From the Bookshelf of Philip K Dick…

Dr. Futurity

Philip K. Dick

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

No group discussions for this book yet.

What Members Thought

Nov 27, 2015 Estelle rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, my-pkd-project

I love the way the book started and got really excited when Parsons was sentenced to be exiled to Mars, but, sadly, he never made it and the rest of the book turned into a big mess. I've never been a huge fan of time traveling stories in the first place and this one was no exception, no matter how much I connect with PKD's writing style. Oh well, I can't love all of his novels. ...more

8 likes · Like · see review

Feb 18, 2018 Nathan rated it really liked it

Although published seventh, this was one of Dick’s first completed novels. It’s a fascinatingly astute look at the impermanence of time, something that even much later books by other authors completely throws out the window as their protagonists sashay through time changing things up willy nilly. This pulp novel is pretty fun to read and has a solid sense of “place.” Unlike the bulk of his 50’s output, it is focused on a single storyline but like them, it is clearly influenced by pulp mysteries. ...more

Like · see review