false 216377 21 The first of Dick's three final novels (the others are Divine Invasion and The Transmigration of Timothy Archer). Known as science fiction only for lack of a better category, "Valis" takes place in our world and may even be semi-autobiographical. It is a fool's search for God, who turns out to be a virus, a joke, and a mental hologram transmitted from an orbiting satellite.<p>The proponent of the novel, Horselover Fat, is thrust into a theological quest when he receives communion in a burst of pink laser light. From the cancer ward of a bay area hospital to the ranch of a fraudulent charismatic religious figure who turns out to have a direct com link with God, Dick leads us down the twisted paths of Gnostic belief, mixed with his own bizarre and compelling philosophy. Truly an eye opening look at the nature of consciousness and divinity. 23607 1981 VALIS total:2573|5:969|4:909|3:516|2:138|1:42| 2573 10342 3560 244 4 5 false false Sun Dec 30 17:52:16 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 05 20:51:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Sep 23 18:47:54 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 19:35:25 -0700 2008 Dune, Stranger in a Strange Land, etc.). It's also well known that crazy people make the best conspiracy theorists. So when Philip K. Dick, an extremely crazy, ext...more...]]> 2 3 false false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 09:14:08 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 10:56:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 25 17:15:01 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 08:25:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 27 08:13:14 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 22 09:18:29 -0800 2008 I found the book more inter...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Thu Oct 25 15:50:30 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 15:56:12 -0700 2007 Horselover Fat is a man finding his way through a labyrinth that is reality - a...more...]]> 0 1 false false Fri Dec 26 17:07:55 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 17:08:32 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 12:44:51 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 12:51:07 -0800 2009
What the book accomplishes best is making you feel mad yourself, with the constant flip flopping philosophy and the frantic nature of the character themselves. It's pretty masterful writing/author intent there, making you feel mad just by making YOU scramble as much as ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 14:10:25 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 15:47:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 07:02:44 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 07:03:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Sep 20 00:48:24 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 15:52:39 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 00:48:24 -0700 2008 3.5 stars

VALIS is an enjoyable book, but very front-loaded with theology and philosophical background. It's fascinating and easy to read, but doesn't keep you turning pages. This is probably due to the way the narrative is explicitly 'broken' or irrational through the protagonist. Pretty...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Dec 09 06:25:19 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 07:12:42 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 06:25:19 -0800 2008 5 6 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 11:09:56 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 23:56:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 20:21:17 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 20:31:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 23 11:58:11 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 18:19:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 27 17:44:53 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 19:35:28 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 14:19:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 14:33:52 -0700 2009
Más de la mitad de la novela es un descacharrante batiburrillo de conceptos filosóficos r...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 04:01:16 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 04:03:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 10:50:59 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 10:17:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 19:43:44 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 19:46:49 -0700 2009
"It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane."

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