Re:Philip K. Dick: A Visionary Among the Charlatans (1975)
by pmoriarty on Saturday May 29, 2021 @07:26PM
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For me the most frightening PKD story was Faith of Our Fathers, but I haven't read Upon the Dull Earth. I wonder how they compare.
Looks like Upon the Dull Earth can be read here: [1] and Faith of Our Fathers here: [2]
Well, I just read Upon the Dull Earth, and found it to be an interesting story. Like many PKD books I've read, it starts out pretty weak and a little boring, but gets a lot better and weirder as it goes along (except for the very beginning of this story, which is also weird and interesting).
I found the dialogue and writing to be pretty awkward and stilted, and the first half to be kind of predictable. The main interesting idea is the big twist towards the end, and of course the very ending of the story, where that idea is taken to its limit.
Overall, I liked Faith of Our Fathers much more. I think it's a deeper, more compellingly told story.
Looks like Upon the Dull Earth can be read here: [1] and Faith of Our Fathers here: [2]
Well, I just read Upon the Dull Earth, and found it to be an interesting story. Like many PKD books I've read, it starts out pretty weak and a little boring, but gets a lot better and weirder as it goes along (except for the very beginning of this story, which is also weird and interesting).
I found the dialogue and writing to be pretty awkward and stilted, and the first half to be kind of predictable. The main interesting idea is the big twist towards the end, and of course the very ending of the story, where that idea is taken to its limit.
Overall, I liked Faith of Our Fathers much more. I think it's a deeper, more compellingly told story.
[1] - https://philipkdickfans.com/mirror/gutenberg/Upon_The_Dull_E...
[2] - http://sickmyduck.narod.ru/pkd020-0.html