phranko rated A Scanner Darkly: 4 stars
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
A Scanner Darkly is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, published in 1977. The semi-autobiographical story …
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phranko rated Parable of the Sower: 4 stars
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed, #1)
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. …
phranko rated God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine: 4 stars
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine by Kurt Vonnegut (Henry Holt Classic)
Eliot Rosewater—drunk, volunteer fireman, and President of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation—is about to attempt a noble experiment with human …
phranko rated Robot Trilogy: 3 stars
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
In a ruined, nameless city of the future, a woman named Rachel, who makes her living as a scavenger, finds …
phranko rated Only Forward: 4 stars
phranko rated Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: 4 stars
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll. A young girl …
phranko rated Ken Kesey's One flew over the cuckoo's nest: 5 stars
Ken Kesey's One flew over the cuckoo's nest by Peter Fish (Barron's book notes)
A guide to reading "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the …
phranko rated The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch: 4 stars
phranko rated Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1): 4 stars
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) by Octavia E. Butler
Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last stage of the planet’s final …
phranko rated The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect: 4 stars
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams
"Lawrence had ordained that Prime Intellect could not, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. But he …
phranko rated Dune: Dune #1: 4 stars
Dune: Dune #1 by Frank Herbert (Dune Chronicles, #1)
La mayor epopeya de todos los tiempos, en nueva edición con la traducción corregida en 2019.
En el desértico planeta …
phranko rated The Planck Dive: 4 stars
Greg Egan: The Planck Dive (1998)
The Planck Dive by Greg Egan
"The Planck Dive" is a science fiction novelette by Australian writer Greg Egan, published in 1998. It was nominated for …