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A review by veganvibes
VALIS by Philip K. Dick
5.0
Reading this book was a truly unique experience. There's not much plot, not very interesting characters, hardly anything happens, but its still utterly enthralling.
The start of the book is a little slow, but you slowly pick up the language Dick uses, almost subliminally. Dick seems to know the perfect moment, the moment the reader has become fluent in his language. Your eyes see you are reading nonsense, but your primed brain understands the noise.
Dick then uses the remainder of the novel to suggest different models of the relationship humankind has with the universe. Is there a higher order power? How did this creator come to be? Is the universe rational or irrational? I thoroughly enjoyed having my model of what was "reality" shift throughtout the text.
All in all a fantastic thought provoking novel.
The start of the book is a little slow, but you slowly pick up the language Dick uses, almost subliminally. Dick seems to know the perfect moment, the moment the reader has become fluent in his language. Your eyes see you are reading nonsense, but your primed brain understands the noise.
Dick then uses the remainder of the novel to suggest different models of the relationship humankind has with the universe. Is there a higher order power? How did this creator come to be? Is the universe rational or irrational? I thoroughly enjoyed having my model of what was "reality" shift throughtout the text.
All in all a fantastic thought provoking novel.