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| Title | : | A Scanner Darkly |
| Author | : | Philip K. Dick |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 219 pages |
| Published | : | August 17th 2006 by Gollancz (first published January 1977) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Dystopia. Science Fiction Fantasy. Novels. Classics. Cyberpunk |
Philip K. Dick
Paperback | Pages: 219 pages Rating: 4.02 | 82190 Users | 2948 Reviews
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Substance D is not known as Death for nothing. It is the most toxic drug ever to find its way on to the streets of LA. It destroys the links between the brain's two hemispheres, causing, first, disorientation and then complete and irreversible brain damage.The undercover narcotics agent who calls himself Bob Arctor is desperate to discover the ultimate source of supply. But to find any kind of lead he has to pose as a user and, inevitably, without realising what is happening, Arctor is soon as addicted as the junkies he works among...
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| Original Title: | A Scanner Darkly |
| ISBN: | 057507681X (ISBN13: 9780575076815) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Bob Arctor, Donna Hawthorne, Ernie Luckman, Jim Barris, Charles Freck |
| Setting: | Santa Ana, California(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1978), British Science Fiction Association Award for Novel (1978), John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (1978), Graoully d'Or for Roman étranger (1979), Tähtivaeltaja Award (1991) |
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Edit: August, 2019 November, 2016 (I read this the first time four years ago, so, re-read re-write review below) 'A Scanner Darkly' by Philip K. Dick is a barely disguised expose of the world of druggies. The science fiction elements in the fictional plot are simply a platform PKD uses to write what is basically a polemical novel about the destruction of the body and brain from a hypothetical drug, Substance "D". The drug happens to mirror actual drug destruction from addictions. I liked theRe-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
Well, that was ... different.I hadn't known (or didn't remember) that this was a story about drugs and addicts and perception and human personalities/identities. But it is. Boy, is it ever.We follow a guy called "Fred" (spoiler alert: his real name probably isn't Fred). He meets a woman called Donna and a few other junkies. Fred, as we are shown, is a cop and trying to get to a major supplier in California. You see, the book takes place in a dystopian futuristic American society where the war on
3.5 stars rounded to 4 after the epilogue.One day I figure out all of a Philip K. Dick novel. Ah, who am I kidding, lol. Truthfully, I like the challenge. Love the ideas. The guy was brilliant. But let me tell you, some of the situations and conversations I experienced in this book could possibly be the wildest Ive come across since reading my last Dick novel. In an epilogue, he offers his reason for writing A Scanner Darkly. It is poignant to say the least. He adds that there is no moral to
Be happy NOW, for tomorrow I will be writing. Take the cash and let the credit GOI'll write MY review tomorrow. Let US all be happy. And play AGAIN.ToMORROW.****So, I wrote a review I was really proud of today during lunch. Four or five paragraphs. I liked it a lot. So, I was rather disheartened when my computer froze and I had to do a hard-boot to unfreeze it. Lost everything but the vague outlines of what I wrote. Even those vague outlines seem difficult to grasp right now. I'm kinda
Science fiction classic from 1977 that explores the complex and ultimately deadly interplay between capitalism, surveillance, mental illness and drug addiction, predicting the much more corporate controlled, disciplinary, panoptical, drugged society we live in today. It reveals the absurdity and hypocrisy of what would become known as the "war on drugs," as it uncovers the corporate roots of the whole cynical enterprise.One of my all-time favorites.
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