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Imagine the world if the Allies had lost the Second World War... Philip K Dick trips the switches of our minds with his vision of the world as it might have been: the African continent virtually wiped out, the Mediterranean drained to make farmland, the United States divided between the Japanese and the Nazis...In the neutral zone that divides the rival superpowers in America lives the author of an underground best-seller. His book - a rallying cry for all those who dream of overthrowing theoccupiers - offers an alternative theory of world history. Does 'reality' lie with him, or is his world just one among many others?
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Imagine the world if the Allies had lost the Second World War...Philip K Dick trips the switches of our minds with his vision of the world as it might have been: the African continent virtually wiped out, the Mediterranean drained to make farmland, the United States divided between the Japanese and the Nazis...In the neutral zone that divides the rival superpowers in America lives the author of an underground best-seller. His book - a rallying cry for all those who dream of overthrowing the occupiers - offers an alternative theory of world history. Does 'reality' lie with him, or is his world just one among many others?
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Alternate history...Philip K. Dick style.
What does that mean? Well, basically, if you think that the characters in this book seem a little out of place, keep reading, and you may find YOURSELF out of place.
On the surface, it is the usual time-shifting novel...FDR was assasinated in 1936, and as a result, the United States lost WW II. Twenty years in the future, when the novel takes place, Nazi Germany and the Japanese Empire have occupied the United States and imposed their brand of culture on their respective halves of the American populace.
But this book really isn't about alternate time lines...its about alternate realities. Things are not as they seem...characters' true identities are hidden, and their moralities are tested. It's about the nature of the true state of the universe, Eastern religion, and the I-Ching. When Philip K. Dick is at his best, his characters question their own existence, and it soon follows that the readers do the same.
So when you come to the end of the book, hopefully, a number of things will happen:
Number 1: You'll instantly re-read the ending.
Number 2: You'll throw the book against the wall and exclaim "that's it?"
Number 3: You'll probably re-read the ending again.
Number 4: You'll swear that you'll never read another Philip K. Dick novel.
Number 5: Later, you'll think a bit about the book, and realize that the novel wasn't really about what you thought it was.
Number 6: You'll read it again. And again...
This isn't your typical sci-fi novel. The story doesn't wrap-up into a neat little package. Like Eastern religions, time is not linear, it is circular, and that is the reality of the book.
Alternate histories are so commonplace in sci-fi today, that it is important to look at this book as the one that really started it all. A completely original masterpiece...even the followers can't keep up.
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Philip K. Dick is a master of unconventional sci-fi and fantasy genre, and those qualities are clearly exhibited in this work. It is set in 1960s America in a world in which Germany and Japan have won the World War II. US and the rest of the world are divided between those two superpowers, and we follow lives of several ordinary Americans who try to adjust themselves to this reality. The characters in the novel are fully developed in a manner that we've come to expect from Dick's later novels. Their personal struggles are intertwined with the new geopolitical power plays. The title of the novel refers to the sobriquet for Hawthorne Abendsen, a fictional writer of the book "The Grasshopper Lies Heavy" which forms a story-within-a-story and a sort of MacGuffin for this novel. This fictional book will also be at the center of the denouement of this novel, and may provide the clue for what this novel was all about.
The Man in the High Castle is another brilliant and thought provoking novel. It is an engrossing and fun read as well, and a true classic of science fiction.
The Man in the High Castle is another brilliant and thought provoking novel. It is an engrossing and fun read as well, and a true classic of science fiction.
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To say it right in the beginning: this is a great piece of literature. On 275 pages, Dick is very skilled in carving out the very essence of his characters - without describing only what they are wearing or doing. Every writer who is struggling to give life to his protagonists should read this book. Dick sets his focus on the thoughts and beliefs of the main characters, which results in a very philosophical and dense novel. En passant, he also created a prototype of classic Science Fiction: alternate history. It's quite interesting to read about a world where Germany and Japan have won WWII, but this setting is not the main attraction of the book. It's the meta level, the world which lies behind the alternate world portrayed in Dicks novel. If you are looking for Hard SciFi, adventures in space and novels with a clear finish, you probably should read Clarke or Heinlein. But if you like the undecided, ambiguous, don't miss this book!
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Invitation to compare Dick's ideas with current developments
The Hugo Awarded "The Man in the High Castle" by Philip K Dick turned out to be an extraordinary discovery to me. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Juli 2009 von Hartmut Rast
The Man in the High Castle...
This is the first book of Philip K. Dick i 've ever read.
At the beginning it's quite absorbing, but it palls on to go on reading with each chapter. Lesen Sie weiter...
At the beginning it's quite absorbing, but it palls on to go on reading with each chapter. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. September 2007 von Laner Dominik
Absoluter Klassiker des Alternativweltgenres
Ein sehr nachdenklich stimmender Roman, der deutlich zeigt, warum wir schon ganz froh sein können, dass der zweite Weltkrieg so ausgegangen ist, wie er es in dieser... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. Juli 2007 von K. Beck-Ewerhardy
Nette Idee aber sehr schlecht umgesetzt
Ich habe mir das Buch gekauft, weil ich die Idee interessant fand und gespannt war wie sie umgesetzt wurde. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 31. Januar 2007 von Martin
gedämpftes Lesevergnügen
Philip K. Dick spannt in seinem "The Man in the High Castle" ein Netz auf von ineinander verwobenen Charaktere und Handlungsfäden. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. März 2004 veröffentlicht
The man in the High castle
This is the first novel written by Philip K. Dick I have ever read.The style of writing is quite easy to read and to understand. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Januar 2004 veröffentlicht
Erschreckende Idee etwas zu langatmig dargestellt
Ein klassisches Thema von Utopien und Science Fiction ist die Weiterentwicklung von Tendenzen in eine imaginäre Zukunft hinein. Genau das macht Philip K. Dick in seinem Roman. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 11. August 2001 veröffentlicht
Resonant, Dignified, Moving, The Man in the High Castle
TMITHC is probably not PKD's best book (although many would disagree) but it is certainly the best written, most resonant, and has one of PKD's best characters, Mr. Tagomi. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. September 2000 von Guy Salvidge
This should be required high school reading....
Science fiction writing - for those who think it's just make-believe fantasy - allows us to explore current issues from the safe light of afar - ('cause it's just make-believe... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. Juni 2000 von Quaker Annie
Dick's Masterpiece
The Man in the High Castle is Dick's masterpiece. Along with VALIS and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, it completes the trilogy of the author's essential works. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Mai 2000 von Edward J. Tabler
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