Quote Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax
Well, in terms of classic writers, I harbour a burning hatred for Thomas Hardy, after having to study the dirge that is Tess of the D'Urbervilles in English Lit.

For more contemporary stuff, I would have to say JK 'too rich for editorial control' Rowling is up there. I never got why Frank Herbert was so well liked, either.
I've read the first book of Tess in romanian, but I have no intention of reading the second. The Man That Laughs by Victor Hugo... oh god, I swear it SHOULD NOT take half the book for the plot to start advancing.