A Scanner Darkly - Philip K. Dick

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Fiction - Science Fiction - ISBN: 0006482465, 0375424024, 0586045538, 0879979232, 1400096901 more

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When undercover narcotics agent Bob Arctor is given a new assignment, his existential confusion is only slightly increased by the name of his target drug-user.





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Disturbing
A review by sjm6 on A Scanner Darkly - Philip K. Dick
August 4th, 2000


Author's product rating:   A Scanner Darkly - Philip K. Dick - rated by sjm6

Would you listen to it again? Probably not 
Story Good 
Characters Good 
Listenability Pretty compelling but not addictive 
How does it compare to audio works by the same author? Quite good 

Advantages: Compelling
Disadvantages: Disturbing

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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This book is strange. That, however, should not be a surprise as it was written by Philip K. Dick. The writing style is good, the author manages to drag you through a quite disturbing tale and has even written it so that you can feel for some of the characters. This is a book about drugs and drug addiction, and the effects they can have. So if you do not want to read something dark with no real message of hope then this book is not for you. Then again most of Dick's books are probably not for you.

However this book would probably appeal to anyone who has read and enjoyed any of the Cyberpunk style books.
 

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