This index is separated into two parts: Reviews and Miniature Reviews. Reviews are mostly entire blog posts (some quite long) dedicated to a published work. There are a few longer multipart reviews with a separate link for each part. Miniature Reviews (bottom section) are much shorter.
There are also links to author-specific posts, which are lists of one-or-two sentence comments for a variety of books (not listed individually here).
Reviews
Aldiss, Brian (tribute list here)
- Neanderthal Planet (1970)
Allingham, Margery
- The Crime at Black Dudley (1929)
- Mystery Mile (1930)
Anderson, Poul
- “Inside Earth” (1951)
- Vault of the Ages (1952)
- Star Ways (1956)
- Virgin Planet (1959)
- Strangers from Earth (1961)
- After Doomsday (1962)
- Shield (1963)
- Ensign Flandry (1966)
Ardai, Charles
- Little Girl Lost (2004, as Richard Aleas)
- Songs of Innocence (2007, as Richard Aleas)
Bishop, Michael
- Eyes of Fire (1980)
- No Enemy But Time (1982)
- Blooded On Arachne (1982)
- Brittle Innings (1994): Part 1 Part 2
Bloch, Robert
- Spiderweb and Shooting Star (1954-1958)
Block, Lawrence
- Sinner Man (1960)
- A Diet of Treacle (1961)
- Killing Castro (1961)
- Borderline (1962)
- The Girl With the Long Green Heart (1965)
- After the First Death (1969)
Bova, Ben
- The Trikon Deception (1992, with Bill Pogue)
Boyd, John
- The Rakehells of Heaven (1969)
Bruen, Ken
Brunner, John
- I Speak for Earth (1961, as Keith Woodcott)
- Stand on Zanzibar (1968)
- The Sheep Look Up (1972)
Collins, Max Allan
- Two for the Money (1973)
- Quarry (1976)
- Quarry’s List (1976)
- Quarry’s Deal (1976)
Crichton, Michael
- Zero Cool (1969)
Dick, Philip K.
- The Penultimate Truth (1964)
- Now Wait For Last Year (1966)
- The Zap Gun (1967)
- Galactic Pot-Healer (1969)
- A Scanner Darkly (1977)
Dickson, Gordon
- Time Storm (1977)
Dodge, David
- Plunder of the Sun (1949)
Dos Passos, John
- U.S.A. (1930-1936)
Effinger, George Alec
- When Gravity Fails (1987)
Farmer, Philip José
- Dark is the Sun (1979)
Guthrie, Allan
- Kiss Her Goodbye (2005)
Heinlein, Robert A.
- Orphans of the Sky (1963)
Herbert, Frank
- The Dragon in the Sea (1956)
- Soul Catcher (1972)
- Children of Dune (1976)
Hogan, James P.
- Inherit the Stars (1977)
Kelly, James Patrick
- Freedom Beach (1985, with John Kessel)
Kipling, Rudyard
- “With the Night Mail” and “As Easy As A.B.C.” (1905, 1912)
Leiber, Fritz
- The Big Time (1958)
- A Pail of Air (1964)
Marshall, William
- The Hatchet Man (1976)
- Gelignite (1976)
- Thin Air (1977)
- Skulduggery (1979)
- Sci Fi (1981)
- War Machine (1982)
- Road Show (1985)
- Out of Nowhere (1988)
- Whisper (1988)
McBain, Ed
- So Nude, So Dead (1952)
- Cut Me In (1954)
- The Gutter and the Grave (1958)
Neville, Kris
- Bettyann (1970)
Parker, Robert Bogardus
- Passport to Peril (1951)
Rabe, Peter
- Stop This Man! (1955)
Roshwald, Mordecai
- Level 7 (1959)
Schow, David
- Gun Work (2008)
Shubin, Seymour
- Witness to Myself (2006)
Silverberg, Robert
- Gilgamesh the King (1984)
- Tom O’Bedlam (1985)
- Star of Gypsies (1986)
Simak, Clifford D.
- They Walked Like Men (1962)
- Out of Their Minds (1970)
Sleator, William (primer here)
Spillane, Mickey
- The Last Stand (2018)
Stapledon, Olaf
Styron, William
Thackeray, William
- The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844)
Vance, Jack
- The Augmented Agent and Other Stories (1986)
- Chateau d’If and Other Stories (1990)
- “Abercrombie Station” and “Cholwell’s Chickens” (1952)
- “Chateau d’If” (1950)
- “Gift of Gab” and “Rumfuddle” (1955, 1973)
Vidal, Gore
- Thieves Fall Out (1953, as Cameron Kay)
Wells, H.G.
Westlake, Donald (including the Richard Stark books)
- The Seventh (1966)
- The Handle (1966)
- The Busy Body (1966)
- The Rare Coin Score (1967)
- God Save the Mark (1967)
- Anarchaos (1967, as Curt Clark)
- The Green Eagle Score (1967)
- The Black Ice Score (1968)
- The Sour Lemon Score (1969)
- The Getaway Car (2014)
Williams, Charles (US)
- A Touch of Death (1953)
- Man on the Run (1958)
Zelazny, Roger
- Lord of Light (1967)
Miniature Reviews
These link to posts where a listed book has a paragraph or so dedicated to it. If the author is of a special interest (e.g. Butler or Westlake), I may return to the title some day and write more about it.
Atwood, Russell
- Losers Live Longer (2009)
Bayley, Barrington J.
- Empire of Two Worlds (1972)
Block, Lawrence
- Grifter’s Game (1961)
- Coward’s Kiss (1961)
- Lucky at Cards (1964)
- The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (1983)
- A Walk Among the Tombstones (1992)
- The Devil Knows You’re Dead (1993)
- The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes (2015)
Boyd, Daniel
- Easy Death (2014)
Butler, Octavia
- Mind of My Mind (1977)
- Survivor (1978)
Cabell, James Branch
- Jurgen (1918)
Cain, James M.
- The Cocktail Waitress (2012)
Clarke, Arthur C.
- Rendezvous With Rama (1973)
Farmer, Philip José
- Tongues of the Moon (1964)
- The Purple Book (1982)
Foster, Alan Dean
- Midworld (1975)
Gladwell, Malcolm
- The Tipping Point (2002)
- Outliers (2008)
Heinlein, Robert A.
- The Green Hills of Earth (1951)
- Have Space Suit, Will Travel (1958)
Knight, Phil
- Shoe Dog (2016)
London, Jack
- Call of the Wild (1908)
Niven, Larry
- A World Out of Time (1976)
Norton, Andre
- Witch World (1963)
Pohl, Frederik
- The Man Who Ate the World (1960)
Silverberg, Robert
- Blood on the Mink (1962)
Stableford, Brian
- The Florians (1976)
- Critical Threshold (1977)
Wellman, Manly Wade
- Twice in Time (1940)
Westlake, Donald (including Richard Stark)
- The Cutie (1960)
- 361 (1962)
- The Hunter (1962)
- The Outfit (1963)
- The Mourner (1963)
- The Score (1963)
- The Jugger (1965)
- The Comedy is Finished (2012)