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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Non si tratta di una tradizionale opera di fantascienza (scordatevi combattimenti spaziali, robot e viaggi intergalattici), ma di un intrigante racconto distopico, con tanto di colpo di scena finale. Molto originale e creativo.
Una lettura che merita assolutamente, inoltre vi consiglio la visione del film "The Truman Show" del 1998 diretto da Peter Weir e con Jim Carrey, il quale ha diversi punti in comune con l'opera di Dick.
Una lettura che merita assolutamente, inoltre vi consiglio la visione del film "The Truman Show" del 1998 diretto da Peter Weir e con Jim Carrey, il quale ha diversi punti in comune con l'opera di Dick.
Annnd there it is. That adrenaline rush you get when you finish a PKD masterpiece.
This one really hits close to home, in ways that I can't even express. Is it the civil war part? Is it the part about migration being a natural human urge? Is it the whole nature of reality concept? It's all of it. Time out of Joint contains all the ingredients that give a Philip K. Dick book a stellar taste (plot), sumptuous flavor (mystery), gorgeous texture (characterization), amazing juiciness (reveal/resolution), and the right level of spiciness (paranoia/ethereality). What can I say, I was on the edge of my seat for seven hours straight reading this book, which I know for a fact will stay with me for a long time.
This one really hits close to home, in ways that I can't even express. Is it the civil war part? Is it the part about migration being a natural human urge? Is it the whole nature of reality concept? It's all of it. Time out of Joint contains all the ingredients that give a Philip K. Dick book a stellar taste (plot), sumptuous flavor (mystery), gorgeous texture (characterization), amazing juiciness (reveal/resolution), and the right level of spiciness (paranoia/ethereality). What can I say, I was on the edge of my seat for seven hours straight reading this book, which I know for a fact will stay with me for a long time.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was not what I expected it to end up being (based purely on the tiny bit of blurb on the back) and that was not a bad thing. From ~pg 30 onwards I became progressively more drawn towards the “what is going on?” that underpins this story. That sense of unease of being in a room you know well but everything’s just been moved 1 degree to the right/couple of cm to the left is a continuous thread subtly woven into this book.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Really picked up as it went on. Definitely a major influence on a lot of later science fiction. In the vein of “Supermarket Postmodernism”
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated