David Bowie: Starman by Paul Trynka My rating: 4 of 5 stars Paul Trynka's biography of David Bowie is pretty good, and at 544 pages, not overly long as far as rock bios go. It still took me a long time to get through it, though, because I'm reading six other books at the same …
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Permutation City by Greg Egan My rating: 1 of 5 stars I know Permutation City is well thought of. I know it won a major award. I know it's got over 1700 ratings on Goodreads with a 4.07 average (out of 5), which is pretty good. And I tried, I really did. But I couldn't. …
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INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography by Anthony Bozza My rating: 4 of 5 stars OK, this is the "official autobiography" of INXS, so it's somewhat filtered, I'm assuming. That said, it's pretty well researched and fairly well written, although the author is an obvious fan boy and makes INXS out to be pretty …
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Ubik by Philip K. Dick My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow! Ubik was a wild ride, even by Philip K. Dick's standards. Or perhaps a better way of putting it is the book meets the high standards he creates for his works, and then some! As the book begins, we meet Glen Runciter, head …
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At Empire's Edge by William C. Dietz My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this sci fi novel by William Dietz. It was fast moving and action packed, particularly as the novel progressed. It's military sci fi, so if you go for that, it's a good book. The book is about Jak Cato, …
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