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I read all of them, at least the ones published in French... "A Scanner Darkly" is by far the most polished, and also the most twisted.
by w1nst0nsm1th 4y ago
I read all of them, at least the ones published in French...
"A Scanner Darkly" is by far the most polished, and also the most twisted.
- Jtsummers 4y agoIt was also one of his last novels and most personal, both factors probably influencing its quality. The Linklater adaptation is particularly good and faithful, nearly every scene is close to verbatim from the book. And most of its omissions and changes are reasonable ones for an adaptation into a movie.
- dllthomas 4y agoI keep saying it's the only Phillip K. Dick adaptation that feels like Phillip K. Dick.
- w1nst0nsm1th 4y agoIt's on Apple TV on location. I will watch it some day. Thank for the recommandation.
- alex_suzuki 4y agoI also enjoyed the movie adaption of it, especially the weird psychedelic visuals, but I’m glad I read the book first.
- wiredfool 4y agoThe afterward of a Scanner Darkly is a gut punch. My recollection is that it's a list of friends who had lost their lives to drugs of one form or another.
- ktistec 4y agoI've heard he's better in translation, especially in French.