Which author do you love the most for their prose and why? by petrastales Related: Literaturre from Ireland/U.K. Books where unsettling/new/unexpected customs and tribal groups emerge Classics/contemporary fiction from the German speaking region Books with a ocean setting (beach town, elements of surfing/free diving/ whales would be cool! ) A book that will blow my mind
Ireallyamthisshallow on August 17, 2025 9:52 pm Vladimir Nabokov has some excellent prose, even if the subject matter can be difficult.
puzzle-peace on August 17, 2025 9:59 pm Toni Morrison was an absolute master. Poetry, wit, knife-sharp observation… In a league of her own
Mammoth_Farmer6563 on August 17, 2025 10:00 pm Austen. People who haven’t read her think it’s all bonnets and dances and manners but she has a bottomless wit and sense of irony I’ll never tire of.
DeadSquirrel272 on August 17, 2025 10:00 pm The author I love the most because of their prose would be David Foster Wallace
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Vladimir Nabokov has some excellent prose, even if the subject matter can be difficult.
Tom Robbins’ work is lyrical and a really fun ride.
Toni Morrison was an absolute master. Poetry, wit, knife-sharp observation… In a league of her own
Austen. People who haven’t read her think it’s all bonnets and dances and manners but she has a bottomless wit and sense of irony I’ll never tire of.
The author I love the most because of their prose would be David Foster Wallace
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