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[beachlass]

Directly inspired by conversations following Kurt Vonnegut's death:

Five Authors I Haven't Read

Toni Morrison - I want to, I even have at least one of her books on my shelf, so I intend to, I just haven't yet.
Terry Pratchett - The enthuiasm with which people - some in my extended family - rave about Pratchett, makes me think I really do need to rectify this gap in my reading.
John Irving - I have no interest in Irving's books, I'd probably like them, but I've never even checked one out of the library.
Carol Shields - Canadian! Female Author! Award Winning! - Again, I've got at least one of her books (Unless) - but have not yet read it.
Salman Rushdie - Rushdie is probably at the top of the I should read this, but haven't yet list.

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Comments

[ronsard.livejournal.com]

You have to read at least one Rushdie novel, then, if only to experience the feeling of huge conflict brought on by unbearable annoyance and eternal love.

God, I never even think about the authors I haven't read, because O just kinda always fob that statistic off as 'too many to count'. I mean, that's what the rest of my life is for, right?

But I know I would like to be reading these people: Spinoza, Banana Yoshimoto, John Irving (is there like a universal Irving-block at work or something? XD), Ayn Rand, and Diana Wynne Jones (I know, I know, my soul is incomplete or something, I've been told).

[beachlass.livejournal.com]

Oooh... good list. I couldn't remember who Diana Wynne Jones was, and when I looked her up, discovered she'd written one of my all time favorite books as a kid. I don't know how many times I read Dogsbody.