Favorite authors of all time as voted on by men at least 35 years old.
Guidelines:
• What? Rules? These will hopefully preserve a useful, quality list of good reads.
• Do not vote here if you are not male, or not at least 35 years old.
• Please do not select/add any authors unless you have read at least a few authors on the list.
• Please do not select/add any author unless you have read and liked at least two of their books.
• This is not a list of favorite books.
• Please do not add an author who is already on the list.
• Please do not add an author who is already on the list with a different book/edition.
• If adding an author, please select their most popular/well-known book (not a series).
• We are aiming for an author's most-recognized book, not their best/highest-rated best book.
• When you click on an authors link, the book at the top of their list is generally the most popular.
• The top book on the authors list is sometimes, arguably, not their most popular/well-known.
• If you're first to add the author, and sure that another of the top 3 is more popular, it's you're call.
• Please do not select an esoteric/unrecognizable edition of an author's book.
• The edition at the top of the list of all editions is usually a decent pick.
• The first edition hardcopy, or paperback, are usually decent picks.
• Sometimes, artwork is usefully better in a paperback, anniversary, or movie release edition.
• We're aiming for an edition that is recognizable, has clear font, and the authors name is legible.
Over 35 lists:
Over 35: Favorite Authors of All Time
Over 35: Best Books of All Time
Over 35: Best Books of the 21st Century
Over 35: Best Books of the 2010s
Men Over 35 lists:
Men Over 35: Favorite Authors of All Time
Men Over 35: Best Books of All Time
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 21st Century
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 2000s
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 2010s
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 2020s
General lists (for comparison):
Best Authors Ever
Best Books Ever
Best Books of the 21st Century
Guidelines:
• What? Rules? These will hopefully preserve a useful, quality list of good reads.
• Do not vote here if you are not male, or not at least 35 years old.
• Please do not select/add any authors unless you have read at least a few authors on the list.
• Please do not select/add any author unless you have read and liked at least two of their books.
• This is not a list of favorite books.
• Please do not add an author who is already on the list.
• Please do not add an author who is already on the list with a different book/edition.
• If adding an author, please select their most popular/well-known book (not a series).
• We are aiming for an author's most-recognized book, not their best/highest-rated best book.
• When you click on an authors link, the book at the top of their list is generally the most popular.
• The top book on the authors list is sometimes, arguably, not their most popular/well-known.
• If you're first to add the author, and sure that another of the top 3 is more popular, it's you're call.
• Please do not select an esoteric/unrecognizable edition of an author's book.
• The edition at the top of the list of all editions is usually a decent pick.
• The first edition hardcopy, or paperback, are usually decent picks.
• Sometimes, artwork is usefully better in a paperback, anniversary, or movie release edition.
• We're aiming for an edition that is recognizable, has clear font, and the authors name is legible.
Over 35 lists:
Over 35: Favorite Authors of All Time
Over 35: Best Books of All Time
Over 35: Best Books of the 21st Century
Over 35: Best Books of the 2010s
Men Over 35 lists:
Men Over 35: Favorite Authors of All Time
Men Over 35: Best Books of All Time
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 21st Century
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 2000s
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 2010s
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 2020s
General lists (for comparison):
Best Authors Ever
Best Books Ever
Best Books of the 21st Century
77 books ·
4 voters ·
list created March 22nd, 2024
by Steve Shelby (votes) .
People Who Voted On This List (4)
Steve
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Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*
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Jed
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Mitchell
11398 books
168 friends
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I took this list to especially mean authors that I'm excited when a new book comes out and am likely to read it immediately.
For authors that are no longer writing, this is harder to judge - but authors that I own and re-read with some regularity.