Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s Hardcover 1598530097 9781598530094 Philip K. Dick

from agis

"Mindbending" is a frequent adjective used to apply to Philip K. Dick's works; after reading through all of the Library of America's first Philip K. Dick volume ("Four Novels of the 1960s), it seems entirely appropriate. The man can make my brain hurt, in a good way. The four novels included here...

from InfinityOutlaw

The Man in the High Castle - Alternate World War II story in which the allies lose and the US is divided between Japan and Germany. (3/5) The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - Title character returns from journey possibly altered and bearing a new 'translation' drug. (4/5) Do Androids Dream of ...

from MaowangVater

The Man in the High Castle This is a mind bender of a book. You may occasionally feel that you've wandered into a house of mirrors. This alternative history is set in the Pacific States of America and the Mountain States of America, formerly part of the United States before its defeat in and part...

from elenchus

Electric Sheep (read April 2016) I'm quite familiar with Ridley Scott's Blade Runner: inevitable when reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? that I would mentally compare the two while reading. Rather than pretend, I did so deliberately and hoped this approach would free me to read future ...

from ksmyth

I have only read two of the stories-Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and The Man in the High Castle. I've really enjoyed both. I'm not sure that it is appropriate to label Dick as a science-fiction writer. He seems more like an alt-fiction writer. Though there are elements of science fiction i...