A review by izzyhoyle
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

2.0

Incredibly disappointing read and a shame this was my first Philip K Dick novel. Execution of a very provocative concept doesn’t match up to the mastery needed for such material. I especially wasn’t fond of the Xenephobic undertones that bled into the syntax of the sections with Japanese characters, or the general orientalism on display which I’m sure Edward Said would have a field day with. It was well paced in the majority of subplots at least, and I did still enjoy exploring the politics of this - but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone other than students wanting to write an essay on it.