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A Scanner Darkly

Philip K. Dick

Start date: January 1, 2013

Finish date: January 31, 2013

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Oct 18, 2012 carol. rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: dick-lit, classic, awards-of-all-sorts, sci-fi, b-a-n-a-n-a-s

I've started and restarted this review a number of times. With that in mind, I'm going to take a page from mark monday (http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13...) and share a multi-perspective review.

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Recipe for A Scanner Darkly:

1. Take moderate amounts of the drug of your choice (recommend one with highly hallucinogenic and paranoiac qualities)
2. Allow to simmer while reading Less Than Zero
3. Stir in a random amount of a second drug (preferably one with potential for permanent ...more

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Jun 09, 2010 Althea Ann rated it liked it · review of another edition

This was the second time I've read this book, and the first time I rather disliked it – it made me really depressed. (And I was also busy trying to figure out specifically WHY my brother picked it to give me as a gift)!
However, this time I liked it much more – I read it all in one day, staying up way too late to finish it. I think that it's one of those books that really benefits from a second reading – knowing how things turn out allows you to go back and see implications that one might have mi ...more

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