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I am a very selective reader and I mostly prefer to read thriller books rather than other genres. And the best author that I came across would be James Brendan Patterson. He is one of the most prominent thriller story writers of this age, and he holds a Guinness World Record for his tremendous success. His writing skills are highly eloquent and accurate.

One of my personal favorites books written by him would be Invisible and Hope to die which is prolonged to other series of books as well.

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My favorite author is definitely Peter Su. He is 29 years old this year and he came from Taichung, Taiwan. He didn’t graduated because he has never been to university. But now, he is an art director of BRAND. He started his back pack journey since at the age of 19. He likes to observe things happening around him while he travels and record it in his journal. Unlike other authors, he put in a lot of quotes and pictures into his book. 《梦想这条路踏上了，跪着也要走完》was his first book published in 2014. Fortunately, he received fame and many supporters from his readers. In 2015, he continues publish his second book named 《愛：即使世界不斷讓你失望，也要繼續相信愛》. Peter Su is always my favorite author because through his words, we can know that he is a person who thinks differently from others and know enjoy with his life. He has his own style of writing and he express his emotion by writing quotes.

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One of our favourite book that we’ve read was Tuesdays With Morrie. Most of his books including Timekeeper, Five People You Meet in Heaven and For One More Day are more of a philosophical and life-lesson theme.

Mitch Albom was originally a sports journalist, who works part time in the music industry until the company he was working for collapsed.

Despite his state of denial, confusion and depression, his sense of determination, perseverance and integrity towards journalism has shown us a lesson. Even during his career in sports journalism, Mitch Albom was aware of the terminal illness that was running through the blood of the family which led him striving for wealth to fulfil his satisfaction which he later on found futile.

After the publishing of Tuesdays With Morrie, there was a sudden realization through his lesson which taught us that wealth wasn’t the key to happiness. By the words of his mentor, Mitch Albom planted values into his readers mind, where you should learn to die then you can learn to live.

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“Who is one of the authors that you admire the most, and why?” The answer to this question is no doubt, Zoe Elizabeth Sugg. Zoe started out working as an apprentice at an interior design company when she created her blog, “Zoella”, thus people know her as Zoella more. She then decided to create a YouTube channel and share about the fashion, beauty, lifestyle and some challenges videos with other YouTubers. Other than blogging and YouTubing, Zoe also helps promote youth services such as the National Citizen Service, which she became an ambassador in 2013. She also gives great advises and she often reaches out to her fans via her Twitter account. Her book, “Girl Online” was aimed at teenagers and gives advises to teenagers about being cautious of their online activity, whatever that is posted on the Internet, stays on the Internet. Zoe has inspired a lot of people around the world, including the both of us and we are excited for her upcoming book, “Girl Online : Going Solo” – her stories are truly inspiring and teaches young adults about the importance of thinking before posting something online. (Source : - http://quotesgram.com/girl-online-zoe-sugg-quotes/ )

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Our favourite author is J.K Rowling. A British born writer who wrote the well-known Harry Potter series. Our personal favourites are “The Sorcerer’s Stone”, and “The Prisoner of Azkaban”. Her books forces our minds to work due to its fictional depictions of wizardry and mythical beings. She is a very creative person when it comes to drawing out ideas. Who can create stories like she does, with her quality writing and her impeccable language skills. She is the epitome of good writers, she can give children a run for their money when it comes to creativity and illogical thinking.

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Our favourite book author is Sarah J.Maas. New Yorks Times and USA Today bestselling American fantasy author. Her notable work is the Throne of Glass series which was published in 2012 by Bloomsbury. Personally the reason why we loved her work is because her writing style. We are also a big fan of fantasy book genre. She is amazing in expressing her enthusiasm through her books. We also love to read her books mostly because she uses a fairy tale element in her books. One of her retelling book is A Court of Thorn and Roses which is based on Beauty and the Beast. Most of her book has a very unique and original story which are definitely very interesting and lead to reader like us immersed to her story.

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My favourite author is Rhonda Byrne. One of the best selling books is The Secret which is rated number 1 in new York for a few weeks. Other than that her other books includes The Power, The Magic. It taught me that everyone can do great things and it starts with the mind. Anything is possible  to achieve and dreams are truly meant to come true. She open my eyes to see the world as not what it is but what it can be.

