Details Of Books A Scanner Darkly
| Title | : | A Scanner Darkly |
| Author | : | Philip K. Dick |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 219 pages |
| Published | : | August 17th 2006 by Gollancz (first published January 1977) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Dystopia. Science Fiction Fantasy. Novels. Classics. Cyberpunk |
Philip K. Dick
Paperback | Pages: 219 pages Rating: 4.02 | 82190 Users | 2948 Reviews
Explanation In Pursuance Of Books A Scanner Darkly
Substance D is not known as Death for nothing. It is the most toxic drug ever to find its way on to the streets of LA. It destroys the links between the brain's two hemispheres, causing, first, disorientation and then complete and irreversible brain damage.The undercover narcotics agent who calls himself Bob Arctor is desperate to discover the ultimate source of supply. But to find any kind of lead he has to pose as a user and, inevitably, without realising what is happening, Arctor is soon as addicted as the junkies he works among...
Present Books As A Scanner Darkly
| Original Title: | A Scanner Darkly |
| ISBN: | 057507681X (ISBN13: 9780575076815) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Bob Arctor, Donna Hawthorne, Ernie Luckman, Jim Barris, Charles Freck |
| Setting: | Santa Ana, California(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1978), British Science Fiction Association Award for Novel (1978), John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (1978), Graoully d'Or for Roman étranger (1979), Tähtivaeltaja Award (1991) |
Rating Of Books A Scanner Darkly
Ratings: 4.02 From 82190 Users | 2948 ReviewsCommentary Of Books A Scanner Darkly
In 1971, Philip K Dick's fourth wife, Nancy, left him and took their little daughter with her. Dick was left alone in a four-bedroom house in Santa Venetia, in a state of complete desolation and despair, and suicidally depressed, as he later put it. In an attempt to surround himself with life and activity, he turned the property into a kind of open house for what he called street people drug-users that he knew through his amphetamine habit, although many of them were on much harder drugs thanThe authors note at the end of the novel is really powerful. In it PKD talks about how many people play with drugs and end up paying too high a price for the choice. It's well said and resonates deeply in the context of just having finished this novel. Even if you don't read this, pick it up in a book store and read the authors note at the end. It gives a perspective on drug use that most people haven't considered. The story itself is fantastically written and wonderfully weird in true PKD
Edit: August, 2019 November, 2016 (I read this the first time four years ago, so, re-read re-write review below) 'A Scanner Darkly' by Philip K. Dick is a barely disguised expose of the world of druggies. The science fiction elements in the fictional plot are simply a platform PKD uses to write what is basically a polemical novel about the destruction of the body and brain from a hypothetical drug, Substance "D". The drug happens to mirror actual drug destruction from addictions. I liked the
If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review.Who am I? : "A Scanner Darkly" by Philip K. DickI'm a big Pynchon fan, too, so don't get me wrong here, but it seems to me like the main difference between Dick's writing style and Pynchon's--or at least, the difference that mostly accounts for Dick being treated as a "pulp" author with some interesting ideas whereas Pynchon is considered a major "literary" figure--is simply that Dick tends to write in crisp, straightforward sentences
A Scanner Darkly can be described as follows: begin with Hunter S. Thompsons Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, mix in a pinch of The Big Lebowski, a dollop of A Beautiful Mind, a scene from Crime and Punishment, the shadows and penumbra of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, whispered apprehension of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a hint of thirty year in advance anticipation of reality TV, stir in a portion of dystopian science fiction and mix it all together with Philip K. Dicks weird genius. This
Be happy NOW, for tomorrow I will be writing. Take the cash and let the credit GOI'll write MY review tomorrow. Let US all be happy. And play AGAIN.ToMORROW.****So, I wrote a review I was really proud of today during lunch. Four or five paragraphs. I liked it a lot. So, I was rather disheartened when my computer froze and I had to do a hard-boot to unfreeze it. Lost everything but the vague outlines of what I wrote. Even those vague outlines seem difficult to grasp right now. I'm kinda
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