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Confessions of a Crap Artist (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)

by Philip K. Dick (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New Ed edition (10 Nov 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575074647
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575074644
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 34,966 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Jack Isidore is a 'crap artist', a collector of crackpot ideas and worthless objects. His beliefs make him a man apparently unsuited for real life and so his sister, an edgy and aggressive woman, and his brother-in-law, a crass and foul-mouthed businessman, feel compelled to rescue him from it. But, observed through Jack's murderously innocent gaze, Fay and Charley Hume are seen to be just as obsessed as Jack. Their obsessions may be a little more acceptable than Jack's but they are uglier. And, in the end and thanks to Jack's intervention, theirs lead to tragedy . . .


About the Author

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was born in Chicago but lived in California for most of his life. He went to college at Berkeley for a year, ran a record store and had his own classical-music show on a local radio station. He published his first short story, 'Beyond Lies the Wub' in 1952. Among his many fine novels are The Man in the High Castle, Time Out of Joint, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said.

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4.0 out of 5 stars What is normality?, 18 Feb 1999
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That's the question at the back of this non-SF book, which was the first of Dick's mainstream novels to find an audience, in the mid 70s. The crap-artist of the title is Jack Isidore, gatherer of bits of bizarre information, and chronicler of the lives of the 'normal' people around him. But as Jack sees these people abuse and hurt each other he comes to wonder if normality is all it's cracked up to be. The reader, dragged along by Jack's weird, skewed vision of the world, comes to sympathise with him. Often disturbing, often darkly funny, this is Dick at his most real. If you thought he was just another pulp sci-fi writer, albeit a good one, this is the book to shatter your illusion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting,enjoyable, a story that will stick with the reader., 29 Sep 1998
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Those familiar with Dick's work will enjoy this. And new-comer's to Dick's style (Or Sci-Fi entirely) will become thirsty for more. Chronicalling the (supposed) social misfit, Jack Isidore, as he speaks his mind about science, life, and his family. In Berkley (where most of Dick's work takes place), California, Jack resides and lives, until he is taken in by his sibling, and brother-in -law. There, begins a story that raises intriguing questions, affairs, madness, and life as a supposed misfit. After reading this, you WILL know Jack Isidore. Warning: This book will stick with you for a long time! Also, if you get a chance, look into the movie based on this book: Barjo, the 1993 French film.NOTE:NEVER LISTEN TO THE DESCRIPTION OF PHILIP K. DICK's BOOKS, THAT ARE ON THE BACK. FOR SOME REASON, THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STORY, ESPECIALLY "WE CAN BUILD YOU". The backs make each book sound like every other crappy second-rate sci-fi book. THEY ARE NOT.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Dull, 25 Sep 2006
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I was drawn to Philip K. Dick by his reputation for Sci-Fi and after reading the Amazon reviews i decided that this looked like his best piece of work (although not in any way Sci-fi). Unfortunately the story is dull, slow and drawn out..... there is far too much padding which doesn't add anything to the story or develop the characters in your mind.

Interesting writing style which flicks between the perspectives of the central characters though. Unsatisfying read.......which has probably now delayed me reading Dick's Sci-Fi works.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of Dick's best character studies.
Jack Isadore is a social cripple, barely able to function on a day to day basis. He is the nicest and most likeable character in this story. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Dick's real-life drama as startling as his sci-fi
Readers of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" will recognize the character of Jack Isidore right off. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Dick's real-life drama as startling as his sci-fi
Readers of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" will recognize the character of Jack Isidore right off. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Dick should have been an important mainstream writer.
Confessions of a Crap Artist reveals specific emotional information about the author's life in much the same way that Phil Roth's novels reveal his emotional life. Read more
Published on 19 Jun 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Secret Literature
The thing about Mr. Dick is that everyone has seen BLADE RUNNER and then they run out and buy one of his books. Read more
Published on 6 May 1997

4.0 out of 5 stars "Philip K. Dick meets J.D. Salinger."
Wow, this book is crazy! Dick tries to set himself up as a mainstream novelist, and SUCCEEDS!...but can't hide his sci-fi soul. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 1996

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Life Weirdness
More readable than "Valis", Dick's tale about mentally ill Jack Isidore (the same name as the chickenhead in "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep") in... Read more
Published on 7 Aug 1995

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