Book meme - A - Author You’ve Read The Most Books From

[byslantedlight]

caffyolay has given me A... and although I'm rolling my eyes at whoever worded the meme, this is rather a cool think-y one. And I think - I think that it really has to be the author of these books: Because there were all the Famous Five books, and all the Five Find-Outers, and all the Secret Seven, the Adventure books, the various wee series that were published as hardbacks to match the set in the pictures here - and we had dozens of those, it felt like, that I loved. So... surely it must be Enid Blyton!

Hmmn - second runner-up... well, there's Patrick O'Brian of course, because there are 20 Aubrey/Maturin books. But then, how many books did Agatha Christie write, because I've read most of hers (though apparently she wrote 67 mysteries, could I really have read most of them?). Who else...? Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, the Chalet School books! Terry Pratchett must be up there... Robert Heinlein perhaps. Oh - Elizabeth Peters, for Amelia Peabody, though I got caught up in life, and I'm five behind. I should get those out of my storage and start again too... *g* There must be more authors I've read lots of - I expect they'll come to me. *g*

What about you?

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[snailbones.livejournal.com]

I love those book covers - I'm having to fight against buying books at car boot sales just for their covers - it's a terrible habit *g*

And please, Miss? Do I get an anti-Enid Blyton award? I'm pretty certain I've never read a single book of hers, not even Noddy (my dad banned the poor chap, along with all other children's books). I'm thinking of saving her now for when I'm old and doddering - I think a bit of Famous Five will go down splendidly in my second childhood years *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, you poor thing - I'm so sorry to hear that... not a single Enid Blyton book? What unwarranted cruelty to an innocent child... She should definitely go on your list, though I suspect she may not have quite the same effect now... you can never get that back! I feel like I should send you soup or grapes or something!

I've been buying books just for their covers recently too - the gorgeous Mick Wiggins ones... I need to get on with reading some of them too... *g*

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

My dad had the idea children's books were bad for children... *g* It didn't do me any harm, and I've still got loads of authors like Enid Blyton to look forward to :D

I love Mick Wiggins' work - I think I've got a couple of Steinbeck's with his artwork about the place somewhere. Goodness knows where!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Lol - but all the lovely stories you've missed! Not quite sure it'll be the same, reading them as a cynical adult... *g*

And ooh for Wiggins having done some Steinbeck covers - I'll have to look out for those...