A review by angus_mckeogh
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

3.0

Major themes of paranoia, identity, and drugs. This novel read as if it was written after Dick had his stroke/neurological episode which he related to some sort of religious event. Thus far I’ve found those novels a little less accessible. I found the dedication/epilogue at the end steering the premise of the book to more of a lament to the unfortunate lost days of the “free sex and drugs” of the 70s that apparently had a terrible backlash for Dick. He was of the belief that drugs not only irreparably damaged his friends, but they were governed by draconian laws which were just unfair because people were just trying to have a good time.