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by Philip K. Dick (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New Ed edition (11 Sep 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575074582
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575074583
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 48,692 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Ragle Gumm is an ordinary man leading an ordinary life, except that he makes his living by entering a newspaper contest every day -- and winning, every day. But he gradually begins to suspect that his life -- indeed his whole world -- is an illusion, constructed around him for the express purpose of keeping him docile and happy. But if that is the case, what is his real world like, and what is he actually doing every day when he thinks he is guessing 'Where Will The Little Green Man Be Next?'

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Philip K. Dick (1928-82) 'One of the two or three most important figures in 20th century US SF (The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction). Born one of twins -- his sister died in infancey -- he lived most of his life in California, and worote more than fifty books in a career of prodigious productivity and achievement. The films Blade Runner and Minority Report are both based on his stories.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting One, This, 23 Nov 2004
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Although the other reviewers are correct in observing that the ending lurches unsatisfyingly into a very different (and blurred and hackneyed) ending, this is nevertheless an interesting and illumintaing book for PKD fans to look at. The Afterword says it all. Dick, stuck in the rut of hammering out pot-boiling pap for his pulpy SF publisher (he hadn't yet quite found his voice, nor harnessed his full force) was at this time trying to broaden out into the mainstream. Books like The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike, and Confessions Of A Crap Artist, were where Dick really wanted to be heading - exploring alternative realities in hum-drum, down home, small town settings. His publisher was having none of it. So here we have a wonderful dose of Dick's realism with a lurid SF ending tacked on by an impatient editor eager to satisfy the huge SF market of the time. It represents the crossover between Dick's mainstream and SF writing, and shows the author grappling with his Big Theme while struggling to find the right form. Only later did he achieve true greatness. In a way this book can be seen as a turning point, a fulcrum, in Dick's writing - and as such I found it an interesting (if ultimately flawed) novel.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great., 13 July 2004
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The concept of this novel, like pretty much every Phillip K Dick book, is a wonderful one. A man finds out that his entire life is a construct and that most of the people around him are not who he thinks they are. He is convinced that they are trying to keep him where he is for an important purpose which he tries to work out during the course of the story. Unfortunately, unlike most Phillip K Dick books, this one does not fulfill its potential. The most disappointing aspect is the ending which doesn't seem to be part of the rest of the novel at all. I don't believe it explained itself very well either and should have gone into more depth. That said though it has enough redeeming moments in it to make it worth reading. It includes lots of examples of Dick's usual themes of paranoia and the mistrust of the people in control. Overall, an interesting read. Just a shame about that ending.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite 5 stars, but close, 31 Dec 2003
Yes, this is similar to the concept of the Truman show, as well as numerous other screenplays. It is a good novel, and builds an atmosphere of paranoia qutie effectively - a speciality of P.K. Dick. However, the ending (the last 40 pages or so) lets the book down and it feels tacked on by the editor. To make the story more commercial? Basically, it goes off on a hackeneyed visitors-from outer-space line. A shame really, but the afterword in the book said that the author when he wrote this couldn't afford to feed himself properly at the time, and might have given up writing. So with that in mind, I will give the book four stars. Shame really...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic science fiction
This is a brilliant read. It has all the characterisitcs of a Philip K Dick novel - the books starts off a slow pace, slowly building the tension until breakin point. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. David J. Watson

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Inner Space Fiction
PKD's fiction can be pretty much broken down into two styles, as the afterword indicates, pulpy hamburger mass production sci fi and more introspective "inner space" fiction... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lark

4.0 out of 5 stars 1950s suburbia has never been so scary
Paranoid, doom-laden and nervy, this is the first novel where Dick got the chance to explore the alternate realities that fascinate him, and it’s all the better for being... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2006 by Neb

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read for anyone who liked the Truman Show
Again, Philip K.Dick shows that he was without doubt a pioneer of Science Fiction writing years before such a genre really existed. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2003 by dogwasher

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