Books Quote by Garth Greenwell

A great novelist must open the reader's heart, allow the reader to remember the vastness and glory -- and shame and shabbiness -- of…

— Carolyn See

The best novels are those that are important without being like medicine; they have something to say, are expansive and intelligent but never forget…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“An exceptional book to read on! The author has a writing style and cared! I do not tell you more click on this book…

— Le Douarec Philippe

The books I love most are the ones that combine some sort of gripping story with really beautiful or stylish writing. Some of my…

— Karen Thompson Walker

“A great book does not have to be a literary masterpiece with complicated sentences and words no one has heard of. It has to…

— Amanda Mackey

Neal Stephenson is great. He can write about a white wall for six pages, and it sounds fascinating. I read the whole 'Baroque Cycle'…

— Daniel Suarez

They say great themes make great novels

— John O'Hara

I think I am the most impressed with writing styles that defy category, like Kharms or Selby, Breton or Jarry, where you become as…

— Henry Rollins

I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It's so frightfully good I've never bothered to read…

— Nancy Mitford

Knut Hamsun's writing is magical. His sentences are glowing; he could write about anything and make it alive. Of contemporary writers, Thure Erik Lund…

— Karl Ove Knausgard

Alan Moore's writing is almost novelistic. It's very intricate and wordy and smart.

— Adrianne Palicki

I think novels just really show us the deepest parts of people's hearts, and you cannot walk away anymore and say, "I don't know."

— Edwidge Danticat