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Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s
Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s | Philip K Dick
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This Library of America volume brings together four of Dick's most original, mesmerizing, and surprising novels: The Man in the High Castle, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, and Ubik.
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cant_i'm_booked
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So glad I finally decided to tackle some of the classics penned by this sci-fi master. I can definitely see, now, how so many elements in current science fiction was built upon his short stories and novels. I‘m curious about PKD‘s life as well: if anyone knows a good biography, let me know. It‘d be interesting to know more of the man behind this golden age of sci-fi. For now, I guess I‘ll finally let myself be convinced to watch “Blade Runner.”

vivastory I've read Do Androids Dream & Ubik. Loved both of them & have been meaning to read the other 2 novels collected in this vol. I see that an hr long documentary on Dick that was released a few yrs ago is available for free on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS7WeWG2ITo
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vivastory Ah, I see now that you asked for biography, not documentary recommendations. I haven't read the following bio. but it's blurbed by Art Spiegelman & Jonathan Lethem (a massive fan of PKD) 2y
cant_i'm_booked @vivastory Hey, I'm totally down for a solid doc too, thank you so much for this and the Spiegelman/Lethem rec. :) Lols, as for fandom, I figured that out too: in this Library of American edition, Lethem was credited for selecting the stories and adding all the footnotes. 2y
OutsmartYourShelf I really liked the Amazon tv show of TMitHC but heard that the book version wasn‘t as good. 2y
cant_i'm_booked @OutsmartYourShelf TMitHC was fun to read, but it was probably my least favorite of the four novels included here. It did make me want to watch the Amazon TV version, so thank you for the reminder. :) 2y
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I love these Library of America editions and wish I had more of them. Philip K Dick is always a pleasure to read, each novel in this collection is fantastic, and the edition shown is quality. Obviously done with both readability and collectability in mind, feels great in the hand, stays open easily, and even comes with a bookmark. Paper a bit thin but you hardly notice. Ubik is the best but they‘re all wonderful. Quadruple pick!