The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel560 reviews Margaret Atwood Anchor, 1998 I wasn't expecting this!!!! + A 21st century 1984 by George Orwell + Great Review This book was written very well. I had the creeps while I was reading it. It reminded me of the movie "Children of Men" and the book "The Giver". The entire time I was reading this book, I kept thinking of a certain female vice presidential candidate. I am afraid that she would love the form of ...             Planet of the Apes90 reviews Pierre Boulle Del Rey, 2001 Fantastic Science Fiction Novel + Planet of the Apes + A novel idea + A triumphant look at the world through science fiction             Fahrenheit 451 and Related Readings (Literature Connections) Ray Bradbury McDougal Littell, 1997             The Wall (Deluxe Packaging Digitally Remastered)1040 reviews Pink Floyd Capitol, 2002 Does not require buy-in. After basically ignoring THE WALL for years once I decided that I had no patience with Roger Waters' whining all the way to the bank, I've come to the conclusion that the listener does not have to buy in to Waters' monomaniacal view of his lot in life to be bowled over by the songs and how they're ...             The Turner Diaries: A Novel150 reviews Andrew MacDonald, Dr. William Pierce Barricade Books, 1996 Good for situational research + Forget The Racism-- Consider the Paradigm I have long found it valuable to no tonly know who your enemies are, but equally to know "why" they "think" the way they do....             Battle Royale145 reviews Koushun Takami VIZ Media LLC, 2003 Battle Royale + Captivating Read... The Pages Roll By. + Violent, disturbing, intelligent and unmissable. + GREA YET SCARY + Excellent Character Study for Strong Stomachs             The Machine Stops8 reviews E. M. Forster Kessinger Publishing, 2004 Truly prophetic + Prophetic science fiction + Engineering Appreciation 101 It's amazing to think that this story was written nearly a century ago, when most of the machinery that currently runs our lives hadn't even been invented yet. My son's heading off to college to major in electrical engineering. He'll be working on the Machine, and I'll be sending this story along ...             Watchmen610 reviews Alan Moore DC Comics, 1995 Not what I imagined at all. + A highly engrossing work of art + The greatest single comic mini-series in history + Superheroes for Adults + First graphic novel I've read--was NOT dissappointed!             Battle Royale Directors Cut161 reviews Takeshi Kitano; Chiaki Kuriyama; Tatsuya Fujiwara Toei, 2004 Incredible masterpiece made by Kinji Fukasaku + Splendid!!!!!!!!! + Great For The Academic, Great For The Popcorn + Pretty darn good + Social Ineptitude             The Trial168 reviews Franz Kafka Schocken, 1995 The Fear, Despondency, and Despair of A Soul. + An eternal cry against oppression, and of the quiet, unseen struggle waged by ordinary people + Great Read + hauntingly prescient             Utopia (Norton Critical Editions)7 reviews Thomas More W. W. Norton, 1991 A great translation of a timeless classic + Good for its time?? + Literary Garden of Eden + Breath taking             Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited44 reviews Aldous Huxley Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 Mood controlling pills and uniformity + Satirical Take on Utopia + perfect + Thought-provoking!             The Running Man90 reviews Stephen King Signet, 1999 A raw and in your face, fun, fast read but DON'T READ THE INTRODUCTION + Too Much Fun + never met a bachman I didn't like. + very good + Love it!             The Lottery and Other Stories80 reviews Shirley Jackson Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005 Brilliant stories from a literary fifth columnist + "The Lottery" is Shocking Even By Today's Standards + The Best Literature You Will EVER Read + My All-Time Favorite Book + Pointless ritualism             Gulliver's Travels (Norton Critical Editions)95 reviews Jonathan Swift W. W. Norton & Company, 2001 Fellow Yahoos, read this book! + Review of Gullivers Travels + Excellent book, not so good edition. + NOT Bringing Home the Bacon! + Parody of man             The Demolished Man85 reviews Alfred Bester Vintage, 1996 Winner of the First Hugo Award + A snappy writing style - that transport you to the world of Telepaths + An original and clever work still worth reading (4.5 stars) Not to be too gushy, but this 1951 classic is one of THE towering classics of 1950's hardcore Science Fiction, and it's the winner of the very FIRST EVER HUGO AWARD. As if that wasn't praise enough, J.M. Straczynski, the creator of the highly acclaimed and award winning "Babylon 5" series, ...             Animal Farm and 198426 reviews George Orwell Harcourt, 2003 Worthy literature that transcends the genre of political fable + Animal Farm + 1984 = Great Edition + Best Orwell's edition + WORTH READING AGAIN - AND HAVING IN YOUR LIBRARY + Boy, this cover is attractive.             Jack London 2 - The Iron Heel and other stories (Classic Science Fiction & Fantasy) Jack London Oakpast, 2005 Renowned as a writer of classic adventure stories such as The Call of the Wild and White Fang, Jack London also had a parallel career as a writer of science fiction and fantasy. In Leonaur's three volume, The Collected Science Fiction & Fantasy of Jack London, his SF and fantasy novels and shorter works are brought together for the first time. In the early twentieth century the USA diverged from ...             Fahrenheit 4511271 reviews Ray Bradbury Del Rey, 1987 A thrilling combination of 50's pulp sci-fi and reflective commentary + Fahrenheit 451: A Novel By my count, this'll be the 1,218th review for this book on amazon, so what could I possibly say that the other 1,217 haven't? But for those few who dare dig this deep to read: I loved the book. I've read numerous novels and thrillers for fun, and also dabbled in more serious, non-fiction as ...             Planet of the Apes90 reviews Pierre Boulle Del Rey, 2001 Fantastic Science Fiction Novel + Planet of the Apes + A novel idea + A triumphant look at the world through science fiction