What author’s writing style do you like the most?

  • Mercuri
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    7 hours ago

    So I tend to highlight books when I find a particularly impactful, funny, or otherwise noteworthy moment of prose. I can say with confidence that the author I have highlighted the most is Yuu Tanaka of **Reincarnated as a Sword **fame. Just a great mix of action, dialog, humor… a perfect all-rounder. I have no issue reading and re-reading and re-re-rereading his books.

    Honorable mention goes to Kaye Ng, the author of The Villainess Is An SS+ Rank Adventurer. She is incredibly witty with her dialog. So much so that even when she reuses jokes they continue to have their punch. A few random examples from the 3rd book with absolutely no context:

    “What are your current bribery rates?”

    “Very low. I have no standards whatsoever.”

    Coppelia gasped, her hands covering her mouth. “You mean … there are people who don’t design their own death corridors?”

    “You’re going to stick your sword into the magically warded keyhole full of explosives, aren’t you?”

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      6 hours ago

      So I tend to highlight books when I find a particularly impactful, funny, or otherwise noteworthy moment of prose.

      I do this all the time. I have a text file with quotes that is several pages long (but quotes some everywhere not just LN). Maybe we should do another favorite quote midweek discussion sometime.

      I can say with confidence that the author I have highlighted the most is Yuu Tanaka

      Patrick Rothfuss for me. Not an LN author but the guy has a way with words.

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        4 hours ago

        Patrick Rothfuss for me.

        Oh yeah, he’s so good! I can’t wait for the conclusion of the Kingkiller Chronicles… heh… hehe…heh… sigh

        Speaking of non LN authors, add Philip Pullman to the list. I remember reading a page, then rereading, then continuing to read before going back to that one page and reading it again because the writing was just that good.