Hey all, I want to read more contemporary fiction and find an author that I like so that I can follow their career and have some new material to look forward to. The authors I would say I like the most so far are Herman Melville, Cormac McCarthy, and William Faulkner, basically I’m really into their prose/style and the good stories are an added benefit. Of what I read by them I liked Moby Dick (duh), Suttree, and Absalom, Absalom the most.
What I have NOT liked of what I have read, which sometimes is more important, would be John Steinbeck, Norman Mailer, and Phillip Roth. All these guys had great moments but I never really connected with or enjoyed reading the books, was happier just to have them over with.
What author(s) should I keep my eye on who may have been influenced by/similar in style to (but with their own voice so to speak) these guys? Thanks in advance!
by machineuser1138