Review: “The Man in the High Castle” – Philip K. Dick

PODCAST:

S3E9B – The Man in the High Castle (book)*

SHOW NOTES:

If you got a hankering for some discussion on PK Dick and his “Man in the High Castle” in the month of November, this is your podcast. When you are finished you could very likely be more confused than when you started. Good luck.

– Rick

WRITTEN BOOK REVIEWS:

Book: “The Man in the High Castle (1962)” by Philip K. Dick

Ryan: 4 1/2 Stars “…A story of subtle nuances containing picturesque fables that compound reality in philosophic deep strokes…”

Wilk: 4 Stars “…A chilling look of what could’ve been told through the eyes of people looking at things as they could have been which in fact is what it was…”

Rick: 3 Stars “…If you are a big fan of PK Dick you should read this book- not the greatest but good…”

(Click the links to read full written reviews on Goodreads.com)

FUN FACTOIDS:

On the episode Ryan made reference to a biography written about the author. That book is called “Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick.”

We also talked about the ancient Chinese oracle known as the “I Ching,” which the author consulted to write this book (and indeed the characters in this book also consulted). An online translation by Gregory C. Richter for Truman State University of this work can be found here: http://grichter.sites.truman.edu/files/2012/01/yjnew.pdf. You can find video demonstrations and explanations of how to use the I Ching on YouTube.

Rick mentioned that Philip K. Dick also took some inspiration for writing this book from a previous work of alternate history in which the South won the American Civil War instead of the North. This was written by Ward Moore in a book called “Bring the Jubilee.”

 

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