The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

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Published Sept. 18, 2013 by Gollancz.

ISBN:
978-1-4072-4742-7
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4 stars (30 reviews)

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Review of 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Oh goodie another PKD novel, Lets go through the checklist.

Dystopia: Catastrophic global warming and the UN sending people against their will to off-world colonies. Check.
Capitalist Satire: One of the greatest life goals is to live in an apartment building with the lowest address number possible. Check.
Drugs: Look at the book description in the back. Check.
Religious iconography: Look at the title at the front. Check.
Reality: It's PKD, so... Maybe.
Protagonist with petty concerns while facing cosmic uncertainty: The guy mostly worries about not getting wiped out by competition. Check.
Emotional Hook: Missing in Action

And that last bit is why it is a 3 for me. Everything that makes a PKD novel a PKD novel is here.
It is an interesting trip, but I just could not make myself care about the characters. Sometimes I think that if this was the first Philip K. Dick novel …

Review of 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

What an insane and wonderful book. I'll confess this is the first novel by Philip K. Dick I've read and I'm told it is not like his others. That said, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The generosity of ideas here stood out and that's an aspect I've come to appreciate from authors more and more.

I want to continue reading more PKD now but where next?

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