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The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

Start date: February 21, 2015

Finish date: March 1, 2015

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What Members Thought

Mar 31, 2009 Mike rated it really liked it

This book is fantastic. I'm still trying to grasp the ending though! ...more

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Dec 31, 2015 Alice rated it liked it

Shelves: scifi-apocalyptic-fantasy, couple-s-book-club, 2015

Well, I actually did enjoy this. It is of course weird and schizophrenically disorganized, as one can expect from PKD. Perhaps a novel isn't really his forte, but this was an interesting alternative history. I primary read it because I had decided to read the novel before watching the show on Amazon Prime. Don't think the TV show can be anything like this for many reasons... ...more

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Sep 21, 2011 Brook rated it liked it

As with much of PKD (but not all), it is a little dated 50 years after publication - indeed, as much older SF tends to be. It's nowhere near my favorite PKD, but was the first novel I read to do a treatment of the "Allies Lost" hypothetical. You are given a glimpse into the mindset of the time, from older racial slang to the idea of marijuana cigarettes and the "mystique" of the Orient.

Not a good first PKD, but one worth reading for those who like him. ...more

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