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The author that we admire the most is Mitch Albom, a 58 year old book-writer.

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Our favorite author would be J.K. Rowling or Joanne "Jo" Rowling. Well known for the fantasy novel series called "Harry Potter" which is hot selling in the whole world. Not only she have sold millions of copies of her work, she even made movie series out of her novel adaptation. In our opinion, her story line is extremely fascinating and thrilling. She also manage to made the characters in her series interesting and colorful, for example Luna Lovegood which is quite an airhead but reliable in most of the series ever since she was introduced. Although it was mainly just Teen entertainment, there are also certain good values in it which we can follow in real life

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My favourite author is Alan Moore. He is primarily known for his work in comic books including Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. The Killing Joke is personally my favourite. Alan Moore is also the guy behind Superman's "For The Man Who Has Everything". In my opinion, he is the only author that can write about the other side of a character that no one has ever seen and execute it perfectly.For example, from the comic "For the man who has everything" Alan Moore wrote a story where Superman never left Krypton and is married and had a son named Van-El. Although it was all in Superman's dream, it shows you that sometimes even Superman wants to become someone else if he can. In my opinion he is one of the best comic-book writers ever

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Hmm, my favourite author definitely has to be S.L Grey! S.L Grey is actually a collaboration between Sarah Lotz and Louis Greenberg. One of my favourite work by them is, The Mall.  I enjoyed reading The Mall because the story was about a man and a woman who were stuck in the mall and had no way out and strange things started happening to them. Most of their writings will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat. The reason being is because, the story lines are usually well composed and the suspense elements in their books will definitely lead you into asking a lot of questions like "what is going to happen next?!" "will she die?!". The climax of the story are usually very well executed. I absolutely admire the way they end their story because they always end it in a mysterious way and it will always get the readers wondering about it.  As a thriller/horror books enthusiast, i would definitely recommend their books to all the thriller/horror books lovers out there!

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My favourite author is Giddens Ko (柯景腾). Giddens Ko is a famous Taiwanese writer and director. He was born on 25 August 1978 in Changhua County, Taiwan. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Management from National Chiao Tung University and Master of Social Science from Tunghai University. His pen name is ‘JiuBaDao’ (九把刀), which means ‘nine knives’. ‘JiuBaDao’ was originally a song written by Giddens Ko as a senior high school student. The song's title stuck as his nickname when a tutor spotted students passing notes signed by ‘JiuBaDao’ and asked who he was. Classmates revealed ‘JiuBaDao’ to be Giddens Ko and he used the nickname as a pseudonym after graduating from college. I personally thinks his pen name ‘JiuBaDao’ is very cool. He is known for writing a few genres of books which are horror, romance and science fiction. I knew Giddens Ko through his famous book - You Are The Apple of My Eye (那些年，我们一起追的女孩) and also his another popular book -  Cafe . Waiting . Love (等一个人咖啡). I specially love these books because his perspective to love and romance is quite unique and I enjoy it. The book You Are The Apple of My Eye is my favourite as it is about high school romance which is very interesting and the understandings are within my reach. You Are The Apple of My Eye was later adapted into a Taiwanese Romance film in 2011, which Giddens Ko made his directorial debut with the film. In conclusion, I picked Giddens Ko as my favourite author because his ideas on love, romance and horror portrayed in his books are unique and sometimes weird, and I enjoy them.

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Rick Yancey. He was born in Miami, Florida on 4 November 1962. His books have been published in over thirty languages and have earned numerous accolades and awards from all around the world. His latest book is The Last Star from the 5th Wave series. I read the the first book of the 5th Wave series- The 5th Wave. I am interested in this book because it circles around a girl at how she faces all 5 waves by herself. This shows the importance to be brave when facing obstacles. Besides that, this book also shows me the love in a family as they try to protect and care for each other. I think this is more suitable for adults readers because of the description and the techniques used in writing. The plot was so amazing that everything hindering it was frustrating and glaringly obvious. However there is still a slight difference between the film and book.

