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Philip K. Dick: Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s Hardcover – July 31, 2008

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  • Hardcover: 1000 pages
  • Publisher: Library of America; 1st edition (July 31, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1598530259
  • ISBN-13: 978-1598530254
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1.4 x 8.1 inches
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Five stars each for Dick and Library of America
By KJ on January 2, 2009
Format: Hardcover
I bought this volume for its inclusion of "A Scanner Darkly", after seeing the movie. I think what made me decide to purchase it was dedication, at the end of the film, to all of Dick's friends who were lost along the way. The movie was effective, if hard to understand, but that dedication was haunting and I knew I had to read the book.

I have yet to read "A Scanner Darkly" because I started off with "Flow My Tears the Policeman Said" and then "Martian Time Slip". Both books were great, combining insightful brilliance and a much larger dose of the hauntedness that drew me to Dick in the first place. In fact, I often had to put down both books, especially "Martian Time Slip" to get rid of the sinking, nauseated feeling that comes so easily while reading Dick. For me Dick is the writer who, page after page, lets me bite off more than I can chew.

Although I understand why Dick is classified as a science fiction writer I think this label does him--and potential readers--a great disservice; I want to encourage anyone reading this review who is leery of science fiction to go ahead and read Dick, especially if they are keen on brilliant, if troubling, insights of the psychological, sociological, metaphysical and outright varieties.

Finally I want to praise the Library of America series. The series is simply first rate, from the physical quality of the materials to the aesthetics of the fonts and book layout and design, inclusion of a permanent tassel bookmark and the editing and notes. Bravo.

PS - in case you didn't know this is actually the second Library of America volume for dick, the first containing four other novels!
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42 of 48 people found the following review helpful
PKD: His Tears Would Flow at Making It to the Library of America!
By David Kleist on November 24, 2008
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Prolific. Consistently thought-provoking. Scintillatingly brilliant with uncanny frequency. Hilarious. Living an adult life mostly in poverty but surrounded by many caring people. A binge fiction writer, letter-writer, and talker.

This was Philip K. Dick. He was kind enough to correspond several times with a nerdy high-school senior who had written a ten-page analysis of three of his major works.

That was me.

PKD's heart would soar at being included in a series of books featuring Melville, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Hawthorne, and Thoreau. This latest volume includes FLOW MY TEARS, THE POLICEMAN SAID, still one of my favorites and the novel that sent me on my own binge of PKD reading.

With an oeuvre of over fifty novels, voluminous short stories, philosophical essays, and a final tome, THE EXEGESIS, which may resemble Prokofiev's Symphony Number 2 in its gargantuan length and ultimate inaccessibility for most fans, Philip K. Dick was a ceaseless writer who found revision a nearly impossible process.

His works are structured by his brilliant mind that thought aloud on paper in the form of stories that questioned the nature of reality but that also revealed a profound love for most of humanity. To read PKD is to become more deeply attuned to what it is to be human--to become an explorer held in suspense by a psychological realist who fabulated fantastic worlds that were strangely familiar.

PKD's best works--five of which are included in this latest volume--are a joy to read. Because he wrote fast and didn't often revise, these are blemished works of art. But all of us are similarly blemished: it's the nature of being human. Brilliance radiates even on pages where archaic slang, incorrect predictions, and other flaws are rife.Read more ›
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Philip K. Dick
By Kindle Customer on March 9, 2013
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Dick is an insanely funny man. I kept feeling that my mind was being kidnapped and taken on a joyride,
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
An Awesome Collection For A Great Price!!!
By Josh Stearns on May 4, 2009
Format: Hardcover
Where else can you get 5 of PKD's very best novels for 25 bucks. This book is about 7 dollars more on Barnes & Noble so it was an easy decision for me. The one problem with this book is the pages are VERY thin...it's easy to turn several at a time on accident. This is a small issue though when you consider the quality of the collection.
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Great edition of Philip K Dick
By Athena on December 20, 2012
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If you read and re-read PKD, this volume is for you. The binding will last you a life time. The print is a little bit smaller than a large trade paper back normally is, probably in order to fit in so many novels.
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Great book, great selection of stories
By Jopa S Ruchkoj on June 27, 2014
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That book contains three novels which I've never read before. Definitely not mainstream, but I enjoyed them a lot. Also, it was very interesting to read PKD timeline, which is published at the end of the book.
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Great if you're a fan.
By Michael Austerlitz on December 10, 2012
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These are five of Dick's best works. Flow My Tears is by far the best of the five. I'd suggest this to any fan or anyone interested in getting into him.
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By Shira Corcoran on May 30, 2014
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I am pleased with this book. The book arrived in great shape, and am currently reading this book. Wish there was a cover.
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