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Review Rating: 45
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The writing is well done, the audio production (Tantor Audio) I listened to was excellent, and there is plenty of tension and suspense, but the plot is not as exciting as its premise, and there is nothing unique or particularly fascinating about the world building.
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Review Rating: 70
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The plot of The Mischief Monster is cute and funny [...]. My girls loved the story. [...] I just suggest reading this one in print.
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Review Rating: 78
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[Audio Version] It could be compared to Scott Lynch's work or even Fritz Leiber's LANKHMAR stories except that, though well-written, Among Thieves lacks the high language and humorous philosophical musings that elevate Leiber's stories above other S & S tales and makes them so appealing to me.
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The Simulacra
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75(1)
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Published by Vintage on May 14, 2002
First Published by Ace in 1964
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Review Rating: 75
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[Audio Version] The Simulacra juggles a huge set of characters and several subplots which at first seem unrelated but which Dick successfully brings together into a coherent whole by the end of the novel...
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All About Emily
(Science Fiction)
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73(3)
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Published by Subterranean on January 31, 2012
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Review Rating: 80
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The plot of All About Emily moves quickly, never lags, and kept me thoroughly entertained for the couple of hours that it took me to read the book.
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Winter (The Demi-Monde, Book 1)
(Science Fiction)
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61(4)
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Published by William Morrow & Company on December 01, 2011
First Published by Quercus Books in 2011
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Review Rating: 25
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Despite its dull writing style, I was interested in the plot of The Demi-Monde: Winter, but it's kind of hard to get through it when you're rolling your eyes during every line of text and then have to keep finding your place again.
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Now Wait for Last Year
(Science Fiction)
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80(1)
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Published by Mariner Books on October 18, 2011
First Published by Daw Books in 1966
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Fantasy Literature
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Review Rating: 80
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[Audio Version] There's mystery, whimsy, and humor here, too -- the scenes with the talking taxis are funny (humorous situations with automatons are a familiar PKD element).
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Review Rating: 80
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The Inheritance and Other Stories gives you a glimpse at the other person living in [Hobb's] brain and allows you to spend more time in her fascinating worlds.
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