Philip K. Dick

guguy · 07-16-2007, 08:07 AM

Hi,

If you enjoy Sci-Fi I can only recommand you all the books from Philip K Dick,
they are all so POWERFULL, I can really think of no other word.

I think his best books are "Ubik", "The man in the high castle" and
"Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said".

You can find them here :
http://www.ebookmall.com/ebooks-auth...ick-ebooks.htm

Good read

Robert Marquard · 07-16-2007, 12:37 PM

Many books from Philip K. Dick are still in copyright, but a good chunk of his stories might not. It is currently under investigation. It will probably take a year or two to complete though.
Checking the copyright costs money. If anyone wants to donate then contact Greg Weeks. He has already freed H. Beam Piper for us.

Hadrien · 07-16-2007, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Marquard

Many books from Philip K. Dick are still in copyright, but a good chunk of his stories might not. It is currently under investigation. It will probably take a year or two to complete though.
Checking the copyright costs money. If anyone wants to donate then contact Greg Weeks. He has already freed H. Beam Piper for us.

That's a very interesting information. I've read most of his novels but just a few short stories.

Nate the great · 07-16-2007, 03:53 PM

You'd be surprised by how many movies you have seen based on his work.

Blade Runner
A.I.
Minority Report
Total Recall

There are more, but that's all I can recall off the top of my head.

jasonkchapman · 07-16-2007, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

You'd be surprised by how many movies you have seen based on his work.

Blade Runner
A.I.
Minority Report
Total Recall

There are more, but that's all I can recall off the top of my head.

But don't let that keep you from reading them. For the most part, the movies are based quite loosely on his stories. Total Recall was barely related to We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, Paycheck seriously mangled Paycheck, and Imposter took liberties with The Imposter.

Read the originals. They're much, much better.

Hadrien · 07-16-2007, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

You'd be surprised by how many movies you have seen based on his work.

Blade Runner
A.I.
Minority Report
Total Recall

There are more, but that's all I can recall off the top of my head.

Most of the movies are crap compared to his books. Blade Runner was a great movie, but completely different from Why do androids dream of electic sheep.

yvanleterrible · 07-16-2007, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Hadrien

Most of the movies are crap compared to his books. Blade Runner was a great movie, but completely different from Why do androids dream of electic sheep.

Well I beg to differ! Maybe the movies are not like the books but for someone interested in near view futurology like me, Minority report was Great. The detailing in that movies is exquisite. Designers really outdid themselves.

NatCh · 07-16-2007, 04:43 PM

I agree that the movie version of Minority Report was excellent (in spite of really not liking the actor in the lead role), but I have no trouble believing that the 'book' might still be better than the movie.

I haven't read it yet, but it's on my list of things to do.

guguy · 07-16-2007, 05:54 PM

"A scanner darkly" is probably one of the best movie adapted from
one of Dick's books.

Hadrien · 07-16-2007, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guguy

"A scanner darkly" is probably one of the best movie adapted from
one of Dick's books.

True. It's very close to the book unlike most of these other adaptations too.

A Minority Report had a few nice design element, and nice special effects but the story and the character are nothing compared to a book from K Dick. It's way too "hollywood-like", lacking the kind of craziness and dark corners of K Dick's mind.

yvanleterrible · 07-17-2007, 08:51 AM

I agree with that 'craziness' of his as a feature of his writings.

The only one I've read so far was 'Ubik' and frankly it felt like it was written through a series of alcohol binges. It steered me away from further readings of his works.
I will give him an other try but if I feel that mid night depressive alcohol buzz again, he's out.

prom king · 01-07-2008, 05:27 AM

If only I could find his novel "Our Friends from Frolix 8" somewhere.

CommanderROR · 01-07-2008, 06:53 AM

I think I'll check his books out...I'm looking for something new to read at the moment anyway...

curtw · 01-07-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by CommanderROR

I think I'll check his books out...I'm looking for something new to read at the moment anyway...

If you enjoyed the movie "The Truman Show," it's pretty much an uncredited adaptation of Dick's Time Out of Joint (my personal favorite of his works).

Last year's film "Next" was also based on a PKD story ("The Golden Man").

Oh, and one correction from above: A.I. isn't based on Dick. It's from Brian Aldiss' Supertoys Last All Summer Long.

CommanderROR · 01-07-2008, 10:17 AM

I haven't watched the movie, so I'll just choose a book that has a nice-sounding title for a starter...if I enjoy that one I'll probably start reading everything he ever wrote, I usually do it that way...

07-16-2007, 08:07 AM	#1
guguy Groupie Posts: 191 Karma: 15 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clermont-Ferrand/Paris, France Device: PRS-505	Philip K. Dick Hi, If you enjoy Sci-Fi I can only recommand you all the books from Philip K Dick, they are all so POWERFULL, I can really think of no other word. I think his best books are "Ubik", "The man in the high castle" and "Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said". You can find them here : http://www.ebookmall.com/ebooks-auth...ick-ebooks.htm Good read

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Robert Marquard Delphi-Guy Posts: 285 Karma: 1151 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: iLiad, Palm T3	Many books from Philip K. Dick are still in copyright, but a good chunk of his stories might not. It is currently under investigation. It will probably take a year or two to complete though. Checking the copyright costs money. If anyone wants to donate then contact Greg Weeks. He has already freed H. Beam Piper for us.

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Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	You'd be surprised by how many movies you have seen based on his work. Blade Runner A.I. Minority Report Total Recall There are more, but that's all I can recall off the top of my head.

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NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I agree that the movie version of Minority Report was excellent (in spite of really not liking the actor in the lead role), but I have no trouble believing that the 'book' might still be better than the movie. I haven't read it yet, but it's on my list of things to do.

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yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I agree with that 'craziness' of his as a feature of his writings. The only one I've read so far was 'Ubik' and frankly it felt like it was written through a series of alcohol binges. It steered me away from further readings of his works. I will give him an other try but if I feel that mid night depressive alcohol buzz again, he's out.

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CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I haven't watched the movie, so I'll just choose a book that has a nice-sounding title for a starter...if I enjoy that one I'll probably start reading everything he ever wrote, I usually do it that way...

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