kenrockthefirst 's review for:

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

5.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Remarkable.  I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this.  The idea of a work of speculative fiction as the basis for a work of speculative fiction is *chef’s kiss*.  I haven’t seen the Amazon series, but from what I gather, it was WWII cosplay *inspired by” the book.  There’s very little of menacing men dressed in gleaming military uniforms.  The menace is much subtler than that.  As with Dick’s other works, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” and “A Scanner Darkly,” there are layers upon layers of human psychology to explore.  Who are we?  What motivates us?  Why do we do what we do?  This book doesn’t necessarily answer those questions, but it asks them in interesting ways.