I think I actually have an old video about The Three Stigmata on here somewhere. Ubik though I'm actually not too terribly fond of. It's wild and imaginative, but I didn't come away feeling as though it had much internal logic, and the ending that most readers rave about I just sort of found to be kind of a cheap "Gotcha!" parting shot. And, much like this book, I found it too lacking in the character department to engender real emotional connection. Stigmata, while insanely far-out conceptually, may have gone a little overboard actually. Some of Dick's books it kind of feels like he went so high-concept that the endings are just multiple choice as to what actually happened. Some readers may find such ambiguous conclusions intriguingly cryptic, but sometimes for me it just feels like an easy way out. I still maintain that The Transmigration of Timothy Archer is probably his best book from a literary standpoint, although The Man in the High Castle is my personal favorite. :)
Great review
Thank you! :)
I've liked a lot of PKD, and I love "Horse-lover Fats" as a pseudonym. But I do agree with you on "VALIS".
It was neat to see inside his head, but story-wise it felt pretty thin.
I'd love to hear your reviews of "Ubik" and "Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch".
I think I actually have an old video about The Three Stigmata on here somewhere. Ubik though I'm actually not too terribly fond of. It's wild and imaginative, but I didn't come away feeling as though it had much internal logic, and the ending that most readers rave about I just sort of found to be kind of a cheap "Gotcha!" parting shot. And, much like this book, I found it too lacking in the character department to engender real emotional connection. Stigmata, while insanely far-out conceptually, may have gone a little overboard actually. Some of Dick's books it kind of feels like he went so high-concept that the endings are just multiple choice as to what actually happened. Some readers may find such ambiguous conclusions intriguingly cryptic, but sometimes for me it just feels like an easy way out. I still maintain that The Transmigration of Timothy Archer is probably his best book from a literary standpoint, although The Man in the High Castle is my personal favorite. :)
@@TH3F4LC0Nx I felt the same way about "Ganymede Takeover"