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Posted 2015-05-27 7:30 PM (#10632 - in reply to #10630)
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jwharris28 - 2015-05-27 5:01 PM

What specifically did you hate about The Man in the High Castle? I think it's a masterpiece. Not only is it an early and original example of alternate history, but it's well written, and has wonderful characters. I love how PKD tells his story through the lives of little people. Also, pound for pound, it has an amazing amount of creative ideas in it, far more than most science fiction novels.



Don't know as it was such a long time ago that I read it. About 25 years ago. Maybe I just wasn't ready for PKD at that time. I was new to science fiction and most of my reading at that point was Asimov or Clarke. I got scared off by PKD possibly because it was a lot deeper than what I was used to, and honestly I didn't really understand it. That is why I am going to give it another go. I have read a lot more since I was 24, and learned much. Perhaps now I am ready to be in PKD's head.

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