this is the problem, I know so many of his books, via the films, I was having a hard time choosing which one to read
Duke Otterby you pre-verts,
Fri 27 Mar 2009, 19:07,
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Well it's a tough one,what with him having written so many :)
I would suggest finding a book of the hilm you enjoyed most and starting with that. But I don't think it is gonna matter because you'll end up reading them all eventually anyway :)
(I would suggest finding a book of the hilm you enjoyed most and starting with that. But I don't think it is gonna matter because you'll end up reading them all eventually anyway :)
Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!,
Fri 27 Mar 2009, 19:10,
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Go for short-story collectionsHe's at his best in short stories. The novels can get a bit... extended. As if he didn't really know what was going on any more than you do. Not all of them, but certainly a significant number.
In a PKD short story you get about as much 'idea' as a novel (by mass) without too much extended plot. Hence why films are usually adapted from his short stories.
(I have a soft spot for Eye in the Sky, but I know it isn't considered a classic. I just think it's the perfect archetype of his novels)
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Fri 27 Mar 2009, 20:40,
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In a PKD short story you get about as much 'idea' as a novel (by mass) without too much extended plot. Hence why films are usually adapted from his short stories.
(I have a soft spot for Eye in the Sky, but I know it isn't considered a classic. I just think it's the perfect archetype of his novels)