Since everyone else seems to just be listing here, I'll respectively submit a list of some of my favorites too (why not give into peer pressure): *Orwell *Faulkner *William Burroughs (Speaking of which, did anyone else feel SM&S felt like a cross between the styles used in The Junkie and Ulysses? To the dear author, if this was your intention you are a master stylist, if not, well then, to me it's very good and reflective of both pieces) *Lovecraft *Gothe *Moliere *Zelazny *Eugene O'Neil *Shakespeare *Bradburry *Vonnegut *Plato *Mechner *Fitzgerald (wouldn't really consider him a favorite, but I seem to find myself reading Gatsby once a year since highschool, (which means I've read it far more times than I should), so he must subconsciously be a favorite) _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail