Tuesday, September 29, 2009

M.T. Anderson

I am going to write my darndest to catch up to him. He is the writer I most want to emulate.

(Reading The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traiter to the Nation, Vol 2., Kingdom on the Waves and LOVING it. Mr. Anderson is a verifiable genius.)

The only downside to reading his books is that they tend to run long, run deep, and keep me from writing whilst I'm reading them.
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4 comments:

  1. Anna StaniszewskiSeptember 29, 2009 at 8:38 PM

    He really is such an amazing writer. What I think impresses me the most is how smart, but also how funny he is. Not only can he write stunning books like Octavian Nothing, but he can also write laugh-out-loud funny ones like Whales on Stilts. I think that just shows what a talented writer he really is.

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  2. Amber LoughSeptember 29, 2009 at 9:55 PM

    I need to read his other books.

    For now, I will soak myself in Octavian Nothing. I think I'm in love...

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  3. storyqueenSeptember 30, 2009 at 12:04 AM

    I've not read this yet, but I'd like to write like Markus Zusak.....but that is too far a reach for little old me.

    Shelley

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  4. Amber LoughSeptember 30, 2009 at 5:01 AM

    You can do it, Shelley!

    Oh, and Markus Zusak is my OTHER inspiration.

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