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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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 …
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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 …
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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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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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