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Brilliance by Marcus Sakey
Lets see...how do I start this review... Brilliance. It was brilliant? haha that was cheesy, but really it was a phenomenal book. It is nothing like anything I have read or watched before. Some people relate it to Heroes, but honestly I don’t see it at all.
Top 5 Philip K Dick Novels
As lots of you probably know, I love Dick. I know how that might sound, but I obviously mean the acclaimed science fiction author Philip K Dick (get your minds out of the gutter!) I remember when I was first introduced to Dick, which was all the way back in freshman year of high school. In my English 9 class, we were reading a bunch of sci-fi/dystopian books/stories, so we read Ayn Rand's Anthem, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, and then Philip K. Dick's short story, Minority Report. In just five pages, Dick painted a beautiful story, with an elaborate world and great characters. I absolutely fell in love with his writing and went out and bought all of his books. I didn't read them all immediately, but eventually (five years later, in college) I finally got around to reading all of his novels, as well as his short stories. I plowed through a lot of different parallel universes, alternate realities, dystopian futures and loved every minute of it. Since he has way more short stories than novels, I thought it would be a good idea to just focus on his novels for this list. So, let me share with you my five favorite novels by my favorite author: Philip K. Dick.
Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Back in high school, I went through a phase where I read a lot of fantasy books. A few of those were written by a little guy called Neil Gaiman. Ever since then, I have followed his career by buying all of his novels, and, honestly, loving every last one. Ocean at the End of the Lane is a phenomenal addition to Neil Gaiman’s already stunning bibliography. With novels like Stardust, Neverwhere, Good Omens, and American Gods, it wasn’t hard to believe that this novel would be another home run. And I’m so glad that it was.
