One aspect of Dick's earlier work is that he chucked it out at a rate of knots and didn't seem to care much for revision, or maybe just couldn't afford to. The later novels had a lot more care taken over them and it showed. Still a tragedy he died so young, I think he had a few more classics in him.
― maybe you just don't need to comment on that (Matt #2), Friday, 2 July 2021 19:08 (two years ago) link
Lanark and Vali are the only two I've read. Going for the former.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 3 July 2021 11:03 (two years ago) link
Valis
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 3 July 2021 11:04 (two years ago) link
― mookieproof, Sunday, 4 July 2021 00:57 (two years ago) link
Write-in for The Affirmation by Christopher Priest
― Zelda Zonk, Sunday, 4 July 2021 01:05 (two years ago) link
Most of Lanark blew me away. I really got bogged down at the end though. The Owl In Daylight sounds fascinating. I thought PKD was fixed in his belief that we were all perpetually stuck in that one bible verse. I didn’t realize he had developed such complex theories about social evolution. That one really has some merit imo. How about Tar Baby? I haven’t read it but I’d like to.
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Sunday, 4 July 2021 01:16 (two years ago) link
― Planck Generation (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 4 July 2021 01:35 (two years ago) link
pvmic!
― mookieproof, Sunday, 4 July 2021 01:38 (two years ago) link
Ha!
― Planck Generation (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 4 July 2021 01:54 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 5 July 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
contrary to my usual glasgow-jingoism i don't like lanark! and not because the, autobiographical, protagonist is an incel who murders a girl who friendzones him
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 00:05 (two years ago) link
but that is kinda o_0
I'm almost afraid to ask, but---if *that* didn't make you dislike it, what did?
― dow, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 02:17 (two years ago) link
Oh the content is definitely unpalatable but you can have good books about awful people. Just didn't really thrill me. Last third or so is a big of a slog. Didn't really appreciate the Unthank sections.
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 6 July 2021 03:55 (two years ago) link
Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1982
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 10:45 (two years ago) link