The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this cynical and satirical sci fi novel. It's about Mitchell Courtenay, a high ranking ad exec in a futuristic American society dominated by advertising. Indeed, it's virtually un-patriotic to not adhere to advertising's role in society. Mitch is given the …
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Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories by Frederik Pohl My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an excellent collection of short science fiction stories. I'd read some of Pohl's work and knew he was prolific, but I don't think I had the appreciation for him that I now have. This is some kick ass …
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I Am Alive and You Are Dead: The Strange Life and Times of Philip K. Dick by Emmanuel Carrère My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow! What can you say about Philip K. Dick and this biography? I mean, I knew Dick was a paranoid, but I had no idea to what degree he was. …
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A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a very serious book by Philip K. Dick, and it's another mind f***, but in a very literal way. It's about the drug culture in the not-too-distant future, and it's largely autobiographical, if you go by what the biographers write …
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The Crack in Space by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars Not one of Dick's better books, but still an interesting read and, occasionally, a fun one at that. I found it a bit shocking that in the 1960s, Dick was writing about issues that are very relevant today, such as abortion, …
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