The Cosmic Puppets, (Paperback)

from reverends

Like most of Philip K. Dick's novels, the main characters around which the story of Valis revolves are engaging, sympathetic, and mirrors of the social and psychological complexities faced by mankind. Unlike his other novels, however, the main characters in Valis are actually PKD himself. This re...

from RobertDay

I was having immense trouble with this book, probably because I was reading it in small-ish chunks whilst on my daily commute. I could make no sense of it whatsoever. But suddenly, one morning, I was sat on the bus and just as we passed the turn-off for the village of Breadsall in Derbyshire (Eng...

from RobertDay

I was having immense trouble with this book, probably because I was reading it in small-ish chunks whilst on my daily commute. I could make no sense of it whatsoever. But suddenly, one morning, I was sat on the bus and just as we passed the turn-off for the village of Breadsall in Derbyshire (Eng...

from Banoo

I'm not sure how to rate this book. It was good, at times tedious (I'm really not into theological debates or philosophical musings)... but, I liked Horselover Fat aka Philip Dick aka the insane guy. So take one crazy guy slightly twisted in the head due to taking too many 'uppers', let one of hi...

from figre

It seems that, the later in Philip K. Dick's career a work comes from, the more likely it is to blend his own life (and associated bouts with mental health and schizophrenia) with the fiction he is writing. I have not seen it any more evident than in the book Valis - the first of his final trio o...