Vulcan's Hammer by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars Philip K. Dick's Vulcan's Hammer was a good, quick, and entertaining book to read. Published in 1960, it envisions a world run by the Vulcan III, a Skynet-type computer that oversees all of the world, its governments, and citizens. (There were two previous …
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Time Out of Joint by Philip K. Dick My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed Philip K. Dick's Time Out of Joint. I tell ya, he rarely disappoints. In this novel, he's his paranoid self, delving into alternate realities, but the beauty of this book is that it feels more "innocent," I guess …
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The Age of the Conglomerates: A Novel of the Future by Thomas Nevins My rating: 1 of 5 stars This is a terrible book that I just couldn't finish. I put it down some time ago and am just now getting around to writing a few words about it. Frankly, I have no idea why …
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The Grand Delusion by Sterling Whitaker My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Grand Delusion is subtitled "The Unauthorized True Story of Styx," and it's a comprehensive account of the band from its beginnings in 1962 to the present. As such, it's truly fascinating. However, the book is far from perfect. First of all, let …
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Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue by Marc Spitz My rating: 3 of 5 stars Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue was an interesting book to read, but it left far too much out, was too short for its subject matter, and sort of rambled itself in its style. Marc Spitz kind of jumps all …
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