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A Creed for the Third Millennium 12 reviews Colleen Mccullough
Avon, 1986
Very readable
Essentially there is nothing wrong with this book - in fact it is very compelling and readable and as such deserves a 4 star rating. Still in saying that I wonder what made Colleen write about such a religious event but duplicated in the future? It is not offensive in my mind but others who take ...
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2001: A Space Odyssey 256 reviews Arthur C. Clarke
Buccaneer Books, 2005
2001: A Space Odyssey
+ The book that started it all + space nerds unite + Much Better Than the Movie
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Animal Farm: Centennial Edition 1156 reviews George Orwell
Plume, 2003
Animal Farm is instructive for our presidential election.
+ All Classic Books Are Good But Some Are More Good Than Others + Some Books are More Equal than Others + Subtle Message + Animal Farm Review
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Second Foundation 65 reviews Isaac Asimov
Spectra, 2004
Fun Fun Fun
+ Excellent + The climax to the series, and for most people, the place to stop reading + Thinking man's Foundation novel
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COMA (25th Anniversary Edition) 50 reviews Robin Cook
Signet, 2002
Medical thrillers
+ Read all of Crichton's novels? Try Cook. + has it's ups and downs
Anyone who enjoys a good medical thriller should read this book. Robin Cook is a terrific writer and I would recommend reading all his books. He is my favorite writer. All his books are great reads.
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Dune 1036 reviews Frank Herbert
Hodder & Stoughton, 2006
"The Sleeper Has Awakened!" ~ Science Fiction Or Prophetic Utterance?
+ A SciFi Masterpiece + I do not understand why Dune is so popular. + AMAZING BOOK! + Brings Back Memories of Old Sci-Fi Days
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Brave New World 729 reviews Aldous Huxley
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1998
Open the book and open your eyes (please comment)
+ This book is more enjoyable with some soma! + Frighteningly Prophetic + Dystopia, i long for thee + Good Book
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Boys from Brazil, The 30 reviews Ira Levin
Bantam, 1991
A classic thriller
+ The Boys are Back in Town !! + An effective, if dated, thriller + captivating summer reading
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Foundation 344 reviews Isaac Asimov
Spectra, 2004
Amazing Asimov read !!!!!!
+ Psychohistory and the statistical prediction of mob behaviour! + Amazing book to get hooked on Asimov! + Excellent + Science Fiction at its best
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Slaughterhouse-Five 708 reviews Kurt Vonnegut
Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999
Like Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto.
+ A highly creative and simultaneously amusing and thought-provoking novel that hammers home its themes; "A-" + One of the best + Slaughterhouse-Five
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Foundation and Empire 85 reviews Isaac Asimov
Spectra, 2004
Great New Edition
+ Great + First Time Reader of Sci-Fi + The middle book and the mule
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Chromosome 6 144 reviews Robin Cook
The Berkley Publishing Group, 1998
One of Cook's Best!!!
+ The Perils Of Genetic Engineering -- Interesting Topic, Gripping Action + Another Great Book!
This is one of my favorite Robin Cook books. This rather prophetically scary story weaves together genetic engineering and cloning in humans and primates. Given rapid advances in modern technology, a story like this not only could come true any day, but do we really have any idea whether ...
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The Andromeda Strain 376 reviews Michael Crichton
Avon, 2003
Crichton's big ticket
+ Nice early work of Crichton
I actually saw the movie before I read the book. I thought the movie was really good until I read the book... Wow! Crichton's writing style is amazing and addictive! Now, when I see the movie, I still think it's good, but it pales in comparison to the book.
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Foundation and Earth (The Isaac Asimov Collection Edition) 1 review
Doubleday, 1986
The Last Book of the Foundation Series (in Foundation Timeline), 4 stars, 356 Pages, Publ 1986
Golan Trevize looks for Earth. The novel picks up right after the end of Foundation's Edge. I found Foundation's Edge slightly confusing in that there was something effecting the minds of both the Foundation confederation and the minds of the Second Foundation, and wasn't completely sure if it ...
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H. G. Wells: The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, The First ...
Amaranth Press, 1979
Bound in blue bonded leather. Gilt edges, silver titles, and raised spine.
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Island (Perennial Classics) 63 reviews Aldous Huxley
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002
The hope for a sane society
+ exploration of the here and now, the there and later + Utopia Vs Dystopia + Published in 1962, but still relevant! + A tool to living...
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Fahrenheit 451 1271 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 ...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four 70 reviews George Orwell
Plume, 2003
May be coming to pass soon
+ Timeless story, wonderful presentation. Doubleplusgood! + So Possible it's scary + Still Relative Today + Forget WE, The Iron Heel and every other dystopian novel. Read this book!
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Second Foundation 65 reviews Isaac Asimov
Spectra, 2004
Fun Fun Fun
+ Excellent + The climax to the series, and for most people, the place to stop reading + Thinking man's Foundation novel
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Boys from Brazil, The 30 reviews Ira Levin
Bantam, 1991
A classic thriller
+ The Boys are Back in Town !! + An effective, if dated, thriller + captivating summer reading
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