R.'s Updates en-US Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:17:30 -0700 60 R.'s Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9564053273 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:17:30 -0700 <![CDATA[R. wants to read 'Children of Memory']]> /review/show/7666143457 Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky R. wants to read Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky
]]> Review7620011744 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:10:01 -0700 <![CDATA[R. added 'Children of Time']]> /review/show/7620011744 Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky R. gave 4 stars to Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
First of the trilogy. Off to a good start.
With all that’s going down lately, maybe we could use the spiders right about now.
]]> ReadStatus9556079714 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:41:00 -0700 <![CDATA[R. wants to read 'A Maze of Death']]> /review/show/7660621441 A Maze of Death by Philip K. Dick R. wants to read A Maze of Death by Philip K. Dick
]]> Review7644905304 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:08:01 -0700 <![CDATA[R. added 'A Scanner Darkly']]> /review/show/7644905304 A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick R. gave 4 stars to A Scanner Darkly (Paperback) by Philip K. Dick
This was a good book, but not a pleasant read. I’m drawn to PKD’s weirdness and reality distortion, but here it is just much too sad. This tale of “children playing in the street� is a powerful example of the author turning his personal dark times into a cautionary tale that is art. ]]> Review7450859778 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:11:19 -0700 <![CDATA[R. added 'The 42nd Parallel']]> /review/show/7450859778 The 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos R. gave 4 stars to The 42nd Parallel (U.S.A. #1) by John Dos Passos
This book is like taking a time machine back a century to find that, putting aside the technological differences, much remains the same as with the people and circumstances you meet today. ]]> Review7619898106 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 07:59:16 -0700 <![CDATA[R. added 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch']]> /review/show/7619898106 The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick R. gave 4 stars to The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (Paperback) by Philip K. Dick
Is it industrial warfare, a peculiar twist to alien domination of humanity or drug trips gone awry? A bit of all actually, along with Dick’s signature reality bending and dark humor. ]]> ReadStatus9497705337 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:35:24 -0700 <![CDATA[R. wants to read 'Children of Time']]> /review/show/7620011744 Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky R. wants to read Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
]]> ReadStatus9497700472 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:34:18 -0700 <![CDATA[R. wants to read 'Dangerous Visions']]> /review/show/7620008335 Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison R. wants to read Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison
]]> ReadStatus9497541400 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 18:57:27 -0700 <![CDATA[R. wants to read 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch']]> /review/show/7619898106 The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick R. wants to read The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
]]> Review7616885089 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 18:52:47 -0700 <![CDATA[R. added 'Ubik']]> /review/show/7616885089 Ubik by Philip K. Dick R. gave 4 stars to Ubik (Paperback) by Philip K. Dick
I couldn’t stop reading this book. PKD was a master of weaving these reality challenging, trippy plots. This one thoroughly hooked me. It made my weekend! ]]>