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My favorite author has got to be David Levithan. His works are very out there, due to the fact that he doesn’t write typical romance novels. As a fan of romantic novels, I can proudly say that reading David’s works is like an iced lemonade on a hot day. One of my favorite works from him is Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, a story about two punk-straight edged beings, falling in love with each other while on a hunt for their favorite band, in the Big Apple. The way David Levithan portrayed Nick and Norah in the book was raw. Norah was not the good-looking, long haired beauty often portrayed in romance novels, she had a bowl cut. This proves the realisticity of the characters and it shows that David couldn’t care less about universal beauty standards.  Another book he had written that I enjoyed reading was How They Met. How They Met is a collection of short stories, presented with a quirky – awkwardness that comes with the sweet serendipity of love. What I truly enjoy about this book is the fact that it isn’t confined to simply heterosexual relationships, that there are no boundaries when it comes to love.  On that note, David has taught me the true meaning of love.

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My favourite book author is Okuda Hideo. I like his books, In The Pool series. Normally his book have 5 to 6 chapter in one book and all have different story. For example, the book ‘In The Pool’, all 5 stories have directly linkage only character, mental disease doctor Irabu. Except that, the characters and situations are totally different. But we see inside the book, we can know the author’s real mind. Those chapter stories are all different, but they have a common point. That is the all main characters are patience who have mental disease and they have counsel with Irabu. After read all chapters, we can know that Okuda want to give behind message, the modern people’s problem and they only can cure their mental disease from themselves, not from doctor. This storytelling method is really interest for me. That’s why I love Okuda Hideo’s book and everytime I anticipate his new book.

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“ Who are your favourite authors that you admire the most, and why? “ When i read this question for the first time, I find its hard to answer this question for someone who seldom read books like me. Im not into reading that much, but I will try my best to answer this question. So my favourite author goes to Jojo Moyes.  I knew her through her book Me Before You which is already adapted now as a film. Moyes was born on 4 August 1969 in London, England and grew up there too. She did a degree at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, London University. In 1992, she won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper to attend the postgraduate newspaper journalism course at City University. She once worked as a journalist for ten years, including a year at South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, and nine at The Independent where she worked variously as News Reporter, Assistant News Editor and Arts and Media Correspondent. Jojo Moyes became a full-time novelist in 2002, when her first book Sheltering Rain was published. Since then she has written a further eleven novels, all of which have been widely critically acclaimed. Why do I admire her the most is because she is one of only a few authors to have won the Romantic Novelists’s Award twice, and Me Before You has been nominated for Book of the Year at the UK Galaxy Book Awards. Me Before You has since gone on to sell over 8 million copies worldwide. In addition, Moyes lives on a farm in Saffron Walden, Essex with her husband who is journalist Charles Arthur and their three children. Last but not least, she inspires me a lot through her life that was full of success. As the result, The film adaptation of Me Before You starring Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games) and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) was released in June 2016 and was a huge box-office success.

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I have many authors that I favor, but there is one that particularly stands out compared to the others. His name is Itou Junji, a Japanese graphic novelist that specializes in horror. Unlike typical horror novels and books, his imagination and creativity is unparalleled, and does not target the usual market audience with gore or any other kind of pre-determined content that strikes fear in one. His works are unique, original and somewhat strange. In terms of entertainment value, he has got to be in one of the top on my list. In many of his books, he addresses real social and physiological issues within the Japanese society and its culture, symbolically. Issues such as concept of beauty (vanity), family hierarchy, goal attainment (greed), are vividly displayed in his books. How people may change their attitude and treatment to others when in face with an apocalyptic/unfamiliar situation. It makes me re-evaluate my own behavior in daily situations. Makes me ask myself, if this is how one should act. Or even to put myself in people's shoes, to try to understand the meaning behind their actions and words. The picture below is symbolic in a sense that the girl values family unity, and may also be a reflection of importance of family in Japanese culture. And the nudity might symbolize truth. Bare and naked truth

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My favourite author will have to be Edgar Allan Poe. He is known as one of the most refined authors for the genre macabre. I enjoy his poetry especially. I am drawn to the dark themes and his ability to really make his soul shine through his writing. My favourite poem by him would have to be Alone and my favourite short story is Tell Tale Heart. He writes in metaphors which is one thing I really enjoy as his works is always open to different angles and different people interpret it differently. It's always interesting to hear what other people have to say. I dare say that he definitely inspires me write better and to just slam my feelings on paper with rhymes and call it poetry. He inspires me to pour my heart out and be vulnerable.

