- Paperback
- Publisher: Ace Books; First THUS edition (1964)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B000HG6K3I
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.2 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Anarchic energy,
By Doug Mackey (Fairfield, IA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Simulacra (Paperback)
This is a grab bag of almost all the themes and character types found in Dick's other novels written in the early 60s. Everything is here: a repressive police state, a ruling elite in conflict with huge cartels, a charismatic cult leader, a fascinating and ruthless woman, time travel, psychic powers, Nazis, androids, emigration to Mars, and mind-manipulating media and simulacra. It shows that the way society appears to be structured is a complete fake, and that media manipulation conceals the real centers of power. Dick crowds more characters and different points of view into the anarchic pages of pages of this novel than in any of his other books. But it does not seem to go anywhere: it is a plunge into the deeper waters of Dick's universe, but without any clear re-emergence into the air. The energy is more frenetic than transformative. Such a tour de force lacks the impact of Dick's major works, though it is a dazzling ride. It's pure PKD.
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Another good mind-pounder from the sci-fi master,
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This review is from: The Simulacra (Paperback)
Another good mind-pounder from the sci-fi master. Although, occasionally you want to scream at the book, because he didn't foresee such simple everyday items as cellphones.He did, however, foresee the day when the "health care" cartel would replace psychoanalysis with drugs, and the day when our national leaders would be recruited from the ranks of famous actors (including a famous actor who played the lead in a film adapted from a Philip K. Dick novel). Plus, all the sci-fi authors of the 60s assumed we'd have colonies on the moon and Mars by now. Maybe the moon landings were faked after all ...
4.0 out of 5 stars
Prescient!,
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This review is from: The Simulacra (Paperback)
"The Simulacra" is probably the most convoluted, mystifying--and potentially dangerous--political thriller ever penned. With his trademark ear for dialogue and sensitivity to human foibles, Dick eviscerates authority in all of its guises, revealing levels of curruption and secrecy so vast and complex they transcend the comical. Along with such masterpieces as "Radio Free Albemuth" and "Time Out of Joint," "The Simulacra" is one of Dick's most effective conspiracy yarns, written with irony, insight and humor. As usual, Dick excels at evoking a world where nothing is as it seems and truth is the rarest of commodities. Vintage's reissue of this scathing novel couldn't have come at a better time.
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