more dick than ever

[lauralh]

I finally finished A Scanner Darkly. Holy Christ that's a fucked up book. I mean OK, the other books of his were fucked up too but this one takes the cake. It's not really SF at all, either - it's just basically about a made-up drug and some addicts, with a healthy dash of paranoia/conspiracy theories thrown in.

And I've probably said it before, but Philip K. Dick is now my favorite author. For a while there it was Orson Scott Card, but his writing is like a child's compared to PKD. I haven't even read that many of his books, but after only two I was convinced anyway. Must must must check out more from the library.

Comments

[ex-foible.livejournal.com]

have you read ubik? that's an interesting one.

[ex-futch238.livejournal.com]

Ubik is a great one. Phil Dick wrote a screenplay for Ubik. It's unpublished, but is supposedly archived with many other non-published writings at the University of California at Fullerton (is that where they are?).

I wish someone would make the thing!

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

have not yet read it, alas. What sucks is that it was one of the library books I had checked out at the beginning of this year, but I always check out too many and didn't get to it before I pretty much changed my life around and moved into the city. I COULD have renewed it but I probably still wouldn't have gotten to it.

[ex-futch238.livejournal.com]

I've read every Philip K. Dick book at least twice. Most of them far too many times to admit without being ashamed (not that I haven't read a lot of other authors works multiple times as well).

Some find Scanner best, others don't like it. I loved it when I first read it. My favorite might be Radio Free Albemuth. Recommended if you haven't read it.

I found your LJ via Lara7. I'm enjoying it.

One time a friend introduced me to a lady at a party as "a big Dick fan" before realizing his unintentional double entendre. Thank whatever this unfortunate moniker didn't stick with me!

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I love saying "I need more Dick" and all that. Then again, I'm a straight female.

[vileinfestation.livejournal.com]

So am I!