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by Philip K. Dick (Author)
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Written in the late 1950s and early 1960s, these titles follow Dick's familiar theme that things and people are not quite what and who they seem, basically challenging reality. Though dead for 20 years now, Dick still is hugely popular among sf readers and Blade Runner nuts, so pop for these.
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“Dick . . . has chosen to handle . . . material too nutty to accept, too admonitory to forget, too haunting to abandon.” --The Washington Post

“Dick [was] many authors: a poor man’s Pynchon, an oracular postmodern, a rich product of the changing counterculture.” --The Village Voice
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4.0 out of 5 stars Anarchic energy, Jun 7 2004
By Doug Mackey (Fairfield, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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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5.0 out of 5 stars Another good mind-pounder from the sci-fi master, Dec 28 2003
By Doug Bates (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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 ...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Prescient!, Dec 23 2002
By Mac Tonnies (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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"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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5.0 out of 5 stars Constantly Amazing
OK, I love Phillip K. Dick, even when I don't understand him
Simulacra is one of those books you can read many times and every time explore a new avenue. Read more
Published on Nov 13 2002 by Dr. W. Martin James

3.0 out of 5 stars Perverse, Eclectic, But Not Quite A Finished Product
The first half of this book introduces a slew of bizarre story situations and ideas, but unfortunately none of them really gets fleshed out to my satisfaction. Read more
Published on Jul 11 2002 by Miles

5.0 out of 5 stars A quick trip into paranoid schizophrenia
Neanderthols, The Third Reich and Time Travel; I really liked this book. There's a schizophrenic quality in every page. Read more
Published on May 29 2002 by Isisrael

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