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> 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".

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".