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Confessions of a Crap Artist (Paperback)

by Philip K. Dick (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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To Jack, the socially autistic "crap artist" of this devastating domestic tragicomedy set in Northern California in the 1950s, the Earth is hollow and sunlight has weight. But as seen by this innocent, Jack's sister and brother-in-law are just as sealed off from reality--and far more destructive in their obsessions. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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"One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction." -- The Sunday Times (London)

"Dick is entertaining us about reality and madness, time and death, sin and salvation.... We have our own homegrown Barges."-- Ursula K. LeGuin, New Republic

"Philip K. Dick's best books always describe a future that is both entirely recognizable and utterly unimaginable? -- The New York Times Book Review --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Dick's mainstream novels, Jun 4 2004
By Doug Mackey (Fairfield, IA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Confessions of a Crap Artist (Paperback)
This book, written in 1959 and finally published in 1975, was the first of Dick's mainstream novels to appear in book form. In many ways it is probably the best: its multi-focal narration offers inside glimpses into the minds of two of Dick's most fascinating characters-the "crap artist" Jack Isidore and his sister Fay Hume. The novel derives its energy from the juxtaposition of their radically different perspectives. Jack was the classic nerd in high school, who was obsessed with pseudoscience and adolescent power fantasies, which if anything have intensified as he has grown into his thirties. Faye is impulsive, uninhibited, outspoken, and aggressively sexual. But the root of her attractiveness lies in her ability to live in the moment with a seeming intensity and freedom. This combination is potent in tempting Nat Anteil, a young student, away from his wife, while driving Fay's husband Charlie to a violent end. The predictably tragic consequences of this situation put the reader in the odd position of identifying with the nerd, whose emotionally stunted state make him an ideal and acute observer of the passionate madness of the other characters.
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5.0 out of 5 stars the alien EVERYDAY, Oct 2 2003
By david (ALaMO usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Confessions of a Crap Artist (Paperback)
lift off! the everyday veneer and see whats real and not, like sputtering about in a big head in a small land dicks brilliance shines through more opaque than usual. his most easiest obvious the paranoid as normal premise REVEALED clear as a shiny brook in the wilds.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Stuff, Sep 23 2003
By Steve West (Adelaide, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Confessions of a Crap Artist (Paperback)
This was the first of Dick's mainstream novels I read, it made me wonder what kind of mainstream writer Dick would have made had he found more success in the genre (was the 50's society he wrote about too conservative to accept these novels?).
Even though this story is set in a 50's environment, it doesn't miss a beat in any regard, Confessions of a Crap Artist is as engrossing and page-turning a book as any of his science fiction novels. The way the story unfolds keeps you at the edge of your seat and you may find yourself laughing at the insanity of regular, seemingly successful people who dig themselves into giant ruts by involving themselves with people when they should know better.
If you like Phillip K. Dick's work you must read this novel, if you buy it it will take a valued place in your collection.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Life as a retread.
I tell you, this book made me sadder than I've been in so very long. It's about so many things that push my buttons that if I were a crap artist like Jack Isidore, I'd believe Mr... Read more
Published on May 27 2003 by Brandon R. Sonderegger

2.0 out of 5 stars interesting but ultimately disappointing
I'd heard only good things about this book, so being a pkd fan, I expected an intriguing read. For the first 80 pages or so, it was, but after that it drifts into less pleasant... Read more
Published on Jun 30 2002

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
I'd heard only good things about this book, so being a pkd fan, I expected an intriguing read. Not so. Read more
Published on Jun 30 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars A Different Kind of Dick
Darkly funny, slightly sad, brutally honest, and philosophically deep, Confessions of a Crap Artist merits the distinction of being among Philip K. Read more
Published on April 22 2002 by Paul & Lynda Amore

4.0 out of 5 stars Dick's mainstream attempt that bites deep
Over the last two decades Philip K. Dick has slowly gained in repute as one of this centuries' most inventive and prolific authors: a sci-fi auteur who cranked out pulp... Read more
Published on Nov 15 2001 by Ian Vance

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF DICK'S BEST
A tire-regroover named Jack Isidore is an eccentric fellow. He believes that sunlight has weight, cows have four stomachs, the earth is hollow, and by the way, the world is going... Read more
Published on Mar 23 2001 by EMAN NEP

5.0 out of 5 stars Crap into Gold
In the 1950s, Philip K. Dick made an effort to establish himself as a mainstream, "realistic" novelist. Read more
Published on Feb 16 2001 by Scott Spires

5.0 out of 5 stars One of PKD's Best
I bought and read this book several years ago. I hesitated to read this novel because it was touted as "a mainstream novel" but as a PKD fan I should have known better... Read more
Published on Feb 10 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars As recognizably Dick as any of his "sci-fi" novels
While Confessions of A Crap Artist is constantly reffered to as one of Dick's mainstream novels, it deals with many of the same issues tackled by his science fiction. Read more
Published on April 19 2000 by btrinen

4.0 out of 5 stars May not be sci-fi, but still plenty innovative
There are no aliens or time travel in this novel, but that doesn't mean this book isn't without Dickian genius. Read more
Published on Oct 18 1999 by vanishingpoint

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