jazzbo Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Posted February 4, 2009 I agree, that's a great novel. If you can find it, I recommend "The Man Whose Teeth were All Exactly Alike." It is my other favorite mainstream novel from Phil. Quote
sal Posted February 4, 2009 Report Posted February 4, 2009 I agree, that's a great novel. If you can find it, I recommend "The Man Whose Teeth were All Exactly Alike." It is my other favorite mainstream novel from Phil. What luck...a hardcover edition of this book was just released this week! I'll add it to my wish list. Thanks jazzbo! Quote
jazzbo Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Posted February 4, 2009 Great! I'm glad this is back in print, it was missing for some time! Quote
Swinger Posted February 4, 2009 Report Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) Wow thanks for letting me know that The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike is available. I read it about 10 years ago but I was and I haven't been able to find any reasonable priced copy of it until now Edited February 4, 2009 by Swinger Quote
sal Posted April 28, 2009 Report Posted April 28, 2009 I've decided that as I read through PKD's body of work, I'm going to do so in chronological order. Probably won't read every single novel (at least not yet), but the ones I do read, I'm going to try and read them in the order he wrote them. I finished "The Man in the High Castle" a few weeks back and that one was a mind-blower. Just started "Martian Time Slip" today. Quote
mandrill Posted April 28, 2009 Report Posted April 28, 2009 Hard to choose a favorite- "Scanner Darkly" is probably the one that left the biggest imprint. But for sheer reading fun i'd recommend "Eye in the Sky". The chapter about "Church of The Second Bab" got me rolling on the floor. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Posted April 28, 2009 Now that's an interesting idea. . . . Martian Time Slip is fantastic. Fantastic. I started reading a slim book written by Tessa B. Dick reminiscing about her ten years with Phil. Interesting. Quote
7/4 Posted April 30, 2009 Report Posted April 30, 2009 Could you imagine being at home alone with the pseudo-PKD? Creep me the fuck out, it would! Quote
jazzbo Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) I know. There are much better android choices these days. . . . Edited April 30, 2009 by jazzbo Quote
7/4 Posted April 30, 2009 Report Posted April 30, 2009 Wooah! I want one....never know when I might need it. Quote
BruceH Posted April 30, 2009 Report Posted April 30, 2009 I wonder if she dreams of electric sheep. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 30, 2009 Report Posted April 30, 2009 I wonder if she dreams of electric sheep. Just the rams. Quote
sal Posted May 1, 2009 Report Posted May 1, 2009 Martian Time Slip is fantastic. Fantastic. You weren't kidding!! Quote
Bright Moments Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 reading my first PKD at the moment - electric sheep. of course i've seen bladerunner & total recall. thanks lon for the inspitation - i'll report back! btw is john isidore a recurring character? Quote
jazzbo Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Posted June 10, 2009 Good old Jack Isidore. He's sort of (to my mind) a re-working of the narrator of "Confessions of a Crap-Artist" (the only mainstream novel PKD published in his lifetime). And this Jack Isidore IS a recurring character. . . in the (three?) estate-authorized novels K. W. Jeter (a friend of Dick's) wrote using the Blade Runner material (as opposed to the "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" material). Good old Jack Isidore. He's sort of (to my mind) a re-working of the narrator of "Confessions of a Crap-Artist" (the only mainstream novel PKD published in his lifetime). And this Jack Isidore IS a recurring character. . . in the (three?) estate-authorized novels K. W. Jeter (a friend of Dick's) wrote using the Blade Runner material (as opposed to the "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" material). Quote
Bright Moments Posted June 12, 2009 Report Posted June 12, 2009 oh man, the scene with deckard and garland - who is the android? my head was spinning!! and then, resch is really humanoid - wow! enjoying this muchly!! Quote
Bright Moments Posted June 13, 2009 Report Posted June 13, 2009 wow! what a great read!!!! i wonder what happenned to Rachael Rosen though! I NEED a sequel!!! Quote
Bright Moments Posted September 6, 2009 Report Posted September 6, 2009 on to the next - "The Simulacra" - hooked me right in! i am surprised no one has mentioned it in this thread yet! Quote
jazzbo Posted September 6, 2009 Author Report Posted September 6, 2009 The Simulacra is a good one. They're almost all good in my estimation. If you want a sequel to Sheep. . . the closest thing is the Bladerunner sequels by Jeters. Not the same thing at all, much more brutal and noir and in their way absurd, sequels to the movie not the novel, and Jeter is no Dick. But they're fun to read. I got the Ubik screenplay when it was put out last year. . . but I haven't read it yet. Need to correct that soon. Quote
jazzbo Posted September 6, 2009 Author Report Posted September 6, 2009 Turns out that there are two volumes in print of a "Do Androids Believe in Electric Sheep" graphic novel. And. . . a movie is planned of "Flow My Tears the Policeman Said!" Quote
7/4 Posted September 6, 2009 Report Posted September 6, 2009 Turns out that there are two volumes in print of a "Do Androids Believe in Electric Sheep" graphic novel. And. . . a movie is planned of "Flow My Tears the Policeman Said!" Wow, check that out! Better that it's based on one of his books, than someone ripping off his ideas and using them in their own screen play. Quote
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