Day 34 of the 50 day book challenge
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shadowkatThe prompt is A Book Set in the Future.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer K. Aldritch by Philip K. Dick
In the overcrowded world and cramped space colonies of the late 21st century, tedium can be endured through the drug Can-D, which enables users to inhabit a shared illusory world. When industrialist Palmer Eldritch returns from an interstellar trip, he brings with him a new drug, Chew-Z. It is far more potent than Can-D, but threatens to plunge the world into a permanent state of drugged illusion controlled by the mysterious Eldritch.
Like most of Dick's work - it's mainly a satirical take on current societal and pop cultural trends/excesses (taken to extremes). Somewhat frightening in places, and biting in others.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer K. Aldritch by Philip K. Dick
In the overcrowded world and cramped space colonies of the late 21st century, tedium can be endured through the drug Can-D, which enables users to inhabit a shared illusory world. When industrialist Palmer Eldritch returns from an interstellar trip, he brings with him a new drug, Chew-Z. It is far more potent than Can-D, but threatens to plunge the world into a permanent state of drugged illusion controlled by the mysterious Eldritch.
Like most of Dick's work - it's mainly a satirical take on current societal and pop cultural trends/excesses (taken to extremes). Somewhat frightening in places, and biting in others.
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Date: 2020-12-16 02:49 am (UTC)Aurora, by Kim Stanley Robinson, is the best generation starship novel I've ever read. It's one of his best novels, and it's a standalone. I couldn't put it down the first time through and I've reread it several times with pleasure.
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Date: 2020-12-16 03:38 am (UTC)We had an fantastic correspondence. I kind of miss those letters. Learned a lot about nursing and ICU's in Japan.