What author do you detest?

[Sandra Craft]

Ayn Rand. I tried reading Atlas Shrugged to find out what the Teabaggers see in her, but it is painfully bad.

I don't even consider her a real writer.  I'm not even sure she qualifies as a hack.

[corgilover]

Nathaniel Hawthorn. If I have to read the Scarlet Letter one more time I think I'll chuck it across the room

Stephane Meyer, she just killed feminism in its tracks.

[Ali]

His fans are usually the sort who never tire of hearing and talking about Schrodinger's cat, because they think they understand it and like to be reminded of how clever they are.

*Snerk*

I dislike JT LeRoy/Laura Albert just because I find the books to be sort of needlessly unpleasant.  I admit that reading is a sort of escapism for me, so escaping to that world is sort of like biting into something disgusting and trying to force yourself to swallow.  Although the whole "Who is the REAL JT LeRoy?" scandal was sort of interesting.

[Sandra Craft]

Nathaniel Hawthorn. If I have to read the Scarlet Letter one more time I think I'll chuck it across the room

How often have you had to read it?  I only got it once in 12 years of school.  I actually like Nathaniel Hawthorne, it's his buddy Herman Melville I wish had had his writing hand permanently broken.

[Sweetdeath]

Nathaniel Hawthorn. If I have to read the Scarlet Letter one more time I think I'll chuck it across the room

Stephane Meyer, she just killed feminism in its tracks.

Forget feminism. Women's rights and common sense. She is disgraceful , and I would relish in aiding her into an empty elevator shaft.

[corgilover]

Nathaniel Hawthorn. If I have to read the Scarlet Letter one more time I think I'll chuck it across the room

How often have you had to read it?  I only got it once in 12 years of school.  I actually like Nathaniel Hawthorne, it's his buddy Herman Melville I wish had had his writing hand permanently broken.

We spent two months on it in Junior Year and then we moved on to Moby Dick by Melville. Then I had to read it for Honors English in Senior Year (SL, not MD)

[Wessik]

I don't know... I've liked Orson Scott Card, and I absolutely adore C.J. Cherryh.

But author's I don't like...? I probably haven't read them. 

[Recusant]

I actually like Nathaniel Hawthorne, it's his buddy Herman Melville I wish had had his writing hand permanently broken.

If you ever feel like giving Melville another chance (no reason why you should, just saying) I recommend The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade. It's not very long, and I found it to be enjoyable.

[Crocoduck]

Kurt Vonnegut, there I said it.    Reading Slaughterhouse-Five is a waste of an afternoon.

[Ali]

Kurt Vonnegut, there I said it.    Reading Slaughterhouse-Five is a waste of an afternoon.

Noooooooooooooo! *Falls to her knees, clutches her heart*

[Sandra Craft]

I actually like Nathaniel Hawthorne, it's his buddy Herman Melville I wish had had his writing hand permanently broken.

If you ever feel like giving Melville another chance (no reason why you should, just saying) I recommend The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade. It's not very long, and I found it to be enjoyable.

The "not very long" has sold me.  I've found that even if I hate an author's novels, the short stories can still be worthwhile.  Something about the size limit forces them to pull themselves together and write a readable story. 

[Sweetdeath]

Does anyone here like James Patterson? He writes like 10 books s year xD...

[Tank]

Does anyone here like James Patterson? He writes like 10 books s year xD...

Hmmm. Don't you mean he writes the same book ten times a year? I've never read any of his stuff but 10 books a year sounds a bit like a production line to me.

[Sweetdeath]

Does anyone here like James Patterson? He writes like 10 books s year xD...

Hmmm. Don't you mean he writes the same book ten times a year? I've never read any of his stuff but 10 books a year sounds a bit like a production line to me.

Yeah, that sounds about right xD

[Anne D.]

LOL, Melmoth. Count me among those who enjoy being mindlessly jerked off by Ian McEwan  .

The author I detest is Jack Kerouac. To be honest, I've only ever read On the Road and not much of that. Started it three times, but each time the blatant woman-hating was too overwhelming for me to keep reading, and I'm not what you'd call overly sensitive.