[Book Review] Destiny Doll – Clifford D. Simak (1972)

There are two separate Simak "to-read" piles that I mentally keep track of: the "I think this might be good" pile and the "completionist" pile. Destiny Doll fell into the latter. The other three books I'd read from his 70's output did not impress me and so, while I was interested in the premise, I was expecting...

[Book Review] New Writings in SF-13 – John Carnell (Editor) (1968)

One of my random charity shop finds, purchased in the hopes of discovering some forgotten gem or author. Individual stories reviewed: "The Divided House" by John Rackham - 3.25 "Divided we both fall." Interesting dystopian novelette touching on slavery, class divide, intellectual discrimination, "thinkers" vs. "dreamers". The prose is dry and competent, without flair. The characters are fairly...

[Book Review] A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess (1962)

A classic that has sat on my shelf much too long, and one that I think in some ways I had built up in my mind as being something detestable and likely unpleasant to read. However, while the subject matter and goings-on are shocking, dirty deeds are not nearly as prominent as I was expecting...