Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is really good, but I had to think about it a minute to come to that decision. See, it's just not as laugh-out-loud funny as other Discworld novels. But that doesn't mean it isn't good and it also doesn't mean there's not …
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The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963-1973 by Shelby L. Stanton My rating: 3 of 5 stars This could have been an interesting book if the author hadn't gotten so bogged down in minute details. It's about the American military in Vietnam, circa 65-73, and it's pretty comprehensive, …
Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick by Lawrence Sutin My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was an excellent biography of Philip K Dick to read. It was thoroughly researched and well written. It started from his birth to his upbringing to the beginning of his writing career, through the career, his relationships …
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Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This Discworld novel is simply brilliant. Full of typical Pratchett puns, jokes, and satire, it's about Ankh-Morpork's Night Watch, led by Captain Vimes and his crew of Nobbs, Colon, and 6"6" (adopted) dwarf, Carrot. A shadowy organization successfully attempts to magically call up a …
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Our Friends from Frolix 8 by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars Our Friends From Frolix 8 is a pretty good story, although far from perfect. Surprisingly, it's a fairly linear sci fi story from Dick, without his alternate worlds and universes he wrote so much about. And this was published in …
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