Jamie's review
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick
Jamie's review
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Jamie's review
rating:
bookshelves:
scifi
recommended for: classic sci fi lovers
When I was first getting into scifi, way back sometime around the Norman invasion (or was it the signing of the Magna Carta?), I heard from some review or something that Philip K Dick was a terrible misogynist. Thus, I never wanted to read his books. Then, in my senior year of college, I watched Blade Runner in one of Geller's classes (cause she is awesome) and decided to read the book it was based upon. What a great book! I looked around for misogyny but it didn't seem any worse than your usual classic scifi/fantasy author.
Long story short, that is why I haven't read this book until now. It's a wonderful book, with an amazing, fully-realised premise and the ultimate set up. And then, in a classic feat of writing that always makes me happy, the book doesn't bother to focus upon the important people. Sure, there is a subplot that hints at it -- but mostly it's a book about ideas and the common man. My only reason for giving it 4 stars is because of how it ends, which I obv...more
Long story short, that is why I haven't read this book until now. It's a wonderful book, with an amazing, fully-realised premise and the ultimate set up. And then, in a classic feat of writing that always makes me happy, the book doesn't bother to focus upon the important people. Sure, there is a subplot that hints at it -- but mostly it's a book about ideas and the common man. My only reason for giving it 4 stars is because of how it ends, which I obv...more
