Here are 8 authors and the desserts that in my opinion they/their writing corresponds to.
Dan Brown
Brown has sold more than 200 million of his mystery/conspiracy novels.
Corresponding dessert: Ring-Shaped Donut
Rationale: These deep-fried treats are not only bad for the health, but they leave one feeling something’s missing.
Charles Bukowski
American poet and novelist Bukowski was known as the ‘laureate of American lowlife’.
Corresponding dessert: Baked apples with whiskey
Rationale: Unsophisticated it may be, but it tastes good.
E. L. James
Erotica novelist E. L. James is one of the World’s best-selling authors.
Corresponding dessert: Cheesecake
Rationale: Many, including yours truly, are of the opinion that cheese and cake should not be mixed.
Hunter S. Thompson
The father of Gonzo journalism was a staunch patriot with an insatiable thirst.
Corresponding dessert: Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
Rationale: Self-explanatory.
Anne Rice
The Vampire Chronicles creator is one of the best-selling writers in recent American history.
Corresponding dessert: Jelly
Rationale: Right-minded adults steer clear of this puerile dessert.
Salman Rushdie
This Booker Prize winning author’s preferred genre is magic realism.
Corresponding dessert: Deconstructed Strawberry Falooda
Rationale: This Indian dessert drink might not be soft on the eye, but it contains whole wheat vermicelli, gulkand preserve and is devoid of artificial colours.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Themes in Solzhenitsyn’s writing include gulags, political oppression and cancer.
Corresponding dessert: Black Bun
Rationale: Many people would no doubt prefer a dessert with brighter colours, but not me.
Stephanie Meyer
Meyer is a young-adult fiction writer responsible for the vampire romance series Twilight.
Corresponding dessert: Sponge Cake
Rationale: It might look like a cake, feel like a cake and smell like a cake, but on taking a bite one realises it’s mostly just air.
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