The Man in the High Castle (Paperback) by Philip K Dick

from Nickidemus

The BasicsAn alternate history wherein Japan and Germany won World War II. And things are as dystopiate (is that a word? I just invented it) as one would expect.My ThoughtsThe thing one must realize when approaching a Philip K. Dick novel is that he doesn't write normal stories. In the slightest....

from klaidlaw

While I found the book interesting, I have to say I think the series on Amazon Prime is a more compelling story. If I hadn't already seen the film version I think I would have gotten lost in the book.

from Pferdina

I wanted to like this more than I did. I did really like the idea - what would the world be like if Germany and Japan had won WWII? That aspect of the book was interesting to think about and to explore that alternate world. But I didn't care about any of the characters and nothing much happened, ...

from santhony

Philip Dick is one of the most influential writers in science fiction history. After penning numerous magnificent novels, he gradually spiraled into depression and ultimately insanity. Much of his later work is simply unreadable by mere mortals such as me. This is a relatively short (235 pages) w...

from PhoenixTerran

Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle is one of those classic science fiction novels that I've been meaning to read for ages but for one reason or another never quite got around to. Recently, though, the novel seems to be popping up wherever I turn: Viz Media's speculative fiction imprint H...