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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A man is hired to work as a mechanic for two years and as a precaution to their secrets his mind is wiped clean when he is done. He finds that instead of receiving pay he opted to receive a bag of random items but he doesn't know why.
I really did not enjoy this. It seemed to slog along pretty slowly and there was really no suspense. The idea was pretty interesting but lost its interest. The items from the bag were called "trinkets" and I couldn't take it seriously; some of their uses were pretty bad. The story just wasn't executed well and then the ended was horrid. Not very believable. Which is sad since the ending is not at all crazy. It got worse when he basically made a comment that the female interest would be bearing his children. They didn't have an established relationship. If he really made that leap in his mind, he is pretty psychotic.
I really did not enjoy this. It seemed to slog along pretty slowly and there was really no suspense. The idea was pretty interesting but lost its interest. The items from the bag were called "trinkets" and I couldn't take it seriously; some of their uses were pretty bad. The story just wasn't executed well and then the ended was horrid. Not very believable. Which is sad since the ending is not at all crazy. It got worse when he basically made a comment that the female interest would be bearing his children. They didn't have an established relationship. If he really made that leap in his mind, he is pretty psychotic.
fast-paced
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Collection of short stories bunched together seemingly semi-randomly, riding on the 2003 movie Paycheck. The stories vary a bit quality-wise, with highlights like Stand-by and Autofac. Not really Dick at his best, with some mediocre stories too.
adventurous
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
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i still find myself thinking about this one even though it has a major plot hole.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
Actually the first P.K. Dick I'd read. Some really fun ideas in quite a few of these stories, but I was struck by how much a product of his time Dick was, especially in his treatment and characterizations of women. I suppose it's not really a surprise in hindsight, but it occasionally caught me off guard as I was reading.