Voices From the Street by Philip K. Dick My rating: 2 of 5 stars For my review of Humpty Dumpty in Oakland, one of Dick's mainstream novels, I wrote "I feel like a total traitor, because I got through the first six chapters — to page 94 — and finally gave up. Philip K. Dick …
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A Review of The Final Battle
The Final Battle by William C. DietzMy rating: 3 of 5 starsWilliam Dietz's The Final Battle is a sequel to The Legion of the Damned, and at first glance, it's not too bad. However, while I generally enjoyed the book, the more I think about it, the more nit picky I get. There are simply …
A Review of Philip K. Dick: Five Novels of the 1960s and 70s
Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars I only read three of the five novels in this anthology, as I already own and have read two of them. So this review will only be about the three I just finished reading. All in all, it …
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A Review of Prometheus Road
Prometheus Road by Bruce Balfour My rating: 2 of 5 stars I got to page 229 of this 320 page book and gave up. It just got too silly. I tried, I really did, but while I like dystopian novels, this one had odd problems from the beginning. Tom Eliot lives in a agriculture-based commune …
A Review of Legion of the Damned
Legion of the Damned by William C. Dietz My rating: 4 of 5 stars Legion of the Damned is military sci fi at possibly its best.... It's not a perfect book, by any stretch of the imagination, but it was a page turner for me and one I wanted to finish because it kept my …