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My favourite author is John Green, he is a very inspiring human being. He isn’t only an author he is a social activist who has contributed a lot for the society through his Youtube channel (project for awesome).He is also a genius, he is currently the sponsor and the manager of AFC Wimbledon a football team from England which if it wasn’t for him it would no longer exist and that’s not the interesting bit, the interesting bit is that he saw the potential in them and he pitched the idea of sponsoring them through another  YouTube channel he owns (hank games) where he plays FIFA and the money earned by the channel goes to the team. John Green and his brother Hank Green also own a third YouTube channel called crash course where they post educational videos in the most entertaining way. His work is just as amazing as his contributions and very popular among teenagers. My favourite book of his is paper towns, its just a really good book. I aspire to be him maybe not as an author but a film maker who isn't only interested in publicity but more into delivering messages to the youth and reaching out to them all in the hope of making life on earth bearable.

source:( Thom Geier),( http://www.thewrap.com/john-greens-let-it-snow-movie-lands-2016-release-date-from-universal/)

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When people ask me who is my favourite author I’ll always answer, J.K. Rowling. She is well-known as  Harry Potter novel author and film producer.To be honest,  I had never read her books but I admire her as she is a very successful author. What made me admire her and look up at her is her past before she was on the wall of fame. We all know her hard work, she went more than five publishers to publish her book but she got rejected a few times. She didn’t stop her effort and continue her journey to publish her book. Her background stories of her life and effort that she puts that made me admire her so much. She is not just a writer but  also a mother to three children. All her effort back at the days when she first starts has become a very success and worth the effort. She also had won a lot of awards along the journey of her fame. She even quotes “Anything is possible if you’ve enough nerves” which is one of my favourite wisdom. You need to be confident and believe in yourself first and that is what I’m trying to apply in part of my life. She has inspired me with her fame of work and hard-working of her successness. She also had brought a fenomenal of harry potter for more than 10 years and people will remember her and her effort.

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"Who is your favourite author that you admire most, and why?" If someone were to ask me this question, undoubtedly, I'd say Joyce Meyer, a Christian author and speaker, born on 4th June 1943 in the United States. Why? The reasons aren't just based on the spiritual influence she has brought upon me but plainly because from her life, I was inspired at how firm she stood to her beliefs, desperately pursuing the true joy from deep within, to continue loving, loving and loving. Despite her unpleasant past experiences, she continued writing books that focuses a lot on JOY. Personally, one of her most impactful work that has truly left something significant in my heart after reading it was Joy Redefined. There was something interesting about this book that caught my attention because it was a series that focused on loving Jesus, loving others and loving yourself. Therefore, the acronyms for the word Jesus, Others and Yourself itself spelt J.O.Y. This book gave me an insight of what it actually meant by truly gaining the joy by loving and giving because in a culture that thrives on gossip and putdowns, it is important for us to be someone who encourages and lifts people up. That way, we can truly stand out and make a difference.

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One of my favourite Japanese manga artist is Gosho Aoyama in Japan. He is known as the creator of the manga series Detective Conan. He had created a number of manga such as Magic Kaito, Yaiba and many of that. One of my favourite of his manga is Detective Conan. I have whole series of  Detective Conan. It has different issue of crime. It story is about a smart high school detective guys who called Jimmy Kudo, sometimes work with the police to solve cases. One times when he was investigate the case, he is attacked by the black organisation. They force him to ingest an experiment poison, however, the poison transforms him into a kid. After he became a kid, he use the tranquilizer needle to put the policeman, Richard and he impersonates his voice to reveal the solution to the case. After I had read this manga series, what I had learned was be alert of surrounding and the story portray a lot unique characters that I can relate to. The difference situations that the main character face and the way he solved them have taught me to be critical of real life situation,

