Philip K Dick

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I've seen several films based on Dick's books but I've never actually read any of them.

Any PKD fans here?

Do you have a favourite PKD book?

Where would you recommend a newbie start?
 
I've not read huge amounts of his books but what I have read I've enjoyed. The most famous is almost certainly Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep but Ubik seems to be recommended as a better introduction and it's a good novel in its own right. I think I may have to purchase a few more to start reading as there's lots that I haven't read yet.
 
The best place to start is probably "The Man in the High Castle". The plot is a lot more straightforward than many of his books, and it's a lot more polished than some, like Ubik. Another fairly sensible one is "Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said".


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I'm reading "Man in the High Castle" at the minute. Seems quite good.

I liked "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" which is a collection of short stories. Also includes the story which Total Recall was based on.
 
Loved Blade Runner & Total Recall, however I've never managed to finish any of his written stories. They just strike me as LCD fuelled rubbish. Don't get me wrong, he has some great ideas, but they just don't make very good stories (until somebody else re-writes them).
 
Van Hellseek said:
Loved Blade Runner & Total Recall, however I've never managed to finish any of his written stories. They just strike me as LCD fuelled rubbish. Don't get me wrong, he has some great ideas, but they just don't make very good stories (until somebody else re-writes them).
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I assume you mean LSD? Ironically, he didn't start taking the stuff until most of his books has already been written. But yes, he takes some getting used to. But it's worth it. But anyone who thinks the films of his stories are anything like his writing style (or even the original story...) are in for a big surprise.


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Other than those already mentioned I really love:

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said
A Scanner Darkly (brilliant film adaptation as well)
 
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