paperplane Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 In the book The Master and Margarita, the phrase 'from devil knows where' always pops up. I can't remember if that's the exact wording but it's something along those lines. Quote
Loopyloo100 Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Perhaps! Or perhaps it was because the story was such a big stinking pile of . (Believe it or not, I do class myself as a Koontz fan, but this book was beyond terrible.) Glad I'm not the only one who thought that. I'm a fan too, but this book I gave 1 out of 5 and I'm not sure if that was a little generous. Quote
lexiepiper Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Perhaps! Or perhaps it was because the story was such a big stinking pile of . (Believe it or not, I do class myself as a Koontz fan, but this book was beyond terrible.) Glad I'm not the only one who thought that. I'm a fan too, but this book I gave 1 out of 5 and I'm not sure if that was a little generous. Oh dear, I have this on my TBR pile Quote
Rawr Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Stephen King also uses the word 'moveless' to good effect often, i'm sure he coined that one. Quote
Freewheeling Andy Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 In the book The Master and Margarita, the phrase 'from devil knows where' always pops up. I can't remember if that's the exact wording but it's something along those lines. Entirely appropriate, of course. Quote
SueK Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 I'm a fan of Barbara Erskine's books but alot of her characters tend to sit and shrug their shoulders an awful lot. Quote
Nicola Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 In the Twilight saga "my favourite wolfy grin" and "my favourite crooked smile" Ah this makes me cringe! Eeeek! Quote
Beccles Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 I really enjoyed the Taking.Great piece of fantasy. Koontz always has a Dog as a main character or animal so I suppose he uses "Woof":lol: alot Quote
tyvek999 Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 J.K. Rowling makes Hermione say "Always the tone of surprise" a lot in the last two books Quote
Raven Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) J.K. Rowling makes Hermione say "Always the tone of surprise" a lot in the last two books I can't remember what they are now, but I do remember Rowling repeating several phrases in The Deathly Hallows. I think I wrote a review somewhere, I'll see if I can dig it out! ETA: Found it, it was people's ears turning red! Edited July 21, 2009 by Raven Quote
nippysweetie_1 Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 In the Odyssey Homer continually refers to his characters through their characteristics - Odysseus is wise, resourceful, cunning, clever, admirable. His wife Penelope is Faithful Penelope, the Godess Athene is Bright eyed, Flashing eyes Athene. His son Telemachus is Thoughtful Telemachus. The sea is wine dark. I'm in the process of re-reading this book for the sole purpose of highlighting how Homer develops character through repetition of words and phrases. What I'm going to do with that when done I have no clue. Quote
Fev Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 JK Rowling perhaps slightly overuses the, 'he, Harry' construction, eg. '... and he, Harry, would be...', '...then he, Harry, saw...', '...so that he, Harry, suddenly knew...' etc. Really sorry if my pointing that out now bugs anyone, it drives my sister spare (nearly wrote 'potty' instead then, compl unintended pun) Bernard Cornwell also has a habit of finishing chapters with momentous statements beginning with 'And'. Unfortunately my fave Warlord Chronicles are back home over the Pennines so I can't check, but I mean something along the lines of, 'And so we went to war.' 'And the battle of Lugg Vale was begun.' As an English Language student, this annoys me slightly more than the HP one, but obv not enough to prevent me devouring them Quote
Adam Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 I'm reading a Cormac McCarthy book right now. In my opinion he has to be the greatest living writer, but the guy pays no attention to grammar. He uses the word "and" very often. He writes without commas and uses long sentences. If the character is uneducated, he writes that way. I really find his style unique. Quote
~Andrea~ Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Terry Pratchett has lots of characters with their mouths opening and closing when they are at a loss at what to say. Quote
jewell Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 In Marley & Me he loves to use the word Rambunctious. But after reading the book i can understand it! The dogs crazy! Quote
BookJumper Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Awesome as he is, Daniel Waters ("Generation Dead") seems to have an awful lot of nodding going on. I counted six nods in two pages this morning... Quote
Nicola Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Charlaine Harris like to use 'flashing signs' above her character's head's, such as 'it was as if I had a neon sign that read 'crazy' flashing above my head'. She does that a LOT! Quote
amethyst Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 In Wuthering Heights, the use of peevish/peevishness and countenance drove me absolutely nuts! Quote
Ben Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 Awesome as he is, Daniel Waters ("Generation Dead") seems to have an awful lot of nodding going on. I counted six nods in two pages this morning... For some odd reason I found myself nodding when I read this. Bizarre. Quote
chrysalis_stage Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte using the word 'ejaculated' for when someone spoke Quote
MuggleMagic Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte using the word 'ejaculated' for when someone spoke When I read WH my mind always stumbled over that word for a few split seconds Quote
frankie Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I don't think I can actually say that Charlaine Harris repeats the next phrase, but she's used it twice and I've never heard the expression before. She uses "in a New York minute" when something is done real quick. Quote
Emm Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Martina Cole uses "and they were legion" not only in all of her books but also several times in some chapters! As in "he had his faults, and they were legion"... Quote
amethyst Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 When I read WH my mind always stumbled over that word for a few split seconds Hehe me too! I read it out in work, everyone had a little giggle! Quote
NovaLee Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 Diana Gabaldon's characters raise their eyebrows all the time and the corners of their mouths often "twitch." Quote
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