E Jones creò il mondo

Italian language

Published April 12, 2001

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978-88-347-0807-1
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3 stars (5 reviews)

The World Jones Made is a 1956 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, examining notions of precognition, humanity, and politics. It was first published by Ace Books as one half of Ace Double D-150, bound dos-à-dos with Agent of the Unknown by Margaret St. Clair.

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3 stars

There's greatness in the book, but there's some seriously questionable moments too. As classic PKD goes, it's one of his earlier novels and I could see glimpses of the style which would mature so successfully later on. Here though, we have tons of ideas but, I thought, not enough book to hold them all! The World Jones Made is short yet combines three strong storylines - to which other authors would probably given a book apiece. The eponymous Jones is a fascinating character, Cassandra-like initially, but realising the satisfaction of actually being believed and venerated for his skill. PKD shows the global reaction to his leadership, scarily prescient given the current climate, with a good sense of human desire and fallibility.

I was intrigued by the extra-terrestrial elements, but felt these didn't stand so well especially against modern scientific knowledge. I do realise it isn't completely fair to judge a …

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