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My favorite author that I admire most today is Dan Brown. He is a British author and the fun fact about him, is he has extracted various inspirations from his father, who is a history lecturer, and projected it in most of his works. Dan Brown is one of the knowledgeable man I knew who existed in the 21st century.  He has written numerous historical fictional books overtime. However, the book I found that stands out among the others is ‘The Da Vinci Code’. The book was thoroughly magnificent and has overwhelmed me as I continued to flip through the pages. Overall, the plot of the story has established a climax and it manifests a strong essence of an incredible historical approach, back in the days and the undiscovered life of Leonardo Da Vinci. It truly excites me to discover the unrevealing truth behind famous paintings and work archives presented by Leonardo Da Vinci in the book, particularly the “dark” secrets and interpretations behind them. For instances, the painting of the “Mona Lisa” has kept me appalled, after discovering that the appearance of Mona Lisa is meant to have a feature of a female on her left side, which is far more slimmer, and a masculine feature on her right side. The story emphasizes deeply into detail that the “Mona Lisa” reflects on a sacred union of a female and a male, which implies the union between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. (This is only fictional and it might not be a fact.) Genuinely speaking, I became more knowledgeable about several amazing histories of the past and found myself being able to decipher codes and interpretations, plus analyzing situations. These are all projected inside the book.

Furthermore, I’ve never found myself so entrenched in a book like this before and makes me questioned, visualize and wonder beyond my imagination of the scenes and chemistry between every extraordinary fictional character in the book. This is why Dan Brown has inspired me so much.

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Amir Muhammad

I'm not one who is usually drawn to locally-published books but this one took my by surprise. KL Noir is an anthology setting up the lens to the darker side of KL, with all its sex, crime and grit. In other words, a contemporary to the once-glorious genre of pulp fiction. Several essays stuck with me long after the pages were closed, among them, 'Chasing Butterflies in the Night'. Dina Zaman's 'After Dark, My Love' was less of a short story and presented itself more as a social commentary on Kuala Lumpur's seedier side, one that becomes common knowledge among the city-dwellers. 'Cannibal Vs. Ah Long' was one of the attention-grabbing ones, as though having lifted literally from film scenes. Some stories however, came off as confusing. 'The Dualist' for example. I was unsure whether it was bad storytelling or maybe it just wasn't clear - personally, having to backtrack certain sentences and whole pages. What KL Noir is, is that despite certain stories not being impressionable enough - It's still one that makes for good reading and also proof that Malaysian authors don't pander on to the masses with romance fiction (that sells off shelves here, like hot cakes). I would definitely like to see more of these.

My favourite different authors :

by Richard B. Stephans ( Demonstrates that the bad things in life do have their good, practical side )

by Lena Dunham( the story has everything: Drama, Jealousy, drunkenness and friendships

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I would say Patrick Ness. He is a young adult and children book’s writer. He is mostly well known for his young adult fiction series the Chaos Walking series, which is one of my favourite series. The first book of the series titled The Knife of Never Letting Go tells the story about a world stricken with a disease that is believed to have killed off all the women and has caused the ones alive to have their thoughts audible to each other. The story starts off with a boy named Todd who stumbles upon complete silence and where it takes him. The story of a boy and his dog going on a journey wouldn’t seem too interesting but it really is, I promise. My favourite aspect of these books are the characters, be it the protagonists, antagonists and even the side characters. I was completely engrossed in the story and the characters. I have never been so in love with fictional characters before, not in a romantic way but you just grow to love these characters even the villains, they are just so evil and nasty, you love to hate them. The main characters felt so real and they acted like their age and sometimes surprised me with maturity beyond their years. Another aspect I appreciate incredibly in these books, is the personal conflicts the main character Todd faces as a young boy left to his own devices. He is constantly fighting with himself with decisions and choices he has to face. He makes mistakes, unfortunate ones and he hates himself for it and he tries his best to fix the problems that should’ve never been his. He had to grow up and he was horrible at it and that made the story even more special in my opinion. It was such a spectacular and relatable read. Patrick Ness’s writing will never let you down, he writes so uniquely and just brings his characters to life. His books were the first ones to have made me sob-cry at 3 o’clock in the morning. It was great.

