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Ubik by Philip K. Dick

hallformusic's review against another edition

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4.0

gloriously weird. 

olityr's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Interesting, but very confusing. I have no idea what the ending means yet. Going to have to think a lot about it.

smateer73's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh wow, this book was really good. It will leave you confused, trapped, wanting more. After this, you will doubt life itself. This book asks an interesting question: what is life, and how do we know if we're really alive? And as the world slowly dissolves away and the true villain is revealed, you will desperately want more.

acesfly's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is scary.

matt_h's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

scataale's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

vickvickvick's review against another edition

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3.0

This was my favourite book as a teenager, I re-read it as an adult last year and found it fun but also frustrating. One thing you absolutely have to give Dick credit for are his consistently eerily accurate predictions about the specific miseries of the future 

joanaascabral's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

mroateater's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

rordaz3's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0