Wednesday, September 30, 2009

My bestest buddy is...

My bestest buddy is not a non-fiction writer. I mean honestly...who reads a lot of non-fiction? Sure I enjoy the more suspenseful works of Michael Crichton, Stephen King and the fictional writings of Vivian Vande Velde and Alison Croggen, but they're not my favorite.

I have forgotten many of the writers whose non-fiction and fiction texts I have read. Lauren (If this is cheating or copying, I'm sorry ahead of time but I have to agree with her) reminded me of an intriguing writer whom many of us are familiar with. Richard Preston is amazing. Keep-you-on-edge twists, believable characters, gory images, and real-world diseases all wrapped into one book is almost too much to ask for, but Richard Preston manages it with flying colors. Seriously, if you have a strong stomach (which I did not at the time) and enjoy compelling novels, check out the following books:
  1. Demon in the Freezer
  2. The Hot Zone
  3. Cobra Event
  4. Panic in Level 4

1 comment:

  1. Cobra Event isn't non-fiction, nor is it about a true real disease, but it is a great book. I think his only two non-fictions are Demon in the Freezer and The Hot Zone. I still have to say Crichton is, well was, the best.

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