conversation about how women should be treated vs. how they are treated. Such an inspiring writer that encourages me to stand up for myself.
Bonus) Paulo Coelho - even though I said three authors, I couldn't leave out Paulo. My favorite book of his is "the alchemist" which is the story of a young boy, who only heards sheep his whole life. He embarks on a journey full of omens (good and bad) that tell him where he is meant to be. On this journey the reader learns that you need to take life by the horns, but you must also limit yourself to what you can handle. This may not be for everyone but I suggest everyone read it because it is so inspiring.
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