Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! discussion

This was an idea cancelled early on by me because it was inspired by a "certain" easy feature here on Goodreads that is now defunct.

But I found a new way to do this (though it might be just a tad tricky).

Go to My Books. Type in "Search" three authors (or more if you aren't sure which authors you've read the most) you know you've read a lot of books from and look for the ones you've "read" in the results. It helps if you have ratings on the ones you've read too since that might make things a little easier (instead of finding a "sea" of unrated books!).

Go ahead. It will be (hopefully) fun! lol

Here's mine as of November 2019:

Top 3 Authors I've read:

Agatha Christie (eg. And Then There Were None): 19 books
Stephen King (eg. Carrie, Pet Sematary): 14 books
Tim Lahaye (eg. Left Behind series): 12 books

I also thought to add interest to anyone who is unsure of any writer to put next to the author examples of their famous or most noted of works. (For example, I put "Carrie" and "Pet Sematary" since many of his were famous but only because they have been remade as films recently too. I have never read Pet Sematary just to note...).

Grace Paley
Ursula Le Guin
Madeleine L'Engle

Ooh I recognize that last one, Tamara. The author of famous book A Wrinkle in Time.

That one's on my "to-read" list!

Start with her essays!

Ok. What are some of them called, Tamara? I'm intrigued now.

Carl Hiaasen (environmentalist who wrote “Tourist Season”, “Stormy Weather”, and “Double Whammy” among others)

Lilian Jackson Braun (“The Cat Who…” series)

George Carlin (comedian who wrote “Brain Droppings”, “Last Words”, and “Napalm and Silly Putty”)

Alright, here are the ones I think are my top three:

Dean Koontz (eg Life Expectancy, Odd Thomas): ~33 books

Brandon Sanderson (eg The Way of Kings, Mistborn): ~35 (hard to say, because some have been short stories in longer volumes and separately)

Eoin Colfer (eg Artemis Fowl): ~18 books

And I just want to say, I was very disappointed when goodreads got rid of the most read authors feature.

If you spend three hours reading three books by one author, and a hundred hours reading one book by another author, which author have you read the most of?

That's a tough question, M. I kind of have that with Koontz and Sanderson. I've read more full length novels by Koontz, but Sanderson's novels are longer, so I've really read more words by him.

M wrote: "If you spend three hours reading three books by one author, and a hundred hours reading one book by another author, which author have you read the most of?"

Lol. That's a good brain teaser there, M! :D

Also, great to see some more posts, people. I love to see the varied books and (allegedly, M lol just kidding) favorite authors!

Are they your most read authors?

That's awesome Ella! And through your comment it's good you are a strong reader. I think people who do that are great writers too!

That's awesome! I was just curious how they stacked up numbers wise. :) I love rereading my favorites.

Jodi Picoult
Colleen Hoover
Julia Quinn (the author of the Bridgeton books)

I see it seems like a collection of YA and historical fiction books. That's cool, Autumn!

The three authors whose books I revisit the most these days are probably C. G. Jung (psychology), Leland Roth (architecture), and Richard Hofstadter (history). The books I use the most, though, are reference works of various kinds, mostly dictionaries.

I love Umberto Eco's prose, it's just beautiful. I'm currently reading The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loans and it's amazing, the book is full of pictures of old books and magazines. I usually read on my Kindle these days but I found the book in a second hand book shop and couldn't resist it. I also love John Steinbeck, I just love his characters, he brings such life to them they become like friends. I don't know who I'd pick for 3rd, but my new favourite I think is Andrew Mayne - he just writes a good fun story with interesting subject matter.

it spell checked my title!! :(. should be 'The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana' by Umberto Eco

The last thing I read by Steinbeck was Cannery Row. It was years ago, but I remember how fresh and engaging the writing was.

Yes, loved that one, I think Grapes of Wrath is probably my favourite. I found an old readers digest hardback copy in a junk shop and it has lovely illustration in it. I don't think I can add photos on this feed or I'd show a couple. I also really liked East of Eden, I think that was the one that hooked me in after watching the movie as a teenager.