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Title: Lies, Inc. : A Novel by PHILIP K. DICK ISBN: 1-4000-3008-0 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 09 March, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A strong but baffling effort by Dick
Comment: Philip K. Dick's "Lies, Inc.," now published in its complete form for the first time after making the rounds as "The Unteleported Man," is a baffling book combining Dick's penchant for creating well-realized alternate timelines, his frequently expressed cynical views of a bleak future, and a foray into a delusional, drug-induced (?) world that will leave readers scratching their head for some time.
Like most of Dick's works, the back cover blurb barely scratches the surface of what we can expect. Sure, all of the facts are true enough, but as readers familiar with Dick know, all is not as it seems.
In fact, "all is not as it seems" is a major, all-consuming theme in Lies, Inc. It is the theme that drives the narrative forward, setting in motion a chain of events - some of them wholly unreal - that leads us to an unusual conclusion. And just as the main character questions the reality presented to him, when done reading the book, some readers may wonder just how much of what they read was as it appeared.
Roughly halfway to two-thirds of the way through Lies, Inc., the story takes an abrupt left turn, delving into a world of paranoia, drugs, hallucinations, alien creatures and alternate worlds. It is a perplexing turn, written in a hazy, meandering manner. And just as suddenly we are plunged back into the story as we left it, the narrative not missing a beat. The nature of the diversion - what it means to the narrative, what events were actually taking place and which were delusions, whether any of it really happened at all, and what the POINT was - is puzzling, because Dick provides us with no answers. Whether that is a strength or a weakness depends on your tolerance for having unanswered questions dangled before you.
By the end we circle back to the main narrative, nary a mention of the drug-induced diversion, and we finish the story. Baffling, but wholly satisfying as a read.
Taken as a whole, Dick has certainly given us better, but when Lies, Inc. shines, it does so brightly. It is a worthy read for any fan of his work, though newer readers might be inclined to start with a more accessible book, such as "The Man Who Japed" and "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep."
Rating: 4
Summary: Lies, lies and more lies...
Comment: After all, should you believe any review?
I rather enjoyed this particular novel, not your usual Philip fare, some psychadelic drugs thrown in here and there- definitely some interesting reflections on WWII, despite them (the ideas) being(now) well known.
Final verdict: I recommend it!
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Title: The Cosmic Puppets : A Novel by PHILIP K. DICK ISBN: 1400030056 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 11 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Deus Irae : A Novel by PHILIP K. DICK ISBN: 1400030072 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 11 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Solar Lottery : A Novel by Philip K. Dick ISBN: 1400030137 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 10 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Counter-Clock World by Philip K. Dick ISBN: 0375719334 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Eye in the Sky : A Novel by Philip K. Dick ISBN: 1400030102 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 10 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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