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The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers go cyberpunk. All that's missing is Fat Freddy's cat.
No, really, that's the best way to describe "A Scanner Darkly". It's half a bleakly hilarious insider satire of 1970's stoner culture, half a convincing portrait of a near-future high-tech surveillance state... kinda like the main character's double life as a cop and a drug dealer whose wares cause split personality disorder in users.
It's also clear here how much quitting the drugs in the mid-1970's changed Ph ...more
No, really, that's the best way to describe "A Scanner Darkly". It's half a bleakly hilarious insider satire of 1970's stoner culture, half a convincing portrait of a near-future high-tech surveillance state... kinda like the main character's double life as a cop and a drug dealer whose wares cause split personality disorder in users.
It's also clear here how much quitting the drugs in the mid-1970's changed Ph ...more
Oct 22, 2012
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“If I'd known it was harmless, I'd have killed it myself!”
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PKD is one of my favorite authors, but this was a very tough read for me. The plot was great; I connected with the characters; etc… In other words, I cannot and will not criticize this book. Guess it was just hard reading about Bob/Fred/Bruce’s decent into an addiction and the final outcome. Liked the ending though.
Feb 26, 2012
Scott
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