en-US Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:54:45 -0800 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7355417349 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:54:45 -0800 /review/show/7355417349 Myth gave 4 stars to Pet Sematary (Kindle Edition) by Stephen King
bookshelves: horror
With Pet Sematary, Stephen King does an EXCELLENT job of exploring the themes of the fear of death, the decisions people make because of it, and everything in between. The psychological aspects shine above everything else, which is good for me because I love psycho-thrillers and psycho-horrors. However, there are so many filler chapters here that have to get every dirty detail (pun intended) written down. Now it's very impressive that King's able to do that, but it also makes the book quite slow at times. The climax, however, is wonderfully scary, but ironically too short. So, 8/10. ]]> Review7343705696 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:33:31 -0800 /review/show/7343705696 Myth gave 1 star to A Spanish Christmas (Kindle Edition) by Penny Jordan
bookshelves: romance, drama
]]> Review7342547274 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:29 -0800 /review/show/7342547274 Myth gave 1 star to The Christmas Eve Bride (Paperback) by Lynne Graham
Now every time I check out another Lynne Graham novel I find it to be the most basically Harlequin thing ever written. They just keep finding new ways to write the same dan arguments about an affair, the same "hide the baby from the father" subplot, and the marriage at the end. How many variations of the same damn bad pop tune do these people need to read before they get bored? ]]> Review7337887202 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:28:42 -0800 /review/show/7337887202 Myth gave 2 stars to Hocus Pocus (Mass Market Paperback) by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
bookshelves: drama
This is nothing more than general Kurt Vonnegut fodder that tells some dramatic and humorous stories with no sense of organization, becomes a chore to read after two thirds, and disappoints by the end. Whatever was entertaining and interesting got lost in the rambling. ]]> Review7316090825 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:17:58 -0800 /review/show/7316090825 Myth gave 5 stars to The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2) by Stephen King
bookshelves: adventure, fantasy, crime
Even though the story is more consistent, this direct sequel to The Gunslinger still builds itself on the various subplots of each character, and thankfully, the characterization is pretty damn dense. This is obviously because it's not told in that serialized manner that the first one was originally published in, but it's also because of Roland's ability to possess those he draws. This makes the psychological and even multiverse subplots extremely interesting and sometimes downright thrilling. The only flaw is relying a little too much on little hints towards things that happened in the first book. ]]> Review7321397415 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:14:47 -0800 /review/show/7321397415 Myth gave 2 stars to Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! (Paperback) by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
bookshelves: comedy
Finished this one in two days because it's so short. I've given Vonnegut, a well-known author responsible for several thematic "comedy classics," chance after chance. But this is easily the worst of the six books of his I've read so far. Once again we get the very random plot being backed up by world-building that's never fully lived up to, especially where "the future" and "Mars" are concerned, and a bunch of intentionally offbeat or awkward jokes which might generate a few smiles but never any die-hard laughs. This had so much potential and it was wasted. Vonnegut himself said that several publications gave this book a negative review, and I wholeheartedly agree. ]]> Review7316090825 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:46:24 -0800 /review/show/7316090825 Myth gave 5 stars to The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2) by Stephen King
bookshelves: adventure, fantasy, crime
Even though the story is more consistent, this direct sequel to The Gunslinger still builds itself on the various subplots of each character, and thankfully, the characterization is pretty damn dense. This is obviously because it's not told in that serialized manner that the first one was originally published in, but it's also because of Roland's ability to possess those he draws. This makes the psychological and even multiverse subplots extremely interesting and sometimes downright thrilling. The only flaw is relying a little too much on little hints towards things that happened in the first book. ]]> Review7307201867 Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:35:28 -0800 /review/show/7307201867 Myth gave 3 stars to Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback) by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
bookshelves: psychological, sci-fi
This is a re-read. I read this a long time ago when I was more amazed by the concept. I felt like I was missing something and that was forgivable, so I enjoyed it for what I could get. But that was a long time ago. Having reread this after checking out several other Vonnegut novels for the first time, I have to say that this is ultimately typical Vonnegut fare.

Vonnegut has a lot of good ideas with some good delivery. The problem is that all these subplots don't really connect into a cohesive whole. This constantly gets in the way of the plot and the themes. But in comparison to his other novels of this exact same nature, I'd say these ideas were each more well-written (individually) than the other ideas in his other novels I've read. ]]> Review7298108385 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:38:07 -0800 /review/show/7298108385 Myth gave 4 stars to Stardust (Paperback) by Neil Gaiman
bookshelves: fantasy, adventure
For my fourth Gaiman outing I wanted something different, since the previous three were WILDLY different. First, there was the gritty and noirish psycho-fantasy called American Gods, a Douglas Adams take on the end times with Good Omens, and a cute but creepy children's horror classic with Coraline. This time I wanted a fresh and fantastical fantasy with the heart and soul of the olden times, and boy does he deliver. Every page is glittered with the magical essence of the imagery you find in children's books and stained glass. It proved very easy for Gaiman to invest the reader in the fantasy world, and that drives the adventure as easily as the film The Neverending Story. Now unfortunately, the book doesn't offer a lot of time to fully develop its side characters who all serve as minor antagonists in their own way. Such a thing was better handled in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. But other than that, this is a very charming fantasy story. If not for the occasional foul word, I'd even read it to my kids if I had any. ]]> Review7284763437 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 18:24:13 -0800 /review/show/7284763437 Myth gave 2 stars to The Sirens of Titan (Paperback) by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
bookshelves: comedy, sci-fi
I chose this one because I heard it was gonna be one of his best. But everything that's interesting, humorous or intriguing about this surrealist comedy is messily handled and poorly organized, leading everything good to be scattered in an aimless plot that loses both its themes and its characters to the art of the "acquired taste." ]]>