My Top 5 Most Owned Authors

TL;DR

The speaker discusses their most owned authors and their works, including John Wyndham, Shirley Jackson, Margaret Atwood, Terry Pratchett, and Arthur Conan Doyle.

Transcript

hi guys so today I'm going to talk to you about my most owned authors and someone asked me to do this quite a while ago on Twitter and recently Jane Campbell did a video on this topic and I really enjoyed it so I was inspired to get around to actually filming my own oh I probably have read a few of these authors books so this is not necessarily the... Read More

Key Insights

• 🙃 The speaker's most owned authors are John Wyndham, Shirley Jackson, Margaret Atwood, Terry Pratchett, and Arthur Conan Doyle.
• 🥳 The speaker enjoys science fiction novels by John Wyndham, specifically "Day of the Triffids."
• 🫒 Shirley Jackson's novels, especially "We Have Always Lived in the Castle," are favored over her short stories by the speaker.
• 🔇 Margaret Atwood's novels are appreciated by the speaker, but one book was disliked.
• 🙃 Terry Pratchett's Discworld series is a favorite of the speaker, who owns over 40 books by the author.
• 🙃 The speaker owns the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes works and enjoys Arthur Conan Doyle's writing.
• 💦 Personal preferences vary with authors and their works, as some books may be favored over others.

Questions & Answers

Q: How many books does the speaker own by John Wyndham?

The speaker owns seven books by John Wyndham, all in matching editions published by Penguin.

Q: What genre does John Wyndham's books belong to?

All of John Wyndham's books owned by the speaker are science fiction novels, written in the 1950s and 1960s.

Q: Which book by Shirley Jackson is the speaker's favorite?

The speaker's favorite book by Shirley Jackson is "We Have Always Lived in the Castle," although personal preferences may vary.

Q: How many books by Margaret Atwood has the speaker read?

The speaker has read four novels by Margaret Atwood, but interestingly does not own two of them.

Q: Does the speaker enjoy all books by Margaret Atwood?

While the speaker enjoyed most of Margaret Atwood's works, they disliked one book by her.

Q: How many books does the speaker own by Terry Pratchett?

The speaker owns over 40 books by Terry Pratchett, all of which are set in the Discworld universe.

Q: What genre does Terry Pratchett write in?

Terry Pratchett writes comic fantasy novels, primarily set in his own created universe of Discworld.

Q: How many Sherlock Holmes books does the speaker own by Arthur Conan Doyle?

The speaker owns the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes works by Arthur Conan Doyle, along with one non-Holmes book called "The Lost World."

Summary & Key Takeaways

• The speaker owns seven books by John Wyndham, all science fiction novels published by Penguin, and has read some of them.

• The speaker owns books by Shirley Jackson, including novels and short story collections, and prefers her novels over her short stories.

• The speaker owns several books by Margaret Atwood, has read four of her novels, and enjoys most of her works, although disliked one of them.

• The speaker owns over 40 books by Terry Pratchett, all set in the Discworld universe, and highly enjoys his comic fantasy writing.

• The speaker owns the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes works by Arthur Conan Doyle and has read them all, along with one other non-Holmes book.