If Authors Were Desserts

                                                                           

 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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