rlr (02/11/83)
I just recently finished Philip K. Dick's "The Penultimate Truth", and found it to be quite good. However, I have a few questions that someone who has read the book may be able to answer. I loaned the book to a friend, and it's been a few weeks, so I don't have access to all of the names of people/places/things that I have questions about, so please bear with me. 1) Was a time transport device sent into the past along with the 'artifacts'? If so, did the 'Indian' find it? Did he live a prolonged life up to the present day (of the book) or did he travel in time? Why did his appearance (age?) fluctuate? 2) Could someone please explain the very end of the book to me? 3) In the book, a TV documentary aired in 1982 altered the population's perceptions about World War II, using actors playing the parts of FDR, Stalin, Churchill, etc. (though the audience assumed this was real newsreel footage). What is the relationship between this fictitious TV documentary and the current TV miniseries "Winds of War"? (RHETORICAL QUESTION; SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT... ) Also, would someone recommend other works by Philip K. Dick? I know of several books (Time Out of Joint, Valis), but I would like to receive some opinions about what to read next. Thanx. Rich
mclure (03/09/83)
#R:pyuxjj:-41900:sri-unix:13200008:000:78 sri-unix!mclure Feb 12 01:20:00 1983 I liked THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH and MARTIAN TIME-SLIP. Stuart
bhayes (03/27/83)
#R:pyuxjj:-41900:sri-unix:13200014:000:269 sri-unix!bhayes Mar 24 18:30:00 1983 Ah! I could go on all night... The Man in the High Castle, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and VALIS are probably my favorites. (He was getting strange by the time he wrote VALIS, so I don't really recomend it.) Ubik is also good. Lotsa stuff, boyo... barry