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Review: The Philip K Dick Reader
The Philip K. Dick Reader
by Philip K. Dick
x-posted to parizadhe
Synopsis:A collection of 24 PKD short stories, of varying quality. All of the standard PKD warnings* apply: occasionally predictable plot, rampant sexism, the subtle prejudice of a white guy trying too hard not to be prejudiced, and a pervasive tendency to raise provocative topics and then ( Read more... ) -
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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on Americaby Chris Hedges ( Read more... ) -
Review: High Fidelity, by Nick Hornby
Have you seen the movie? If you've seen the movie, then I won't be spoiling anything for you.
Synopsis:Rob Fleming is a thirty-something record-store owner suffering from a lack of self-esteem and motivation. No, really, he's insecure. Really, really, really insecure. He and his girlfriend break up, then get back together again. We get to read ( Read more... ) -
Review: Robert R. McCammon's Blue World
Blue Worldby Robert R. McCammon ( Read more... ) -
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
by Phillip Pullman
Since I didn't want to see the movie without having read the book first, and we had some gift cards for Borders, I figured, what the heck?
Overall, and keeping in mind that it is a children's book, I give The Golden Compass a solid 7 out of 10.
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Review: Only In Death
Only in Death
by Dan Abnett
Technically, I finished this book on the 31st, but I have to tell you: WOW. Just, WOW.
Towards the beginning of 2007, I mused that this would end up being the " Year of Warhammer 40K" for me. That ended up being quite accurate: Only in Death is the final--I should probably say, "the most recent"--book in the Gaunt's ( Read more... ) -
Review: The Juniper Game
The Juniper Game by Sherry Jordan is a book of Jessica’s that she gave me when we were cleaning off our book shelves and combining things in order to reduce the ridiculous amount of crap we have hanging around. It was such a good read - not complex or high concept, but solid and a nicely told little story. It is definitely a ‘young adult’ book; the ( Read more... ) -
Book Review: Pontoon
Pontoon by Garrison Keillor was my first book in the new year. it was a quick easy read, lots of fun, witty. I grew up on stories from Lake Wobegon and I find that Keillor's stories ring true for me at a very fundamental level; he understands big families and the small town life that I grew up with. One of my favorite moments:
Once upon a time ( Read more... ) -
2008 goal!!
My goals for 2008 are the same as they were in 2007. Hopefully I will have better luck this time.
- I will read 52 books this year.
- I will read 12 non fiction books this year
- I will write 2000 words of fiction per month.
I have already started my first book and am about half way through: Garrison Keillor's Pontoon. It is a lovely little ( Read more... ) -
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