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Originally Posted by Rebelius
well then... they're since the 80s
what about His Dark Materials?
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Hahaha, I know that. I didn't say I hated every modern writer, I just find the trends in a lot of modern writing unnecessarily convoluted and shit. Having a glance through my book collection, it's mostly stuff that pre-dates the sixties; this is most probably due to studying my degree more than anything else, but there you go. Modern writers that I DO like:
Umberto Eco
Oliver Sacks (not known foremost for being a writer, but his stuff is awesome nonetheless)
Philip K Dick
Jonathan Safran Foer
J.K. Rowling
Terry Pratchett (preferably the earlier stuff)
Susanna Clarke
Seamus Heaney
Jostein Gaarder
Neil Gaiman
Not a list of particularly scholarly writers (apart from Eco and Sacks). Whereas I used to read for reasons other than pure enjoyment, I don't have to do that anymore thankfully. I haven't read any Philip Pullman.