Radio Free Albemuth Audiobook

" Didn't really like the plot, but PKD writes like his usual self, a very noir, harboiled style which I seem to can't get enough of. "

" way better than Valis. same basic novel but with a much better hands on approach to the subject. possibly an awesome movie. "

" 2.5 / 5 Decent story, not Dick's strongest work. Would recommend to a PKD fan, but not someone being introduced to the author. "

" Feel like I should read more of his wotk before passing judgement. I know this in one of his "odder" works. Gets heavy on the religious parallels in the end... "

" Well...this one is fairly different from Dick's other works, in some ways. It's less of a science fiction novel and more of an autobiographical one, which made it vaguely uncomfortable to read, like watching someone go crazy. Dick places himself as a character in this novel, as the narrator and friend of the main character, but the main character undergoes the experiences that Dick himself reported as happening to him. Apart from that, however, the book is decent...there is a fair bit of social commentary that is still applicable today, although some of it goes quite a bit farther than anything happening today. Additionally, the ending was perhaps a bit happier (and sappier) than some of Dick's other works and, although there was something of a twist, it was by no means equal to what he is capable of. I would say this book is only for Dick fans who don't mind the crazy Gnosticism of his later life. "

" I feel like I must've missed something - but my friend read it too and didn't get anything out of it either. Otoh, it's Dick - so if you're a fan of his work ya gotta check it out, eh? "

" His last, full of extra paranoia, and some authorial self-insertion to boot. "

" The often missed, posthumously published 4th novel of the Valis series. "

" Dick's first effort at explaining his mystical experiences of 1974. Some ideas were later re-worked to produce VALIS. It verges on a conspiracy novel at times. Lacking in the comic elements of VALIS, but still a very enjoyable read "

" For those familiar, this comes off as a better constructed version of VALIS. The characters and the story come off as a little less flaky and the analogies to Christianity are better fleshed out. The grimly optimistic ending says a great deal about how Dick himself has developed as well. "

" This should have been a great book, and the first part of it was wonderful (4 stars). Unfortunately, I much prefer PDK when the "entity" out in space is just an alien race and not the voice of God. The religious themes in so many of his later books really ruined the stories for me. "

" very, very strange is all I can say "

" My favorite PKD. This book shows just how nuts this guy was. "

" Very interesting, but not as good as Dr. Bloodmoney. I try to occasionally read some Philip K. Dick to expand my universe. "

" This seems like almost the same story as Valis, except different characters. Not one of my favorite books, though. "

" It's kind of like "1984" if Kurt Vonnegut re-wrote it but with Christianity, anti-Nixon sentiment and LP's mixed in. "

" Philip K Dick's best book to read first in my opinion. Has a great story and you will learn if you want to dive in. The water is very, very deep. "

" A little more paranoia than I usually enjoy in my fiction. "

" PKD's last novel, and really an excellent compilation of his themes. Many references to his actual biographical events as well as his previous works. The concept and storyline of Valis plays a prominent role, but Radio Free Albemuth is a far more coherent and, well, readable, read. "

" 3 1/2 stars. The ending is a killer, particularly the last chapter. This book is a bit of a "rehash" of sorts of similar scenes and themes that appeared in "VALIS," but in a more traditional "novel" format. "

" Dick pulls off quite a trick in this one. A downbeat, yet upbeat ending. "

" The often missed, posthumously published 4th novel of the Valis series. "

" It gets better the third time. "

" This should have been a great book, and the first part of it was wonderful (4 stars). Unfortunately, I much prefer PDK when the "entity" out in space is just an alien race and not the voice of God. The religious themes in so many of his later books really ruined the stories for me. "

" Very interesting, but not as good as Dr. Bloodmoney. I try to occasionally read some Philip K. Dick to expand my universe. "

" I feel like I must've missed something - but my friend read it too and didn't get anything out of it either. Otoh, it's Dick - so if you're a fan of his work ya gotta check it out, eh? "

" A very powerful book that deals with Philip K. Dick's noetic experience of March 1974 in a fictional format. This book was later reformulated in the acclaimed novel VALIS. "