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Rui rated 2001: A Space Odyssey: 5 stars
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
A novel that proposes an idea about how the human race might have begun and where it might be headed...given …
Rui rated Brave New World: 5 stars
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World is a dystopian social science fiction novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published …
Rui rated Naked lunch: 5 stars
Naked lunch by William S. Burroughs
Controversial and bizarre cult novel based on the author’s own experiences as a drug addict, first published in 1959. Formed …
Rui rated Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: 5 stars
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a 1971 novel …
Rui rated Dune: Deluxe Edition: 5 stars
Dune: Deluxe Edition by Frank Herbert
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family …
Rui rated The Goblin Reservation: 3 stars
The Goblin Reservation by Clifford D. Simak
An enjoyable romp. Humorous fantasy, a mildly sentimental adventure featuring a hero who is part bumbling professor, part bad-tempered action …
Rui rated Our friends from Frolix 8: 4 stars
Our friends from Frolix 8 (2003, Vintage Books)
Our friends from Frolix 8 by Philip K. Dick
For all the strange worlds borne of his vast and vivid imagination, Philip K. Dick was largely concerned with humanity's …
Rui rated Heartstone: 2 stars
Heartstone (2011, Pan)
Heartstone by C. J. Sansom
Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet …
Rui 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 …
Rui rated Dissolution: 4 stars
Dissolution (2004, Pan Books)
Dissolution by C. J. Sansom
The book is a great read, the audio version should be avoided at all costs.
Rui rated A Clockwork Orange: 4 stars
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
A newly revised text for A Clockwork Orange’s 50th anniversary brings the work closest to its author’s intentions.
A Clockwork …
Rui rated Revelation: 4 stars
Revelation (2008, Macmillan)
Revelation by C. J. Sansom
The first three Shardlake mysteries have won over critics and readers alike. In Revelation, Sansom's newest book in the series, …
Sovereign (2007, Viking)
Sovereign by C. J. Sansom
The third installment of C. J. Sansom's acclaimed Matthew Shardlake mystery seriesC. J . Sansom has garnered a wider audience …