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I'm 38 and am indeed quite into sci-fi. I saw Blade Runner in the theater in 1982. None of that has any bearing on whether that guy is up himself. I prefer t

I'm 38 and am indeed quite into sci-fi. I saw Blade Runner in the theater in 1982. None of that has any bearing on whether that guy is up himself. I prefer to read things I see here without any context or preconceptions. I'll often get to the bottom of an article or all the way back to the comments here before I discover it was written by somebody I'm familiar with. I thinks that's helpful because it keeps your mind free of bias while you're soaking up what's written on the page. I'd suggest reading the letter again without any preconceptions and see if it seems a bit self-important.

sp332 17y ago
As pohl said in this thread, he's praising the movie adaptation, not his own work. Tokyo and Times Square already look like certain parts of the movie. Syd Mead really is a visionary.
elblanco 17y ago
> I'm 38 and am indeed quite into sci-fi. Apparently not as much as you think if you don't know who PKD is.
- jasonkester 17y ago
  Ah, but Powells' sci-fi section is 4 ailes, 30 feet long by ten feet high, both sides. One author can only take up so much space. Speaking of which, Powells itself is a full city block, 3 stories high, with a Technical Books annex filling another half block. I'm reading as fast as I can, but you'll have to cut me a bit of slack for not getting around to this particular author yet. Any suggestions for a title I should start with?
  - trevelyan 17y ago
    The Man in the High Castle is.the best thing of his I've read. A Scanner Darkly is quite funny once you get the joke. Hope you enjoy the read. :)
    - bhseo 17y ago
      'Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb' is one of my favourites. I also enjoyed A Scanner Darkly and I think I might have missed the joke. Would you mind sharing it? If you would like to take a peak inside PKD's head, check out VALIS, he really started getting weird at that point. On a related note, an interesting essay can be found below: How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later http://deoxy.org/pkd_how2build.htm http://deoxy.org/pkd_how2build.htm >One author can only take up so much space. It would take a bit of shelf-space to cover PKD's work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliography_of_Philip_K._Dick http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliography_of_Philip_K._Dick
  - StrawberryFrog 17y ago
    Ah, but Powells' sci-fi section is 4 ailes, 30 feet long by ten feet high, both sides. One author can only take up so much space. Go for quality, not quantity. Remember, 90% of everything is crap ... and I hope that you get that reference.
    - sammyo 17y ago
      So perhaps he should start with "Venus Plus X" by Sturgeon...
  - StrawberryFrog 17y ago
    Ok for where to start gently on PKD, try his short stories collections ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collected_Stories_of_Philip_K._Dick http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collected_Stories_of_Philip... ). Some have been influential, eg. "Second Variety" and "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale".

sp332 17y ago

As pohl said in this thread, he's praising the movie adaptation, not his own work. Tokyo and Times Square already look like certain parts of the movie. Syd Mead really is a visionary.

elblanco 17y ago

> I'm 38 and am indeed quite into sci-fi. Apparently not as much as you think if you don't know who PKD is.

jasonkester 17y ago
Ah, but Powells' sci-fi section is 4 ailes, 30 feet long by ten feet high, both sides. One author can only take up so much space. Speaking of which, Powells itself is a full city block, 3 stories high, with a Technical Books annex filling another half block. I'm reading as fast as I can, but you'll have to cut me a bit of slack for not getting around to this particular author yet. Any suggestions for a title I should start with?
- trevelyan 17y ago
  The Man in the High Castle is.the best thing of his I've read. A Scanner Darkly is quite funny once you get the joke. Hope you enjoy the read. :)
  - bhseo 17y ago
    'Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb' is one of my favourites. I also enjoyed A Scanner Darkly and I think I might have missed the joke. Would you mind sharing it? If you would like to take a peak inside PKD's head, check out VALIS, he really started getting weird at that point. On a related note, an interesting essay can be found below: How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later http://deoxy.org/pkd_how2build.htm http://deoxy.org/pkd_how2build.htm >One author can only take up so much space. It would take a bit of shelf-space to cover PKD's work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliography_of_Philip_K._Dick http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliography_of_Philip_K._Dick
- StrawberryFrog 17y ago
  Ah, but Powells' sci-fi section is 4 ailes, 30 feet long by ten feet high, both sides. One author can only take up so much space. Go for quality, not quantity. Remember, 90% of everything is crap ... and I hope that you get that reference.
  - sammyo 17y ago
    So perhaps he should start with "Venus Plus X" by Sturgeon...
- StrawberryFrog 17y ago
  Ok for where to start gently on PKD, try his short stories collections ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collected_Stories_of_Philip_K._Dick http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collected_Stories_of_Philip... ). Some have been influential, eg. "Second Variety" and "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale".