In this post I offer a quick review of Science Fiction: A Literary History, and dive into two interesting themes: techno-anxiety and reacting to the zeitgeist.

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June 19, 2021

Book 27: A Case of Conscience

Book Reviews A Case of Conscience, ethics, faith, good and evil, James Blish, Jordan Peterson, morality, religion, the Devil

While I didn’t finish A Case of Conscience due to over exposition in its second part, I was fascinated by Father Ramon’s religious arguments in its first part.

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May 29, 2021

Book 26: The Big Time

Book Reviews book reviews, Change War, Fritz Leiber, over exposition, The Big Time

The Big Time is a book I was excited to read but then ended up putting down. Looks like writing from the ’50s is just not my style.

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May 10, 2021

Book 25: Methuselah’s Children

Book Reviews longevity, Methuselah's Children, persecution, Robert A. Heinlein, science fiction

Once again I find myself putting down a Heinlein novel.

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March 16, 2021

Books 11-20: A Ranking

Book Reviews, Rankings, Sci-Fi Blog 1984, Alfred Bester, Big Brother, censorship, doublethink, dystopia, Espers, Fahrenheit 451, Farmer in the Sky, Foundation, George Orwell, I Robot, Isaac Asimov, justice, mass media, over exposition, penal system, precrime, psychohistory, Ray Bradbury, Red Planet, Robert A. Heinlein, Space Cadet, The Demolished Man, The Martian Chronicles, The Three Laws of Robotics, Thought Police, utopia, worldbuilding

My ranking of books 11-20 on my list. The best and worst might not be what you think.

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August 11, 2019

Book 24: The Minority Report

Book Reviews Espers, justice, mutants, Philip K. Dick, precrime, psychic, science fiction, The Demolished Man, timeline

My review of the short story The Minority Report, a must-read sci-fi classic.

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March 1, 2019

Book 22: I Am Legend

Book Reviews book reviews, character development, I Am Legend, isolation, Robert Matheson, science fiction, vampires, zombies

Book 22 on My List is a must-read. I Am Legend is the compelling tale of Robert Neville, the last man alive after a vampire/zombie apocalypse.

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February 15, 2019

Book 21: They’d Rather Be Right

Book Reviews belief, Bossy, data, evidence, Frank Riley, Golden Age, hysteria, Mark Clifton, mass psychology, prejudice, science fiction, They'd Rather Be Right, writing

My review of They’d Rather be Right, the second Hugo Award Winner for Best Novel.

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