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Gather Yourselves Together Paperback – May 8, 2014

by Philip K Dick (Author)

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As the Communists advance, a small group of Americans trapped in a Chinese factory must learn to work together in this early novel from Philip K. Dick Three American workers are left behind in China by their employer, biding their time in an abandoned factory as the communists approach. As they while away the days, both the young and naive Carl Fitter and the older, worldly Verne Tildon vie for the affections of Barbara Mahler, a woman who may not be as tough as she acts. But Carl's innocence and Verne's boorishness might drive Barbara away from both of them ...This early novel by Dick, unpublished in his lifetime, is a remarkable insight into his future works.

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Publisher: Gollancz (May 8, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 057513254X
ISBN-13: 978-0575132542
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1 x 7.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful

Alone in the Garden

By benshlomo on August 14, 2009

Format: Hardcover

A confession: When I got hold of a copy of this novel, I did not expect to like it. "Gather Yourselves Together" was either the first or the second full-length book that Philip K. Dick wrote, although it wasn't published until several decades later, and a lot of his early stuff was pretty weak. I assumed that this would be, too. And it's not exactly good, but it's more interesting than several of his later pieces.

To my surprise, it's not science fiction - PKD started his novel-writing career with a mainstream work. A mining company leaves three people behind at a large facility in China to wait for the new Communist government representatives to arrive and take ownership. As these employees explore the compound and try to keep themselves amused during the long, empty days, we learn that the woman and the older of the two men had a relationship some years previously, but now the woman is getting interested in the younger, more enthusiastic man. For an author whose classic work is full of hundreds of people, not to mention enormous aliens, androids and electric sheep, this is positively minimalist.

Maybe the most fascinating thing about "Gather Yourselves Together" is that you can practically see Philip K. Dick learning how to write long forms as the novel goes on. In the first few chapters, you get a whole lot of short, pretty simple declarative sentences, some with exclamation points - "If only she would go away!" and things like that. It only takes a few chapters for the narration to relax. Some of the descriptions on these later pages are enough make your mouth water (literally - one is of an enormous warehouse full of food).Read more ›

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful

An early Dick novel, and not a particularly successful one

By Doug Mackey on June 2, 2004

Format: Hardcover

Written in the early 1950s, this novel takes place in 1949 in post-revolutionary China and concerns three Americans, two men and a woman, who have remained to hand over control of a factory to the new government. One of the men, Carl, a boyish innocent, falls in love with the woman, Barbara, who is cold and emotionally repressed, and happens to be the ex-lover of Vern, the other man. The working out of this triangular situation is told rather tediously, with many flashbacks to minor incidents. The subplot of the political takeover of the factory is not well integrated with the romantic theme. Despite the vividness of some scenes, there is a meandering slackness to this novel, undoubtedly the weakest of Dick's mainstream works.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

A beautiful, if flawed, book

By Exegesist on February 19, 2013

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

As someone who has enjoyed the work of Philip K Dick for a third of my life, I naturally appreciated the opportunity to read this book as it gives insight into the gestation of some of his key ideas, especially near the end of the book where references to the early christians abound. To those interested, I would suggest that the ending of this book be read while keeping in mind the end of his later novel The Simulacra or any of the others which abound in little creatures. That being said, this book would probably be less interesting to someone who is not so familiar with Dick's work. Even so, I did enjoy this book on it's own merits. The characters are easy to empathize with, and the minimalism of the setting/action is handled fairly well.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Wonderful characters, in a brilliant setting

By J. Zgoda on February 9, 2011

Format: Hardcover

Dick's non-sci-fi novels never get the credit they deserve, some people don't even realize there are such books. The one thing common across all of Dick's writing, is the deep and successful characters. Between a feeling of frustration, love, and hate...all this can be brought out by identifying with the characters.

The story takes place in China 1949, but much of the story is told through flashbacks, it is here where you learn how the three characters end up in China in the first place. The story parallels that of the Garden of Eden, where Carl is the innocent Adam/Eve character.

While it's not Dick's best work, it's certainly can be placed next to them.

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