Book Blogger Hop: July 9-12

Jennifer at Crazy For Books is hosting another Blog Hop. Its a great way to get to know some other blogs and find some new faves. Just follow the link and list your site.

Her question this week is to talk about our favorite authors and why the are our favorites.

My answer: Its hard to say who my faves are but one would have to be Pat Conroy (Prince of Tides, Lords of Discipline). His stories are usually set in South Carolina along the coast or the coastal marshlands. He does a beautiful job or painting the scene. I can almost taste the salt air and smell the marshes. He also brings to life psychological struggles that the characters have. Very intense stuff from him.

Another of my faves is Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, Sphere). He has the perfect blend of techno-babble and storytelling to keep geeks like me satisfied.

Douglas Adams is also a favorite author of mine. As anyone who has read the WHOLE Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy of 5 books can tell by the title of my blog. The whole sort of general mish mash came from the final book Mostly Harmless. He had a very funny British wit about his stories along with some interesting scientific ideas.