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

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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Mar 25, 2013 Bradley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sci-fi, 2019-shelf, mindfuq, reality-bending

Re-read 5/15/19:
I'm continually surprised, now with my third read, how much fun I have with this novel. How much fun I have with the bugs. Or how much fun I have with the missing gears on the bike. Or how much fun I have with Bob, Fred, or whoever the hell the main character is. :) By the end, he is entirely nameless.

Freaky cool.

I think, more than anything, I love the philosophy that is snuck in at random moments or explored in long stretches without a direct reference. PKD's afterward is very ...more

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Jun 04, 2025 Tracy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: on-kindle, owned-paperback, kindle-unlimited

Wow this book is very good, the little twists are brilliant

Some of it js way out there and like where the hell did Philip get these ideas from 😳😂

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Apr 13, 2011 Pickle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, re-read, philip-k-dick, books-that-are-movies

this was my second time of read this, the first time was on the 23/7/11.

I got a lot more out the book this time around and loved it, the crazy chat between characters was spot on and even reminds me of people i know, though nobody to the level of Barris who i loved in this book.

My first book of 2013 and a great start.

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