RE: Notes From An Amateur Writer #41 - What Are Some of Your Favourite Books?
Two of my most favourite authors are Dan Brown and Agatha Christie. I enjoy reading thrillers a lot. But that doesn't mean I don't read other genres.
The thing that I liked most with Dan Brown is his way of presentation and the research he do for his plotline. It feels like watching an edge of the seat thriller while reading his novels. The scenes transforms swiftly raising suspense at the end of each chapter and takes it till the very end.
The reason why I prefer Agatha Christie over Conan Doyle is the simplicity in her language. Christie's novels are easier to understand. She always has something new in store.
Dan Brown's all books are exceptional. But if I have to pick one then it is Digital Fortress. That may be because I love computer science. Even my username ensei-tankado is the name of a character in this book.
Christie's famous detective character Hercule Poirot's last case Curtain is my best pick of her. It plays with your grey cells and leave you awestruck at the end. There are still a lot of her books that I haven't read.
Apart from these two writers, as I mentioned I read and enjoy all other genres and authors.
Thank you for sharing some of your favourite authors and books with me. I have read Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code, but not any of his other ones. It is a fast paced thriller, so I know what you mean by it being like an edge of your seat thriller.
I read quite a few of Agatha Christie's novel many years ago. She was a prolific and talented author. And the Hercules Poirot character is a classic, no doubt. I think there is currently a remake of the Murder On The Orient Express movie just been released.
I haven't read the book Curtain, so I may look into that one. Thanks for letting me know about it.