ON MICHAEL CRICHTON, DEBBIE MACOMBER, AND STEVE BERRY

I practically have nothing to write—and haven’t done writing for a while now—so after long nights of battling with my alter ego (if I have one), I settled for something or rather someone whom at least I can relate with.

So here I am, struggling to construct a short narrative relating my impression of my favorite writers. Yes, I’m writing about Michael Crichton, Debbie Macomber, and Steve Berry—as the title of this article implies.

I’ve first met Michael and Debbie seven years ago in a department store while I was scanning a shelf for an Algebra book. I was frustrated with the high price I would pay for hundreds of pages of practically just a duplicate of the obsolete editions printed prior to that Math book, so I changed track and there on that dim bookstore corner, I saw Michael and Debbie, standing side by side.

My encounter with Steve Berry, though, was a little modern. I first have known him through the internet. But, not contented with the little details about him offered by some webpage, I decided to know him further in a local library.

By reading the previous lines, you might jump into conclusion that I personally know these three well-known figures, please don’t. I’m only talking about their works—books which I’ve read.

You might as well say I’m exaggerating, but in reading their works, it’s like I was given an opportunity to dig further within them, within their soul. I was given the impression that their works, their brilliance, speaks loudly of who they are as a person.

In reading some of Michael Crichton’s works—Congo, Jurassic Park, State of Fear, Rising Sun, Disclosure, The Sphere, and others—I came into conclusion that this man just not write for the sake of earning or for fame. He provides his readers with a bibliography citing his sources for a particular work. This left me a feeling that his stories are accurately true. He’s beyond doubt a genius in his field.

On the other hand, Debbie Macomber’s writing styles is way out of Crichton but is unique on her own way. Almost always centered among the lives of small-town characters, her works charmed me and left me a feeling that offers hope and pleasure. Everyone can relate to her portrayals of country people—such as the town’s folk in her Cedar Cove series, Dakota series, Promise Texas, and more. Whenever I have the chance, I always reserve a place for at least one of her works on my shopping bag.

The mixture of modern and historically-based social, moral, political, and other issues depicted in Steve berry’s works—such as The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Romanov prophecy—excites me and makes me read them from cover to cover. Another genius on the field, Steve Berry also provides the readers with bibliographical notes depicting his earnest labor and the inclination to produce not just another reading material but something that all readers would love.

These three geniuses—unique in their own writing styles—have charmed me with their works. And they always will.

KURIPSAW 03/29/2010