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V for Vendetta by Stephen Moore
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gun Powder Treason, and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gun Powder Treason should ever be forgot.” Thus begins ‘V for Vendetta,’ a dark, compelling, and socially relevant story about the enigmatic V, and the overwhelmed Evey Hammond, an innocent young woman simply trying to survive. Based on and named for the popular series of graphic novels, ‘V…’ is set in a dystopian future England where the totalitarian government rules with an iron fist. Our paragon, V, assumes a persona resembling the infamous Guy Fawkes of English history and the Gun Powder Treason and Plot, in which Mr Fawkes intended to blow up the British Parliament in revenge for wrongs done to the British people. In revenge for wrongs done to him at the hands of the state, V…

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

How do I love ‘Stranger In A Strange Land’? Let me count the ways! This towering story by the quintessential Sci-Fi heavyweight Robert A. Heinlein is the definitive, futuristic science fiction novel that sets the standard for all science fiction writers to cling to. I first read ‘Stranger…’ in 1975. What’s most intriguing about reading ‘Stranger…,’ in 2014, however, is that it gives us the visionary Heinlein’s ingenious perception into what he believed tomorrow’s world would look like when he published his majestic work of science fiction in 1961. He also dives into socio-religious and political themes that we might very well experience in the future.

‘Stranger In A Strange Land’ tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, the first human being born on a planet that isn’t Earth. Michael is “Rescued” by the second…