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BookStop · 3rd March 2007, 11:12 PM

But what someone thinks of as greatness will still be different for each individual.

I think Dr. Suess was a great author. I can argue that his books opened my eyes to a wonderous world around me, and changed the way I viewed every day from the moment I discovered him until now.

Many folks think Dr. Suess just told silly, entertaining rhymes. They wouldn't begin to class him as great with the likes of Austen, or Lovecraft, or Tolkien.

I think if ask 100 differnet people of differnt backgrounds and ages who the greatest author is, you may get some authors that are repeats, but you'd get some singles that are great only to one individual,as well.

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BookStop Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 1,465	Re:What do modern-day readers want from books?(and other thought-provoking questions) But what someone thinks of as greatness will still be different for each individual. I think Dr. Suess was a great author. I can argue that his books opened my eyes to a wonderous world around me, and changed the way I viewed every day from the moment I discovered him until now. Many folks think Dr. Suess just told silly, entertaining rhymes. They wouldn't begin to class him as great with the likes of Austen, or Lovecraft, or Tolkien. I think if ask 100 differnet people of differnt backgrounds and ages who the greatest author is, you may get some authors that are repeats, but you'd get some singles that are great only to one individual,as well.