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I'm making my way through A Scanner Darkly now.

Gone through Ubik, Flow my tears the policeman said and The Man in the High Castle so far this year. I'm a right Dick.
(I helped save b3ta! Christian's Bolt and Ski, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 23:52, archived)
# Are they the only ones you've read?
You have to read his short stories, his best ideas were all in there, but also read The Zap Gun. It's my fave. I don't know why, it's a bit shit, but I love it :D
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 0:33, archived)
# ^This
But Scanner Darkly is still my favourite (mostly because I read it when I was at uni and my bedroom faced opposite a Heroin den - Trufact)
(I helped save b3ta! Hitler's Barber Soylent Green is high in saturated fat, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 0:48, archived)
# Cheers, I'll have to try em out.
It started when I tried out Ubik and I really fell in love with the characters. He does really write well on a personal level as well as juggling along cerebral concepts. Flow My Tears I thought was a bit jarring at times but it seemed so good in other places that I thought it should be ripe for some sort of cinematic adaptation.
(I helped save b3ta! Christian's Bolt and Ski, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 1:14, archived)
# Flow my tears was written during his mental breakdown
So it feels a little... disconcerting.... to me
(I helped save b3ta! Hitler's Barber Soylent Green is high in saturated fat, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 1:24, archived)
# Yeah I read about that too.
Was definitely interested in getting VALIS after hearing that. But it's not the plot that bothers me per se. I mean the distance the protagonist travels is a little iffy, it's just the way the twist is delivered seems a little quick. However, the ending, (which I had no idea eventually carried more weight with him than I) was really quite beautiful.
(I helped save b3ta! Christian's Bolt and Ski, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 1:47, archived)