
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
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Fri 11 Jun 2010, 0:33,
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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)
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Fri 11 Jun 2010, 0:48,
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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.
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Fri 11 Jun 2010, 1:14,
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So it feels a little... disconcerting.... to me
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Fri 11 Jun 2010, 1:24,
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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.
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