Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick

External Since: Jan 17, 2005 Posts: 16

I've just seen this book in my local book store and wonder if it is
worth reading? I vaguely recollect some discussions in this newsgroup
regarding PKD's biographies and that some of them are tendentious or
biased.

External Since: Nov 26, 2004 Posts: 16

"Eris Discordia" <Discordian.DeleteThis@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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: "Allyn Gibson" <allyngibson.DeleteThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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: > On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:44:21 -0400, Foxy <foxy.DeleteThis@foxyhole.com> wrote:
: >
: >> I've just seen this book in my local book store and wonder if it is
: >> worth reading? I vaguely recollect some discussions in this newsgroup
: >> regarding PKD's biographies and that some of them are tendentious or
: >> biased.
: >
: > I read this about ten years ago and enjoyed it a great deal at the time,
: > though I don't recall anything specific about it. I seem to remember that
: > it -didn't- have an index, which made finding particular things difficult.
:
: I've not read Divine Invasions [yet] but just finished reading "I Am Alive
: and You Are Dead: A Journey into the Mind of PKD" by Emmanuel Carrere /
: Timothy Bent translator and it was incredibly interesting. What a mind.
:
I bought that one just on the strength of the title. Of course, now, I am alive
and he is dead. So much for metaphysical arrogance....

Steve Franklin