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One thing Dick excels at is putting his characters in deep trouble right away. In this case, Jason Taverner. A famous entertainer, has lost his identity while living in an autocratic police state where not having an identity is a crime punishable with hard time in a labor camp. Not a great place to be when you were on top of the world one day ago.
— Sep 28, 2025 09:14PM
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That may have been the most profound exposition on grief that I've ever read. Some powerful writing there.
— Oct 06, 2025 09:03PM
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I've said, in another context, that Philip K. Dick wasn't an author, he was a mad prophet. The comment was made tongue-in-cheek, but I'm becoming more convinced that it isn't a joke, after all. At least it's not a very far-fetched idea.
— Oct 05, 2025 07:01PM
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Dick can plumb the depths of complexity in his characters; or, in this case, the complexity of sanity itself.
"Do you know what you are?" Kathy said. "You're a very good person. Do you understand that?"
He shrugged. Like most truths it was a matter of opinion. Perhaps he was. In this situation, anyhow. Not so in others. But Kathy didn't know about that.
— Oct 04, 2025 02:58PM
"Do you know what you are?" Kathy said. "You're a very good person. Do you understand that?"
He shrugged. Like most truths it was a matter of opinion. Perhaps he was. In this situation, anyhow. Not so in others. But Kathy didn't know about that.
