tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post5985551635313787931..comments2023-04-13T02:30:53.892-07:00Comments on Mudpuddlesoup: mudpuddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-49507553997496370812021-06-04T21:05:20.309-07:002021-06-04T21:05:20.309-07:00I went through a phase in my late teens where I re...I went through a phase in my late teens where I read a lot of science fiction. I've never read any of his but I did notice that the Folio Society published 'The Man in the High Castle' as well as some of his short stories so maybe he's had a resurgence of late??Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-35084311639688406932021-05-30T11:07:18.496-07:002021-05-30T11:07:18.496-07:00I think he would too, lol. And anyone expecting fl...I think he would too, lol. And anyone expecting flying cars will be so bitterly disappointed.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-2134875068362353682021-05-29T21:10:46.276-07:002021-05-29T21:10:46.276-07:00haha, Sarah! that's a very interesting viewpo...haha, Sarah! that's a very interesting viewpoint! i think Isaac Asimov might agree with you!mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-74054963444716697372021-05-29T14:31:36.842-07:002021-05-29T14:31:36.842-07:00Holy guacamole, what a trip. Even though sci-fi is...Holy guacamole, what a trip. Even though sci-fi is not my thing, I love reading about how creative these writers were in their ideas for what could happen in the future. It kind of makes me feel like we failed to live up to a lot of writers' expectations, lolSarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-52744548177545991592021-05-26T08:23:22.828-07:002021-05-26T08:23:22.828-07:00i don't recall that, altho i've noticed my...i don't recall that, altho i've noticed my memory is definitely not what it used to be. you're right about the 70's, it was a period of turmoil, come to think of it, and much like the 60's...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-6025483329635385462021-05-26T00:03:22.481-07:002021-05-26T00:03:22.481-07:00I liked the first two of the Gormenghast trilogy, ...I liked the first two of the Gormenghast trilogy, though I could see being put off. Androids or Martian Time-Slip would be a good start to Dick. I'd say Ubik, though I noticed Ruthiella didn't much like it--she read it recently, but I think it's fairly straightforward & gives a good idea of Dick's themes. reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-23519883832385458542021-05-25T23:58:38.584-07:002021-05-25T23:58:38.584-07:00I've never been a serious reader of sci-fi, ye...I've never been a serious reader of sci-fi, yet I've made an exception for Dick. (And Lem.) Agree that Star Wars & Star Trek both got dull after a while. But the movies made from Dick's books have been better than average on the whole (& have been popular--though I didn't see the one with Tom Cruise or the one with Schwarzenegger either). If you haven't seen A Scanner Darkly, the movie, I highly recommend it. (As well as the book.)reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-76744404457768898792021-05-25T22:41:51.029-07:002021-05-25T22:41:51.029-07:00I"m not surprised to find out Dick took a lot...I"m not surprised to find out Dick took a lot of drugs. The last story I read by him, it seemed the characters took a lot of drugs as well. I can't remember the title, but it was about a detective and it takes place in the 70s. That's not a favorite decade of mine, even though I was a kid. At least I mean the movies and TV shows were a little too drug oriented or psychedelic. I remember one movie starring Sean Connery where he spent the whole movie wearing nothing but a speedo.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-33595787237903594932021-05-24T13:56:30.922-07:002021-05-24T13:56:30.922-07:00well, as i've mentioned, i don't actually ...well, as i've mentioned, i don't actually consider these posts as "reviews"... more like book reports. i've not the education for the former, but i love books, so... there has been a lot of critical work done on Dick, most of which i haven't read; i should do some of that, tx for the reminder... i hope your daughter enjoys it!mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-82093949468313262992021-05-24T11:05:56.301-07:002021-05-24T11:05:56.301-07:00Hmm...I had never heard of this book. Dick had suc...Hmm...I had never heard of this book. Dick had such a fantastical imagination. He was really able to bring his strange apocalyptic worlds to life. He's one of my younger daughter's favorite writers. I'll have to point her toward this review.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-38843750129772998602021-05-24T07:50:42.085-07:002021-05-24T07:50:42.085-07:00I haven't read them either! Yet they exist.I haven't read them either! Yet they exist.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-73598209938393762652021-05-24T07:45:30.962-07:002021-05-24T07:45:30.962-07:00oh? haven't read those... maybe sometime if ...oh? haven't read those... maybe sometime if i happen to run across them. we missed the local library book sale because they had used herbicide all around the outdoor venue, so i wasn't able to acquire my usual stash...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-72919635948510864012021-05-24T07:41:52.044-07:002021-05-24T07:41:52.044-07:00agree it's not Dick's best, although i tho...agree it's not Dick's best, although i thought it was pretty good, and it was pretty easy to follow unlike some of his more popular works. i think i read "Martian Time-Slip" 3 or 4 times and liked it a lot, but "Policeman..." is his most controversial i gather... but "Androids..." is good too... i started the first volume of the Gormenghast and didn't finish it. there was an episode part way through that i found pretty upsetting so i quit; no rule that i had to read it, i said to myself, so i didn't...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-90030742835065427632021-05-24T07:29:53.335-07:002021-05-24T07:29:53.335-07:00The sci fi world today is not particularly interes...The sci fi world today is <a href="http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/" rel="nofollow">not particularly interested in vampires</a>. There is a zombie and a mermaid down in the short stories.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-2019652187234146012021-05-24T00:08:55.331-07:002021-05-24T00:08:55.331-07:00I get the feeling that this is not the best Dick n...I get the feeling that this is not the best Dick novel to start with. I have plans to read his "Androids .... Sheep" one at some point. This reminds me that I'd also like to read The Gormenghast Trilogy; have you read it? So many books, so little ..... you know .... ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-70356730331051423462021-05-23T21:25:38.477-07:002021-05-23T21:25:38.477-07:00my "sphere of influence" re sci fi was i...my "sphere of influence" re sci fi was in the sixties and i haven't really kept up with the trends... it seemed like the Star Wars and Star Trek bonanza turned the genre into a sort of spaghetti western type of novel, which got sort of boring...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-29669631356506794892021-05-23T21:19:09.112-07:002021-05-23T21:19:09.112-07:00i know the video versions are pretty popular, but ...i know the video versions are pretty popular, but i've gotten the impression that the sci fi world is more interested in vampire books and the like nowadays... no? tx for the comment. i'm surprised. i usually think that my posts are not very much read except for a few old duffers like myself...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-47270700543419151882021-05-23T19:16:42.012-07:002021-05-23T19:16:42.012-07:00This is one I haven't read of his, though I di...This is one I haven't read of his, though I did see it was reissued a couple of years ago. It sounds-?-medium wacky by his standards? Anyway, I've been curious. It reminds me a bit of his short story 'The Defenders' which also involves a cold war plot with a twist--Russians and American devising ever-smarter war robots.<br /><br />But yes, like Tom says, I think he is pretty well-known these days, what with Blade Runner & Amazon's The Man In The High Castle & such. When somebody first told me I had to read him--'79 or '80, he was pretty obscure. The Man in The High Castle was the first I read.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-40695244570646572242021-05-23T17:47:30.200-07:002021-05-23T17:47:30.200-07:00I remember this one as being pretty good. Not top...I remember this one as being pretty good. Not top tier, but good. "Cogent," yes, that's a good description.<br /><br />Dick's reputation is very high right now. Died! He probably gets more academic attention than any science fiction writer but Ursula LeGuin, and he has gotten more Hollywood attention.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com