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billd 's review for:
Eye In The Sky
by Philip K. Dick
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Over the years, I've read a number of the Sci-Fi stories of Philip K. Dick, 10+ I'd guess. Some have been outstanding; The Man in the High Castle is favorite all-time story of mine. Doctor Bloodmoney and Do Androids Dream Electric Dreams are among others that I've enjoyed very much. Even those that weren't necessarily favorites still were unique and interesting. That applies to my latest venture in Dick's work, Eye in the Sky. It was originally published in 1957.
The basic premise is that a group of people go on a tour of a bevatron, an electronic device. There is a disaster and the eight find themselves basically traveling in different 'dimensions' or alternate earths. Each is created from the dreams or wishes of one of the others. Each is a unique and in some ways devastating. There is the ultra religious world. There is the world where every ugly thing is is wished out of existence by one of the characters. In another, Armstrong's home becomes a living thing and wants to destroy everyone within. In another, one character's communist leanings change America, making it a cesspool of crime, drugs, violence.
The only way to get out of these alternate worlds is to either kill or render unconscious the person who has created it. It's an interesting concept. The story isn't perfect but it moves along nicely and the characters are all interesting. Dick is always worth trying. He is one of the quirkiest Sci-Fi authors that I've tried. Check Dick out. (3.0 stars)
The basic premise is that a group of people go on a tour of a bevatron, an electronic device. There is a disaster and the eight find themselves basically traveling in different 'dimensions' or alternate earths. Each is created from the dreams or wishes of one of the others. Each is a unique and in some ways devastating. There is the ultra religious world. There is the world where every ugly thing is is wished out of existence by one of the characters. In another, Armstrong's home becomes a living thing and wants to destroy everyone within. In another, one character's communist leanings change America, making it a cesspool of crime, drugs, violence.
The only way to get out of these alternate worlds is to either kill or render unconscious the person who has created it. It's an interesting concept. The story isn't perfect but it moves along nicely and the characters are all interesting. Dick is always worth trying. He is one of the quirkiest Sci-Fi authors that I've tried. Check Dick out. (3.0 stars)