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Based on Dick's experiences living with drug users in the 70's, A Scanner Darkly operates on many levels. The stoner conversations provide light relief from what is essentialy a very pessimistic story. Identity, paranoia, and personal choice are some of the main themes covered in the book, and Dick portrays the plight of the drug addict very well. In style it is different from a lot of Dick's science fiction novels, but this remains one of his finest works.
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May 05, 2012
Kev
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really liked it
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science-fiction,
sf-masterworks
This book is still a bonkers mindf*ck second time around. It's darkly funny, too. Especially the scene of the guy who tried to overdose but took psychedelics instead.
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PKD'den uyuşmuş, algıları açılmış geçmişine dair bir bakış. Bir günah çıkarma belki; belki yeterince yaşanmamış şeylere hasret; büyük ihtimalle en çok, kendisinin diğer birçok arkadaşı gibi yaşamının yitirmeyişinden kaynaklı manasız bir suçluluk duygusu. Sonsözde kendisinin de dediği gibi tamamen objektif, ama yine eleştirel, tüm kurumlara, bilhassa da gözetlemeden yaşayamayan devlete karşı.
Tam olarak anlayamadığım bir yönüyle aşırı hüzünlü. Her paragrafta çaresizlik ve kapana kısılmışlık yoğun. ...more
Tam olarak anlayamadığım bir yönüyle aşırı hüzünlü. Her paragrafta çaresizlik ve kapana kısılmışlık yoğun. ...more
Another brilliant PKD idea, and this time well executed and accessible.
Oct 22, 2012
Can
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“If I'd known it was harmless, I'd have killed it myself!”
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I'm not sure what I just read. I really enjoyed Dick’s earlier novels, but this was very different.
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Sep 28, 2011
Black_velvet
marked it as to-read
May 01, 2012
Barry
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Nov 04, 2012
Maciej
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Nov 28, 2020
Joshua
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it was amazing
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Shelves:
science-fiction,
insects,
drugs,
surveillance,
cars,
cognition,
identity,
junkies,
brain-chemistry,
religious-experience
