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4974480 No.4974480[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

>that comfy feeling you get when reading a lot of philip k. dick novels and it feels like you and philip are long time friends

Is philip k. dick the greatest sci-fi writer of all time?

>> No.4974484

tallest midget etc.

>> No.4974531

>>4974480
Yes.

>> No.4974536
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>> No.4974538

>>4974484
What's that supposed to mean? You think all sci-fi authors are garbage?

>> No.4974549

>>4974480
PKD has been my comfy novelist since 1995.

>> No.4974551

>>4974538

He means there is no single tallest midget because you don't have a set threshold.

>> No.4974552

>>4974480
when did "comfy" become a thing

>> No.4974557

>>4974551
Maybe I'm being obtuse, but I still don't get it. Why is there no threshold? Because "sci-fi" isn't properly defined?

>> No.4974565

>>4974552

I'm sorry...is this a meme? I legitimately hate those things...I just chose the word that best described my feeling I get when reading PKD.

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>>4974565
>tfw there are countless words you have to avoid using because they're now maymays

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>>4974580

>> No.4974586

ive never read a phillip k dick novel.
which one would you recommend for an entry-level reader>

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>>4974586
Blade Runner

>> No.4974593

>>4974565
I have no problem with you using the word "comfy." There was a time when I found comfort in PKD's books. Given, I started reading his novels in the early 80s after my father took me to see Blade Runner. It wasn't until I entered college that Vintage began to reprint all the books I was unable to procure before. My comfy moments occurred while I was in college. My apartment bedroom was in plain view of the street. However, there was a spot where I could sit hidden in the corner near the door. The light from the window kept it nice and warm during the winter months. I can remember sitting in that spot, smoking a little grass while sipping Scotch and soda. The Simulacra, The Game-Players of Titan, We Can Build You, and Martian Time-Slip are the books I remember reading. ARe they great literature? No, not quite, but they still have a place in my heart.

>> No.4974604

>>4974557

Yeah. Neither is great.

>> No.4974605

>>4974593
love this blog, where can I follow?

>> No.4974614

>>4974586

I had a book that contained five of his stories. I really enjoyed all of them and had never read any of his works so I'll just suggest those:

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Martian Time Slip
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep?
Ubik
A Scanner Darkly

>> No.4974651

>>4974582
It's yoba, not comfy guy.

>> No.4974697

>>4974586
ubik

>> No.4974752

>>4974480
>That eerie feeling when something feels off about the OPs post, and you could swear that it is just another attempt at viral marketing

>> No.4974765

>>4974593
what the fuck is this post

>> No.4974854

>>4974586
If You're not interested in SciFi, A Man in the High Castle. If you are, probably DADOES or UBIK

>> No.4974894

>>4974536
>Stanisław Lem
Correct. The simple rule to remember is that the greatest SF writer of all time has an L with a slash in his name.
It's always fun to see these two mentioned together since PKD was the only American SF author Lem had any use for and PKD in turn said Lem was several authors masquerading as one for propaganda purposes.

>> No.4975486

>>4974480
>Is philip k. dick the greatest sci-fi writer of all time?
Decidedly not, but I'm glad you're enjoying him. Personally I disliked reading a bunch of PKD back to back, because of his tendency to reuse themes and subjects. As other people have already said, Stanislaw Lem is much better, just to name one.