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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - Philip K. Dick
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
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“A psychedelic odyssey of hallucinations-within-hallucinations from which no reader emerges unscathed.”—Boston GlobeOn Mars, the harsh climate could make any colonist turn to drugs to escape a dead-end existence. Especially when the drug is Can-D, which translates its users into the idyllic world... show more
“A psychedelic odyssey of hallucinations-within-hallucinations from which no reader emerges unscathed.”—Boston GlobeOn Mars, the harsh climate could make any colonist turn to drugs to escape a dead-end existence. Especially when the drug is Can-D, which translates its users into the idyllic world of a Barbie-esque character named Perky Pat. When the mysterious Palmer Eldritch arrives with a new drug called Chew-Z, he offers a more addictive experience, one that might bring the user closer to God. But in a world where everyone is tripping, no promises can be taken at face value. This Nebula Award nominee is one of Philip K. Dick’s enduring classics, at once a deep character study, a dark mystery, and a tightrope walk along the edge of reality and illusion.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B005LVR6C8
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages no: 243
Edition language: English
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Ecletic Reader
Ecletic Reader rated it
3.0 The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
It wasn't bad, but it wasn't that interesting either. I read this immediately after The Man in the High Castle, so the question of "what is real?" was already a central theme. This book didn't seem to add much to that beyond a spiritual detour. Beyond that, most of the characters have little investm...
Cygan
Cygan rated it
Dziwna akcja, dziwne zdarzenia, dziwni bohaterowie. Fabuła - zaskakująca. Okoliczności świata - ponure. Przyszłość – niepewna. A mimo to autor może zastopować akcję w dowolnej chwili i przejść do rozważań religijnych i ontologicznych. Wystarczy pretekst, żeby bohaterowie toczyli ze sobą rozmowy o ...
Gwinn in MN
Gwinn in MN rated it
3.0 The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Don't take "Dick at his strangest" lightly. This one's weird. Not where you would want to start with PKD.
pedestrienne
pedestrienne rated it
4.0 The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
After watching Looper I asked my companion to recommend a Philip K. Dick book to me, and he recommended this one. I have always intended to read PKD but never bit the bullet, and I'm glad that I liked it as much as I hoped I would, and surprised that it reminded me so much of reading Kurt Vonnegut (...
Book Ramblings
Book Ramblings rated it
5.0 The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Reading this book felt a bit like dreaming, after a while it became like a dream within a dream, soon after it became like full on Inception!. Without going into the synopsis in any detail (;) this novel features a drug induced virtual reality, initially with the aid of Ken and Barbie-like dolls in ...
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