In a post-apocalyptic future, the world has come under the rule of a rigid, moralistic system of rules and regulations; but a man who produces morality plays for television begins to act out in interesting ways in Philip K. Dick's The Man Who Japed.
This is an early, minor work of Dick's from the late 1950s, but features most of his long-running themes, including flailing marriages, dead-end jobs, and a young woman who galvanizes the main character into action. But although it is far more straightforward (and thus less psychedelic) than his later works, I still found it enjoyable.
I am a huge fan of Philip K. Dick and, knowing that his output is finite, have been doling out reading his books a little at a time even as I am compelled to finish them all at one go. I enjoyed this one and believe fans would as well.
I checked this out from the Morrison-Reeves Public Library in Richmond Indiana and read it at a good clip.
This is an early, minor work of Dick's from the late 1950s, but features most of his long-running themes, including flailing marriages, dead-end jobs, and a young woman who galvanizes the main character into action. But although it is far more straightforward (and thus less psychedelic) than his later works, I still found it enjoyable.
I am a huge fan of Philip K. Dick and, knowing that his output is finite, have been doling out reading his books a little at a time even as I am compelled to finish them all at one go. I enjoyed this one and believe fans would as well.
I checked this out from the Morrison-Reeves Public Library in Richmond Indiana and read it at a good clip.
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