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jontlaw
Posted 2016-10-13 7:38 PM (#14425 - in reply to #9162)
Subject: Re: The Definitive 1950s Reading Challenge		Quote Reply



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Location: Alief, TX		Finished!! The summer was a wasteland for me, almost no reading done, but September has gotten me going again. My updated list:

1950 Voyage of the Space Beagle by A.E. van Vogt: Great stuff. Loved the episodic nature. Makes me wonder if Gene Roddenberry read it before Star Trek
1951 The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury: Bradbury is a true master of the short story medium
1952 The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester: Fantastic book. Went straight to my favorites list. To me, it compares with Frederick Pohl's The Space Merchants and Philip K. Dick's Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
1953 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: Surprisingly, I'm a little disappointed. I just didn't feel this one like some of the others
1954 The Stars are Ours by Andre Norton: Surprisingly good. Her post-apocalyptic world really spoke to me
1955 Solar Lottery by Philip K. Dick: Excellent, especially for a first novel. I really loved his dystopic world government
1956 The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester: Really good book. The end lost me, just a little, but still highly recommended
1957 Star Born by Andre Norton: Sequel to the prior book. Enjoyed it
1958 Time Traders by Andre Norton: I've never considered myself a time travel kinda guy, but this was good enough to continue the series
1959 Time Out of Joint by Philip K. Dick: Excellent! PKD never disappoints
extra Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury: Maybe the best of his that I've read.
extra Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut: He must have had a crystal ball for this one
extra Sargasso of Space by Andre Norton: A great little adventure novel. Another series I'll have to keep reading
extra The Man Who Japed by Philip K. Dick:
extra The World Jones Made by Philip K. Dick: As I said, he never disappoints

On to the 1960's challenge. I've already finished one. From Philip K. Dick to Philip Jose Farmer

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