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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

By: Philip K. Dick
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
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On Mars, the harsh climate could make any colonist turn to drugs to escape a dead-end existence. Especially when the drug is Can-D, which transports its users into the idyllic world of a Barbie-esque character named Perky Pat. When the mysterious Palmer Eldritch arrives with a new drug called Chew-Z, he offers a more addictive experience, one that might bring the user closer to God. But in a world where everyone is tripping, no promises can be taken at face value.

This Nebula Award nominee is one of Philip K. Dick's enduring classics, at once a deep character study, a dark mystery, and a tightrope walk along the edge of reality and illusion.

©1964 Philip K. Dick (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Science Fiction Mars
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Great narration

The story is already starting to move into the direction of Valis with a deep undercurrent of Gnostic mysticism

Feels very topical with the elements of global warming and solipsistic retreat into virtual reality

magnificent homage to H.P Lovecraft

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one of the best Dick books, and incredibly well read. really pretty sad when you get down to it.

incredibly well read

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Complex and interesting concepts but I found it very difficult to follow as an audio book. Perhaps others would find it easier. It needs close attention – more than I paid.
Great narration.

Not well suited for an audio book

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I enjoyed Ubik, but just can't with this one. Observations about imaginary worlds vs ugly realities (drug induced or not) are depressingly relevant, but the more dated aspects- technological predictions and subsequent cultural assumptions, cringey & unchallenged sexism, twee wordplay satirizing 50-60's marketing speak- made it harder for me to connect. Performance didn't help; falsetto female impressions are a pet hate, and the cartoonish Indian & German accents were painfully caricatured.

YMMV, but wading through the meandering private thoughts of boring, unlikeable and/or unpleasant people to reach the deeper themes just isn't my thing.

Not my cuppa

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