© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-mythwriter Recent reviews written by member mythwriter en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_477665136260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - When an author gathers a respectable body of work, the blessing and curse that comes with that is certain expectations from both old and new readers alike. Dean Koontz in particular has made his name very well known in the horror and suspense genres. So... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477665136260 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:49:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477665136260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477491072644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - John Steinbeck's bibliography is enormously extensive, though most have only heard of one or two works, such as The Grapes of Wrath. It is surprising, however, that his first novel, Cup of Gold, is hardly as well known. This is one of his... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477491072644 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:03:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477491072644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477406727812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - Both Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker have become well-known and firmly established in the Christian fiction genre. Each is known and respected for delivering intense, suspenseful and deep works, while at the same time not beating readers over the head with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477406727812 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:36:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477406727812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476890828420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - Myths and legends regarding the occult have existed as long as civilizations have possessed enough social structure to propagate them. However, it was not until around the eighteenth century that ancient folklore evolved from fireside tales conveyed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476890828420 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:52:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476890828420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476600307332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - Richard Matheson is probably the foremost modern American writer of horror fiction behind Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Best Known for I Am Legend and the controversial Hell House, his work Now You See It is a later work that has... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476600307332 Tue, 7 Jul 2009 15:09:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476600307332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476464975492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - Most readers will see this book and believe it is a ghost story. What else could the title possibly suggest? The Haunted Bookshop is the name of this older and rather forgotten little book, and is, unfortunately, very misleading for anyone; so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476464975492 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:23:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476464975492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476366147204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - Amongst the countless names of those who have contributed to the genre of horror fiction, there are some names that always appear on every list, and Joseph Sheridan LeFanu is usually one of them. One of his most well-known titles is In a Glass... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476366147204 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:45:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476366147204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475705544324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - We have all heard the expression, "The movie was good, but the book was better." It's a saying that has become dominant in the movie critic's universe, especially since so many movies are now adaptations of literary works, rather than original... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475705544324 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:17:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475705544324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475651739268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - John Steinbeck, like many authors, is usually remembered for his most popular books, such as The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden or Of Mice and Men. Furthermore, most of his works share similar themes, most prominently being centered about... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475651739268 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:20:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475651739268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475578797700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - Fans of maritime fiction have probably already read or heard of such works as Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordoff and James Norman Hall, or else Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian, to name a few well known classics. However, many... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475578797700 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:12:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475578797700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475486785156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - It is easy to look at the world, see the blue sky, the tranquil land, perhaps a normal, bustling city, and not even think anything can be amiss. What is rarely though of is how chaotic and war-torn the world around us may be; the unseen half of our world... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475486785156 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:45:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475486785156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475235257988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - It tends not to be apparent on a daily basis, but the number of named religions, belief systems, cults and sects is beyond astonishing, let alone those that go unnamed. For the ordinary Christian, not only can all of these varying systems be bewildering,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475235257988 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:27:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475235257988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475202162308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - If there is living proof that no author is or should be restricted to a single genre, it is Ted Dekker. With a story spanning three novels, he has created a work, The Circle Trilogy, that creatively joins both the Thriller and Fantasy genre. This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475202162308 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:58:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475202162308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475135643268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - Some have said that horror fiction is the most difficult to write - the ability to grasp the mind of the reader effectively and instill a fear beyond surprise or revulsion is a talent belonging to very few. So for lovers of the ghost story, The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475135643268 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:00:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475135643268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475100974724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - It is hard to completely criticize any author, for matters of taste, preference, etc. conflict for all readers, so no author can ever please everyone. And Richard Matheson, a widely respected author of such fantastic stories of the brutal and macabre as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475100974724 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:27:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475100974724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475078430340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - In the Thriller genre, it is an important requirement for authors to be innovative, lest readers become desensitized. Orson Scott Card, best known for his Ender series, has created a book that is rather outside the box for him. Invasive... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475078430340 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:10:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475078430340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475023249028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - For Fantasy aficionados, it can be difficult to know where to turn sometimes. After the giants such as Tolkien and Lewis, along with many other well known authors, some may find it a little hard to known which way to turn - the Fantasy genre is one of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475023249028 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:29:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475023249028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474998279812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mythwriter - The genre of so-called "Christian fiction" usually doesn't catch the eye of most readers, for a variety of reasons. Doubtless among these are the fears that any such work will be watered-down, preachy, boring, etc. Before anyone leaves this review having... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474998279812 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:53:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474998279812?linkin_id=8003929