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He is the author of ‘The Kite Runner’, which is one of my favorite books of all time. It is set in Kabul, Afghanistan. The book is about a young Pashtun boy named Amir, who comes from a high-class family and his Hazara friend, Hassan, who is the son of the family’s servant. The book sheds light onto the hardships faced by these young boys and their families throughout the years, as they get older, such as problems caused by the Taliban and the Soviet Union Military.

I found the book very moving and the words were so beautifully profound and clearly articulated very well. ‘The Kite Runner’ is a book that will never seize to amaze me, no matter how many times I read it.

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I only read one book written by her, "Eleanor&Park". I really really loved it as it tells the story about a boy and a girl initiating a love story during their times in the bus to school. The way Rowell wrote the book was rather unique and rare. It is written in dual narratives, where you get to read it from Eleanor's point of view as well as Park's. It is really interesting and cute as you can reas what both characters and thinking about. The book tells about first love and is very relatable. It really makes the readers have so much feels for the characters. Not only romance, but there are also humor and sarcasm included in it. The book also tells readers to never give up on the one they love. It is really heart-warming and can really put a smile on your face. The interaction between the two characters are very adorable and well described by the author. The ending was superb and the way she wrote the ending was just too much feels.

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I seldom read books but i have read few and one of my favorite was the the Camp Rock novel which is why i chose this author. Lucy Ruggles is actually not her real name, its her pen name. She is an author of the young adult novels like The Debutante, The Lost Summer, and my latest, Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff that Made Me Famous, as well as an illustrated humor/advice book, Roomies: Sharing Your Home with Friends, Strangers, and Total Freaks, including Camp Rock. The impact I had after reading the book is the story was even more interesting while reading rather then watching the movie. Her writing skill is really good and the story line even though it is the same as the movie yet she added in so many new things and some other things which was not in the movie. i find the book interesting which made me to read the same book for multiple times and I am still having it with me. As i just got to know about the author, I will try reading more books of her and others books as well to improve my knowledge.

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Ting Hui Yun (0328478)
She is a famous children's books writers. I like the book Geronimo Stilton which is the book I only remember I have read in the past. This Geronimo Stilton which is featuring the mouse as the main character. This book is always full of adventure although I've only read few of them. The series I've remembered is ' A Very Merry Christmas'. Which is also full of adventure, he travel around the New York just to find his suitcase. i enjoy reading when read it because the books are not only word, the font they use is really interesting and eyes-catching.

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Nabilah Hilsya (0328856)

My reading list has always been a mix of different authors as I don’t really pay much attention to the names but to the contents of their works. However, if you were to look at it, you would find Haruki Murakami’s works to be consistently recommended in the list. Murakami’s works have always intrigued me as he gracefully weaved this web of worlds that never fail to evoke a sense of nostalgia in me with his unique and flawful characters.

Colorless Tsuzuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage was one of the latest titles that I’ve read from him and I wasn’t disappointed with the storyline and the characters that he’s made up. His words flowed so graciously to make up these series of sentences that in the end, created this dark and addictive narrative that left you from wanting more. His writing and the way of telling the story were effortless which made the reading/absorbing processes all the more easier, which is why I find him favourable.

His stories deal with the issues of broken friendships, dysfunctional relationships, lonely characters, empty thoughts, sex, love and these were portrayed in the rawest way possible. Even though the conflicts that his characters were facing are not exactly parallel to what I’m currently experiencing, Murakami has a knack of creating a sense of relation and belonging between his stories and the readers; no matter how bizarre.

Just like Colorless Tsuzuru Tazaki, Murakami’s Norwegian Wood also touches on a character who is currently living in his past and regrets and how he tend to solve it in the end. Not really solving the conflict, Murakami’s style of putting the final dot to his story is by leaving it hanging and floating in the air; leaving the readers to interpret the conclusion based on their own understanding and life experiences.

