false <![CDATA[Castaways (Leisure Fiction)]]> 5214006 2 Contestants on a Survivor-like reality TV show find the dangers are too real when they-re stranded on a deserted island with inhuman creatures out to kill them. 5281244 27 1 2009 Castaways (Leisure Fiction) total:123|5:15|4:50|3:36|2:15|1:7| 123 420 186 33 4 3 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 14:35:28 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 08:57:32 -0800 2009
I really hate reality TV, s...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 17:40:15 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 17:44:32 -0800 2009
Maybe it's just because Jack Ketchum's Off Season is a brilliant take...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 20 07:15:13 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 04:34:08 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 07:15:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 11:04:15 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 11:24:54 -0700 2009 1(for now) Another great and immersible horror from a talented author. 4.5 of 5 really. My favorite theme of Keene's besides the zombies and worms.

When giving praise to talented authors. I say certain themes can often be lost to the genres that birthed them. Not that I have read many stories about...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 29 23:25:46 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 22:11:13 -0700 2009 The Rising. There. I said it. Zombie fans are very passionate about books they like, and Keene's The Rising was well received. It didn't do anything for me.

Sorry, Brian.

But that didn...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 12:03:52 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 12:19:07 -0800 2009
Of course this works better on deserted islan...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 07:48:05 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 07:55:20 -0800 2009 Beast House, another horror novel I picked up in an airport on an earlier trip. Sorry guys, I know y'all talk amongst yourselves and hold each other up as fa...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 14:49:11 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 04:23:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 11:35:06 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 19:58:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 13:01:15 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 14:56:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 15:10:07 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 18:56:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 12:58:37 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 12:54:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 05:39:33 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 05:46:06 -0800 2009
Brian Keene's latest novel answrs that question, and the answer is: Things would get really bloody really fast.

This is a lightweight entry from Keene, but well worth the time it takes to read it.]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 15:55:08 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 12:28:41 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 20:50:55 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 21:46:34 -0800 2009 Survivor-styled reality show. That's all you need to know really. What you see is what you get, nothing more, nothing less. Quality work for what it is.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 14:13:30 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 16:09:40 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Jun 29 06:01:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 06:02:36 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 16 11:40:01 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 11:03:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 10:44:22 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 28 16:46:44 -0700 2009
Keen's style and writing has gone mo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 25 09:58:13 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 08:20:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5214006