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mescalero_at_bat 's review for:
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer, Volume 3
by Philip K. Dick
this late (last) trilogy (that includes VALIS and THE DIVINE INVASION) had some great ideas and each book has its own way of charting a narrative and integrating a good deal of philosophy and religious dogma into the mix. i think if PKD had written another ten years, we would view the trilogy as a transition period from classic science fiction (that had unique ways of playing with the genre, to be sure) into a hybrid of science fiction that did a better job of integrating the two styles.
it's possible that THE DIVINE INVASION does the best job of integrating these ideas, where VALIS and TTOTA are more deeply embedded with philosophy and religious elements. the religious stuff gets in the way for me - i see how important it is to the ideas in these books, but i have a pretty strong aversion to religious dogma, so the sections where that material is in play has a way of bogging things down.
i'm glad i read the trilogy and it's possible that i'm a little sad that this will be my last PKD novel for a while, i have read 16 of the novels since january, and it's time to take a break. i think the best of the batch that i have read were UBIK, for being the best work in terms of integrating a lot of great ideas seamlessly, LET FLOW MY TEARS, SAID THE POLICEMAN for a great ride through PKD's imagination, and A SCANNER DARKLY for having the most emotional weight.
it's possible that THE DIVINE INVASION does the best job of integrating these ideas, where VALIS and TTOTA are more deeply embedded with philosophy and religious elements. the religious stuff gets in the way for me - i see how important it is to the ideas in these books, but i have a pretty strong aversion to religious dogma, so the sections where that material is in play has a way of bogging things down.
i'm glad i read the trilogy and it's possible that i'm a little sad that this will be my last PKD novel for a while, i have read 16 of the novels since january, and it's time to take a break. i think the best of the batch that i have read were UBIK, for being the best work in terms of integrating a lot of great ideas seamlessly, LET FLOW MY TEARS, SAID THE POLICEMAN for a great ride through PKD's imagination, and A SCANNER DARKLY for having the most emotional weight.