My other favourite works from different authors are:

Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Burnt

Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa

Perks of Being a Wallflowerby Stephen Chbosky

To Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee

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Bernice Chauly is a very notable Malaysian writer/poet. She is also an educator, filmmaker, photographer and also a festival director. All of her works are always impressive and unique to me. In fact, some of her photographs and films were screened worldwide. Bernice has been working extensively in the creative industries for over 20 years yet she has won multiple awards for her contribution to the arts in Malaysia. I have read most of her works in books including online from her own site. She is just an amazing writer as her works are always direct and honest. Her poems are delicate that it gets to me powerfully.

“The Book of Sins” by Bernice holds most of my favorite writings from her. I cannot really figure out which one would be the best, but the first writing I’ve ever read from her would be a prose called “The Third Man”. It’s a setting in Ipoh back in her younger days, a memory or story of what she managed to capture in her life. The prose starts off about Ipoh not having flush toilets until the day she left for university in 1986. The prose basically tells about her, facing the stench from the toilets that were shared with many people, including a slop bucket man that would drive across the back alleys of Ipoh to collect the waste from thick rubber pails. Bernice said that if she was unlucky, she could see the man doing rounds and reaching his hands from under her bottom to whisk the pail away just to replace a new clean pail. However, her aunt has nightmares that emanated from the toilet, she used to imagine that she was pursued by a man from the sewers. On the other hand, Bernice remembers her experiences differently. She remembered that the toilet was the only toilet that they had, yet it was shared with many people who are workers and family.

That puts a smile on my face. Depends on how you understand it, the prose in conclusion, shows a lot of moral senses that could be adapted into our lives.

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I like Blyton's work because they teach moral values to young people around the world. I believe that authors such as Blyton play a major role in shaping the younger generations for the future. One of her most remarkable series of stories were the "Famous Five" series. As a young boy I used to love these books because they were so adventurous and takes the reader to a whole new level of imagination. To me, the way Blyton phrases her stories is rather interesting because she writes in a way that both children and adults can read the stories with a perfect understanding and imagination of the detailed descriptions of specific scenarios.

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Joshua Harris is an American Pastor as well as an author. He is well known for the book I Kissed Dating Goodbye which he expressed his thoughts on modern young man and young lady dating matter standing on the view point of biblical teaching. It was published in 1997 and it was sold nearly 1 million around the world and even the translated version of it.

Harris established the concept of “courtship” for an alternative for dating. It is more to a committed relationship instead of letting the irrational love rushes both young man and young lady into the dating game. For to have a committed relationship, both single man and lady should be able to be independent in terms of financial, mentally and the most importantly the spirituality. The concept urged both single man and lady to be prepared for the best to come according to God’s will and while waiting the love to flourish, both shall practice to be the “right” one for each other in many aspect, such as characteristic and behavior.

I Kissed Dating Goodbye brought me to a whole new view of the relationships between man and lady. Instead that we had to keep on searching the “right” one before getting into marriage, we could be the “right” one for the one which we will meet with one day and it’s all in the plan of God. Stop worrying and be rest assured that He knows what He is doing!

Jasmine 0327814

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Orwell is the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm. The former being one of my favourite books of all time. Of. All. Time. It's poignant, scary, and very unsettling. I love dystopian settings and it's probably the first book that's made me really think. I could name a million more similiar books (Brave New World, Clockwork Orange, Battle Royale etc.) and they're all beautiful but this one is, still, by far, the scariest, and also the first I picked up. I suppose it's what has made me really pay attention and care about the world, its politics and everything else.

Oscar Wilde, on the other hand, is my soul mate. My literary soul mate. My favourite works of his being his play "The Importance of Being Earnest". He's funny, different, sarcastic, and deeply emotional. My writing started off being very influenced by him. It was so effortless and stylish, so flourished and non-pretentious. And what a life he's been through. His 20 page love letter to his lover whilst he was still imprisoned broke my heart multiple times. :( What a guy.

Honorary mention goes to Natsuo Kirino for being the first Japanese crime thriller author I read. Out and Grotesque being my faves. And also set me on a trail to read a slew of Japanese authors' works ie Ryu Murakami & Koushun Takami. Japanese books are surprising ones. They'll have you feeling gross in a second and I love it.

Pictured below is George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) holding a katana. A KATANA.

