A Review of The Man Who Never Missed

The Man Who Never Missed by Steve Perry My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have a hard time rating this book because it started strongly, but after a few introductory chapters, it falls into a giant flashback that takes up about 80% of the book, much of it anticipated by the first chapters. Nonetheless, …

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New Issue of RRR Out!

Spring is finally here and that means the Spring 2014 issue of Ray's Road Review has been published. Check it out at raysroadreview.com. Read and submit. We especially need nonfiction. Among the poets published, we have Doug Draime, D.A. Spruzen, Erren Kelly, Thomas Piekarski, David Cravens, and the always great Lyn Lifshin. Feel free to …

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A Review of The Simulacra

The Simulacra by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Simulacra is the funniest Philip K Dick book I've read to date. There were some hilarious moments, very funny scenes. That said, it was often hard to follow and somewhat convoluted. I think one major thing that contributes to this is there …

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A Review of KOP

KOP by Warren Hammond My rating: 5 of 5 stars Seldom have I enjoyed a novel so much as I enjoyed this one. It's a gritty, noir mystery wrapped up in a sci fi package and it doesn't disappoint. I feel drained from reading it and I don't think I can write anything worthy enough …

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Short Review of I WIll Fear No Evil

I Will Fear No Evil by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 1 of 5 stars Boy, what a loser of a book! Johann Sebastian Bach Smith is a mega-rich 90-something who decides he wants to live on by undergoing a brain transplant into the otherwise healthy body of a recently dead person. What he doesn't …

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