SF Masterworks Group discussion

It began with a blinding light, a divine revelation from a mysterious intelligence that called itself VALIS. And with that, the fabric of reality was ripped open and laid bare so that anything seemed possible, but nothing seemed quite right. Part science fiction, part theological detective story - in which God plays both the missing person and the perpetrator of the ultimate crime, VALIS is both disorienting and eerily funny, and a joy to read.

This starts off as a story, with some sci fi here and there, and ends up as the ramblings of a mad man! PKDs character (who may or may not be himself) slowly loses touch with reality. Gods and science and paranoia and madness. I laughed at many of the theories of creation and science, but then understood how they seemed real for the character. Poor Philip.