Kimberly Wong (0328894)

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I like Stan Lee's work because it is fun to read. The way he draws and writes his comics were amazing, my childhood was all mostly based on his comics. If it wasn't for him I would have never known my two most favourite superheroes today. To me, his best works would be the spiderman and iron man comics. I personally loved the IronMan comic book series the most. The way he portrayed Tony Stark was amazing. I love how he was so creative to create the suits of iron man that I come to love now. As for spiderman I liked the way he portrayed Peter Parker as a nerdy weirdo who turns outs to be the friendly neighbourhood superhero.
Darryl Tay: 0329276

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She wrote a book with 4 sequels about sirens, it was called the "Watersong Series". It has a mixed genre of thriller and a hint of romance. What i liked about her writing is that she actually made my heart beat really fast when I read the book as if I am the character, it felt so surrealThe ending was just how i wanted it to be. i've only found out about sirens after i started reading the books. She is a very successful writer as by 2011 her average book sales reached 9,000 each day.

Aqilah Nur, 0328765

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Stan Lee is a man with so much ideas and creativity, if it wasn't for him my childhood would most probably be boring and dull. It is clear that he is a very creative man because he has not only introduced so many superheros to the world but the they way how he writes the story lines are spectacular and there are many amazing moral values in his stories. To me personally his creativity of creating spider-man was amazing. The Amazing Fantasy of Spider-man comic series are one of my top favorite superhero comic book.

Daniel - 0328993

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Jim Aitchison aka James Lee is born in Australia, but he in now living in Singapore as a Singapore Permanent Resident since 1983. I have read a few of his books and it really made me interested in his work. Although his books are only famous in Asian countries, with over 1.5 million copies of Mr Midnight was sold. I like his books because the characters in his books are all Asian instead of of the usual white characters. His book genre is horror type which completes 91 series of books. Although he is not an Asian, he is very successful in Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. The stories in his books are based on our daily activities which makes it so real. The stories that he writes always makes the reader feel suspense. The best part is that he encourages the readers to send in their own stories, which he then fleshes out in his books.

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She is a British romance novelist. I love reading her books and it somehow made a change of my view. They are always there during my lows. In her books, she tells truths about modern life. For example, one of the book that she has written, "The One Plus One" , it is basically a combination of love story and a road trip and a family drama. It makes you giggle and weep at the same time. Jojo Moyes does a majestic job of conjuring casts in every single piece of her writing.

Joyce Lim Boo Yee 0329092

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So far i only read two of her books. "To all the boys i love before" and the sequel to that book "PS I still love you". I really enjoyed reading these two books as I find her stories imaginable and relatable. Jenny Han really knows how to describe the love life of teenagers and make it interesting and funny. She really knows how to set the mood, sometimes sad, sometimes happy. She really knows how to speak to the readers through her words. It's as if she understand how the readers feel. The two books of hers I've read really fascinated and intrigued me. The book is not only about romance between a boy and a girl but also shows the relationship between sisters. Her books can really turn and frowny face to a smiley one after reading it :D The way Jenny Han wrote it in the main character's perspective was really cute, where many of the main characters thoughts were relatable.

Ethan Wong (0329350)

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"Sherlock Holmes" is one of the most famous fiction wrote by Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is known as a "consulting detective" in the stories. He is known for a proficiency with forensic sciences,and also logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic. "Sherlock Holmes" were also the source of modern crime-solving adaptation that we now experienced in TV.  The real draw of his stories is the process of crime detection that Doyle allows the readers to understand, experience and apply themselves alongside Watson as Holmes investigates the cases.
I enjoying reading his book because what Conan wanted to told his readers was we can see things from another point of view, not just following the rules or common sense.

LIM LI YI 039254

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He is an American Novelist that have published 18 novels and 2 non-fiction books. He writes such romantic novels that has become such sad movies. The books he writes have often made his audiences cry whether if it's written in a book or made into a movie. My personal favorite is "A Walk To Remember". It shows me that there is such thing as love. Landon had fallen in love with a girl in his school, Jamie. Jamie had leukemia. He married Jamie without any regrets. This shows me that love have no  barriers. People who truly love each other with fight through every obstacle throughout the relationship. Landon had committed to Jamie.

Joanne Chung 0328579