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From Publishers Weekly
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I'll be buying more Phillip Dick novels...,
By Eric D. Knapp "Cluck" (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Paperback)
This is my first Phillip K. Dick novel, and in my opinion "Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said" deserves high praise. For starters, it wins the fight against one of the most difficult opponents that a sci-fi novel could face: Cliché. Simply put, this story is based on an overused plot-the man who loses his identity and struggles to regain a sense of self. Cliche is a tough monster to beat, and most sci-fi novels are devoured by it boots and all. Going into this novel (which I read on a recommendation from a friend) I had low expectations, because I for one am sick to death of this particular premise. However, Phillip Dick somehow managed to actually win the battle against this tired fiction formula, and won me over in the process. He actually found, somehow, a unique way of telling the story. A very unique way. It deserves kudos for this alone. Not the snack, but the regard and esteem. Apart from being pleasantly surprised at Dick's ability to pull this story off, there is a lot more that deserves commendation, too... there's a like-him-hate-him anti hero, a wonderfully fleshed-out policeman (two, actually), and a manically bizarre "mini-heroine" that pops up to simultaneously help, hurt and hinder the protagonist, Jason Taverner. Another aspect of the book that I enjoyed was Dick's writing style. The story is written upon a fine line between poetry and prose that often lulled me into a false sense of security. He managed on several occasions to make me say "wow" due to some particularly inspiring turn of phrase, or through some witty and poignant philosophical observation... in fact, some of his descriptions, in their poetic simplicity, created such vivid images in my mind that I am inclined to compare them to Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451, which contains one of my favorite pieces of descriptive text of all time. All-in-all, "Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said" is an easy read with very realistic characters, a healthy dose of political and philosophical impact (which is what sci-fi is all about after all), a delightful plot-twist at the ending (I loved the ending), and an overall quality and completeness that many novels lack. The ending (did I mention that I loved the ending) was ripe with potentialities as well, an amalgam of hidden possibilities and quantum probabilities. Basically, the premise of the book (that a man is sucked into some alternate reality where he does not exist) is caused by something that does not fully cease to occur until somewhere in the epilogue (That will make more sense after you read the book. Pay attention at the end, and wonder just what is real and what isn't. It's fun).
2.0 out of 5 stars
interesting but painful read,
By Philip Kavan "Underground Spiritual Game" (Western Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Paperback)
I find PKD's ideas fascinating, thought-provoking, "far-out," you-name-it. He was clearly a cutting edge thinker. However, his writing here is so god-aweful, I could not summon the will power to slog through this book. The exposition was so heavy-handed and the dialogue so cheesy I had to stop. When he wrote of a Rolls Royce skyflyer(a rocket of some sort, apparently) that its engine "idled throbbingly," I nearly flung the book (frustratedly?) across the room. I then picked up VALIS. So far, much better. I'm looking for a pun involving "Dick" and "throbbingly" but my kid is crying for dada. Help anyone?
5.0 out of 5 stars
I wrote this while shroomin',
By A Customer
This review is from: Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Paperback)
Please do not read this if you are stupid. As is the case with most Dick, you have to look at the book sideways to fully comprehend it.The characters are so deep I felt like I knew them. They all have positive and negative qualities, unlike some authors who manage to pigen whole their characters into pure good or evil. The characters in Flow My Tears only want to be themselves even if they aren't shure of who that is. If you like to think alot about a book after finishing it, then this is a book for you. If your stupid, Amazon has a wide variety of Riddick inspired merchandise for you. Just say No.
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