UBIK

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Over a writing career that spanned three decades, Philip K. Dick
(1928-1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short
stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man
human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of
his life, his work turned toward deeply personal, metaphysical
questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short
stories have been adapted to film; notably: Blade Runner (based
on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority
Report, and A Scanner Darkly. The recipient of critical acclaim and
numerous awards throughout his career, Dick was inducted into
the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and in 2007 the Library
of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes.
His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. (Retrieved from the Barnes and
Noble website)

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By RandomAnthony
Phillip K Dick's Ubik flirts with perfection. I inhaled this novel over three days when one of my kids was
sick and Christmas break was ending. I started the book on the couch during a Mythbusters marathon.
By page fifty I wanted to shut the door and leave my kids to forage in the refrigerator for Gatorade and
string cheese. And on Sunday night, when I closed the book, I felt satisfied and excited with a novel in a
way that doesn't happen much. Ubik is fun, smart, and exhilarating.
By Jaci
This was the first book that I have read by Philip K. Dick, and I was not disappointed. This novel was a
page-turner and relatively quick read. It is hard for me to explain what I got out of this book because it
dealt with some very abstract concepts, but here are my thoughts (as disjointed as they may be).
How do we know if what we are experiencing right now is life, and not half-life, death, or a reincarnation
of ourselves? This was the main question that the characters of Ubik faced.