Bonus points for any books you believe are classics from that time period. Any language, but only fiction please.
I’m really excited to see what Lemmy has.
I hesitate to call her a great author in her own right and I detest her attitude towards transwomen. That said, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series transformed the young adult fiction genre from a bit of a wasteland of Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy novels into a quality genre with significant cross-generational appeal.
I’ll mention Orson Scott Card as well, but his books have worn thin over time as he squeezes every penny out of the Enderverse. Ender’s Game got me through a miserable hospital stay as a young child, so it will always have a special place in my heart. Speaker for the Dead I also loved.
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Yes, it’s not so much that she’s a great writer on the level of many of the others listed here. But in terms of cultural impact, she made a huge splash.
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You detest Rowling’s attitudes towards transwomen, but your only other suggested author is a huge anti-gay advocate? Riiiiight …
I am gay, so if you’re trying to suggest something then you’re barking up the wrong tree.
I loved Orson Scott Card’s books when I was younger, even the later Ender books. Unfortunately he’s also a pretty terrible person much like Rowling.
And it pokes through in his books, along with this “I am very smart” attitude that a lot of his characters have.