The Truth by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a marvelous Discworld novel, one that I enjoyed immensely. William De Worde, son a a "Lord" (wealth), leaves his family's fortunes to strike out on his own. He starts a newsletter that goes, mostly, to foreign dignitaries, but at some point happens …
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Going Postal by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars Going Postal is an utterly delightful book to read. My last Discworld novel wasn't as good, so I was hoping for a return to form by Pratchett, and I am not disappointed. The book is a prequel to one I read a few weeks …
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The World Jones Made by Philip K. Dick My rating: 3 of 5 stars A decent book, but not a great PKD book. It's about Floyd Jones, a precog who can see exactly one year into the future and as a result has to live events out twice, once in his visions and once in …
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Soul Music by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a pretty good book, but I don't think it's Pratchett's best Discworld novel at all. Still, puns abound. In this one, Imp the Bard goes to Ankh-Morpork to see his fortune in music as a harp player. He meets some other musicians, …
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Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars As this was Dick's first published novel (1955), I think it's a pretty good effort. It's certainly more straightforward than many of his later mindf***s. In this world of 2203, the world is ruled by the Quizmaster, who oversees a lottery which is …
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