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Chilly, that's really cool! Thanks.

Giggsy wrote: "As of now, The World Jones Made is the only minor book of his I've read. It is noticable that the book is by a new/inexperienced author, but overall I'd still say it was good, very enjoyable, and ..."

I agree. One of the things I enjoy about PKD is you can chart his development as an author. He was so prolific, and published so much work that was still fresh from the typewriter that his process and growth is very evident. World That Jones Made is one of my favorite minor novels. There are some passages in that book that show the strength of his later writing.

Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is great. I also loved some of the writing in The World That Jones Made. There's a scene toward the end where three characters get into a car while it's raining. A minor scene, but the writing so put me there.

I read Voices from the Street and was not impressed. I found it rather melodramatic and unrealistic in a way that, strangely, his science fiction isn't. As if he were forcing things a bit too much.

My understanding is that it was one of his very first attempts at a novel, and it showed. I feel that his final books, which still incorporate sci-fi elements, do a much better job of doing what he was trying to do with his mainstream fiction.

Hey all,
My name is Sean, and I'm a longtime PKD fan. Started reading him in highschool after seeing Bladerunner. I won't even guess at how many of his novels I've read or reread over the years. Some favorites are Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Ubik, Scanner Darkly, Transmigration of Timothy Archer. I'm currently reading The Simulacra, which may not be his deepest book, but it is fun. I was surprised by the American Idol style competitions revolving around White House perfomances, and the use of time-travel is very compelling.