Clans of the Alphane Moon
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Rated 5 starsDangerous book
Beware. If you have a slightly twisted sense of humour, reading this book could make you seriously addicted to Mr. Dick. It was the first of his I read, and I ended up befriending a second-hand book dealer just to get hold of some of his rarer books. Sad but true. You have been warned.
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Rated 5 starsNeuroses, humor, and hope
This is one of Dick's funniest novels, in spite of the fact that the plot centers on a lethal marital relationship-Chuck and Mary Rittersdorf are actually trying to kill each other. He is depressed and resigned in the midst of their breakup; she is bitchy and vindictive, planning to take him for all he is worth and more. Their showdown culminates out on the distant moon Alpha III M2, a former hospital world inhabited entirely...
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Rated 5 starsHysterical and Unforgettable
CLANS OF THE ALPHANE MOON has so many hysterical, sarcastic and insightful passages you'll want to memorize most of the book. It's a wild, weird, quick read that is a great introduction to Philip K. Dick for someone who wants to jump into the fanaticism headfirst. Those not quite ready for complete immersion in the reality shattering world of Philip K. Dick should look at "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" or "Time Out...
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Rated 5 starsSlime Mold resurrection
After reading the Valis trilogy a few years back, I ...started the first couple chapters and wasn't very impressed; so I put it aside and read some other stuff. I always meant to get back to it - and now I finally did. I don't know what I was thinking!!! This book is typical PKD genius - Philosophy, theology, madness, and above all the looming question of "What is real?" - this book has it all. And delivered in a riveting,...
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Rated 5 starsA choice reprint of an obscure classic from Dick's past.
In spite of many an opinion that this is a post-mortem revival of an unpublished work (I also have a paperback copy from 1964), this is an excellent example of the development of PKD as a writer during this period. The characterizations are crisp and well representational of our own inner reflections of his personal struggle as an independant thinker in a disfunctional world. A brilliant satire of the modern insistence...
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