I'll be honest here. It's been about half a decade since I really read anything substantial for pleasure. The mission and school have a way of shoving so much reading down your throat that I have no desire to pleasure read in what spare time I have, which is why I get offended looks from people when I tell them I've seen Hunger Games, but haven't read the books.
My favorite writer right now is Joss Whedon. That's right, not an author, but a screenwriter/director. Why? I love his blatantly "in-your-face" sense of humor, which he injects into all of his screenplays in just the right spots.
For example the way his protagonists poke fun at his villains is ingeniously funny. In "Firefly," Malcolm Reynolds (portrayed by Nathan Fillion) - after almost getting skewered - manages to barely win a sword fight, and decides to be the better man by not killing his opponent. "Mercy is the mark of a great man," Mal says as he pricks him with his sword and adds "Guess I'm just a good man." He stabs him a bit again and smirks, "Well... I'm alright." Another great piece of humor comes in, in "The Avengers" with the banter between Iron Man and Loki as Iron Man taunts Loki by making fun of the ridiculousness of his costume. "Make a move, reindeer games."
Halo game series creator Bungie also took a play out of Whedon's book by getting Firefly cast members to play major parts in Halo 3: ODST and using "Whedon-esque" humor to create a chemistry between the main characters that reeked of Firefly, despite its occurance in a totally separate sci-fi universe.
My point is: Joss Whedon's style of writing is all I need to brighten my day and entertain me when I'm brain-dead after school, work, and homework.
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