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Valis

Valis, Book 1

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Written by: Philip K. Dick
Narrated by: Phil Gigante
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What is VALIS? This question is at the heart of Philip K. Dick's groundbreaking novel, the first book in his defining trilogy. When a beam of pink light begins giving a schizophrenic man named Horselover Fat (who just might also be known as Philip K. Dick) visions of an alternate Earth where the Roman Empire still reigns, he must decide whether he is crazy or whether a godlike entity is showing him the true nature of the world.

VALIS is essential listening for any true Philip K. Dick fan, a novel that Roberto Bolaño called "more disturbing than any novel by [Carson] McCullers." By the end, like Dick himself, you will be left wondering what is real, what is fiction, and just what the price is for divine inspiration.

©1981 Philip K. Dick (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Fantasy Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Science Fiction

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My studies over 15 years paid off - rich with hist

I will listen again because it is so detailed with references to follow up too. Loved it. Makes my favorite podcast so much more meaningful. Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio.

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Self-indulgent Bulls#$&

Good luck following the plot on this one. Ridiculous and boring mental masturbation. Pretentious. Pedantic.

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if you powered through his Exegesis then yeah give it a listen cause that was some crazy.

Characters' schizophrenia makes you think wtf, you’re fucking going crazy because you can’t figure out what the story is babbling on about with the bible quotes and flashbacks… his genius in stories is we are actually in some ways living this right now.

PKD has better stories around the mind/soul/tech/psychedelics that are stronger than this one. I should have read the reviews first before buying all of the series… I'll still give the next books a chance..

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