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Books they recommend that someone else wrote.
“There was a writer named Evan Hunter. It wasn't his real name, But he was famous. He wrote The Blackboard Jungle and a number of famous novels under that name.”
The Blackboard Jungle (NFT/BFI Film Classics) by Evan Hunter
Guest on How I WriteDean Koontz: This Is What Mystical Writing Feels Like | How I Write
“Not the cat poetry so much. It's wonderful cat poetry, and it's amusing. But the four quartets, or Ash Wednesday, or Lewis, I've probably read any of them hundreds of times,…”
Why: It offers richness of language and depth that impacts you.
Ash-Wednesday by T. S. Eliot
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Their own books, or books they discussed with the author. Not counted as recommendations.
“There was a novel called Intensity that I published quite a number of years ago. It's the clearest example I can give you, but I have to ramble a little bit…”
Intensity by Dean Koontz
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Named without an opinion attached.
“If you read Jaws, there's nothing compelling about the characters. That is the situation, the story, and the shark.”
Jaws by Peter Benchley
Guest on How I WriteDean Koontz: This Is What Mystical Writing Feels Like | How I Write