false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626152m/65030.jpg 65030 13 Confessions of a Crap Artist is one of Philip K. Dick's weirdest and most accomplished novels. Jack Isidore is a crap artist -- a collector of crackpot ideas (among other things, he believes that the earth is hallow and that sunlight has weight) and worthless objects, a man so grossly unequipped for real life that his sister and brother-in-law feel compelled to rescue him from it. But seen through Jack's murderously innocent gaze, Charlie and Juddy Hume prove to be just as sealed off from reality, in thrall to obsessions that are slightly more acceptable than Jack's, but a great deal uglier. 2261744 1975 Confessions of a Crap Artist total:731|5:3|4:12|3:3|2:0|1:2| 731 2649 977 34 3 1 false false Tue Oct 23 12:26:06 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 15:27:48 -0800 2007
Anyway, this one's more of a relationship/ family drama. I felt that it was readily apparent in this book that its author was trying to work things out. I don't know i...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Dec 19 17:02:10 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 17:03:03 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 31 19:52:35 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 14 06:49:45 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Wed Jan 23 15:25:42 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 15:26:49 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jan 29 20:10:12 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 20:14:56 -0800 2008
I saw the movie based on this book first - "Barjo" - it was in French I think. It was a strange movie, of course, but I still remember the music because Greg and I sang along. Fay is the crazy controlling sister of Jack, who is also crazy. In the movie I though...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 12:02:51 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 14:06:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 20:42:24 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 15:05:14 -0800 2008 Confessions of a Crap Artist. It's quirky, *not* science fiction, and empathetic to a fault. ]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 08:24:55 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 08:26:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 22:01:56 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 22:01:56 -0800 2008
This description has stuck in my mind as of late (a description of Carla Bruni via wikipedia):

"a preying mantis with a terminator smile"...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 13:55:30 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 13:55:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 07:29:38 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 07:01:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Mon Aug 04 06:53:18 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 06:55:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 13 16:25:47 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 16:28:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 30 21:08:36 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 18 12:25:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 30 23:33:01 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 23:36:53 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Dec 30 17:52:45 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 15:35:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 20 13:36:25 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 13:54:49 -0700 2008 I've read it many times, since i found the original paperback long time ago. There aren't many familiar sci-fi elements here, but rather 'ordinary' figures which go astray among an apocalypse theory and a messed-up family situation.
good stuff!!!
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