Even when PKD is bad, he's worth reading ... and this one is
especially good. "Top of the head"-style recommendation: his
"Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said." Funny, bizarre. Perhaps
to be described as "William McGivern on acid"?
chris
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Robison <
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Wasn't there talk about having a theme month of hardboiled
and noir science fiction?
Just finished Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP.
I've read a lot of science fiction but this is my first by
him. Good book. It covered a short span of time and maybe
because of that it seemed like an extended short story. I
liked the way he blended all the literary devices together.
The modern Mercerism religion played on the Greek legend
about Sisyphus eternally rolling the big stone uphill. He
tapped noir for an android femme fatale.
The story is about bounty hunter Rick Deckard on a
post-apocalyptic Earth searching out and destroying runaway
androids. It's dark and moody, and violence comes fast.
miker
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