tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post1577245225968407251..comments2024-03-28T22:32:39.500-07:00Comments on Total Dick-Head: Has PKD Become Too "Legit"?Ragle Gummhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951340313214410331noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-62542003580549094252007-05-30T14:15:00.000-07:002007-05-30T14:15:00.000-07:00Duncan,The title of the article is "Philip K Dick ...Duncan,<BR/>The title of the article is "Philip K Dick Goes Legit with Library of America Canon." Does "a group of books" refer to a particular collection of novels in a single binding or a group of novels generally considered to be important, significant, etc? In my mind the book that is being released tomorrow is not a canon. What the title seems to signal is that PKD is joining the canon of writers generally thought of as worthy of serious study as a result of his inclusion in the Library of America's roster.Ragle Gummhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951340313214410331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-44744930570468729672007-05-30T14:02:00.000-07:002007-05-30T14:02:00.000-07:00I'm not sure I understand your critique of the ter...I'm not sure I understand your critique of the term canon.<BR/><BR/>Actually the Wired title is correct in regards to the term canon, which is a group of books decided to be a good representation of a genre or of excellence, among other definitions.<BR/><BR/>Cannon is the large gun.Duncan Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445605058079274636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-59137121728259802892007-05-30T11:13:00.000-07:002007-05-30T11:13:00.000-07:00Could I make a clarification here?Despite what it ...Could I make a clarification here?<BR/><BR/>Despite what it says in the magazine, I did not ask Jonathan Lethem what made Dick's early works so bad. My question was, what made his early <I>novels</I> so bad — in response to Lethem's statement that many of them were. This was changed due to an editing error before the magazine went to press. For a full transcript of the interview the magazine excerpt was taken from, please visit <A HREF="http://www.frankrose.com/work1.htm" REL="nofollow">my Web site</A>. <BR/><BR/>Secondly, it would be extremely unusual at a magazine or any other publication for the writer to write the headline. I suspect the person who did write the headline had some sort of pun in mind. Thanks for the grammar tip, though. Much appreciated. <BR/><BR/>Finally, the whole Wired-Tired-Expired thing is not meant to be taken too seriously. You can find that particular entry funny or not funny, as you like. But if we weren't fans of Philip K. Dick, we wouldn't be writing about him in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-39297763052104045292007-05-29T02:29:00.000-07:002007-05-29T02:29:00.000-07:00Wired? Too much caffeine. Sets off the vagus nerve...Wired? Too much caffeine. Sets off the vagus nerve for hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-56510836921924516632007-05-28T14:05:00.000-07:002007-05-28T14:05:00.000-07:00Anything that lists PKD as "expired" is too lame. ...Anything that lists PKD as "expired" is too lame. And adding "Esperanto" to that list just confirms it.Charles Céleste Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123138871494922485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-49612301343518385302007-05-28T00:27:00.000-07:002007-05-28T00:27:00.000-07:00Thanks for the tip, DaveThanks for the tip, DaveMDKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384794936333159433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-38777856592691200722007-05-27T23:22:00.000-07:002007-05-27T23:22:00.000-07:00MDK. Voices... is not the best of his mainstream. ...MDK. Voices... is not the best of his mainstream. Check out Confessions of a Crap Artist and Puttering About in a Small Land if you really want to get a sense of what Dick was capable of.Ragle Gummhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951340313214410331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-56796210206402243982007-05-27T22:54:00.000-07:002007-05-27T22:54:00.000-07:00Time Out Of Joint was one of PKD's mainstream nove...Time Out Of Joint was one of PKD's mainstream novels, until just after halfway through when reality crumbles. He personally thought of how well he had managed to pull this off as one of the greatest moments of his writing career.<BR/><BR/>While PKD had published SF novels previous to Time, and had great success with Solar Lottery, selling an astounding 300,000 copies to truck drivers and travelers via bus racks across the nation, the completion of Time marked his almost full-time devotion to re-inventing the SF genre.<BR/><BR/>PKD very much craved mainstream success, and acceptance, through the 1950s for his literary novels. He poured thousands of hours into writing and rewriting these novels (like Mary And The Giant), believing he was about to crack the big time.<BR/><BR/>PKD turned to fiction writing because he had something of a breakdown in his early 20s - an extremely disorientating attack of vertigo while working in a record store - and came to believe that writing was the only thing he could do to earn a living. And so he poured his energies into his mainstream novels, while pounding out short SF, with a devotion and dedication rarely seen in most writers.Darryl Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488464950581586568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-24014497785502051242007-05-27T22:53:00.000-07:002007-05-27T22:53:00.000-07:00I read that article, too. Just the other day. Lath...I read that article, too. Just the other day. Lathem is admirable for his defense of Phil. I've had "Voices from the Street" for about a week now, but haven't had time to read any of it yet. I am looking forward to it. This will be his first mainstream work I will have read. If I ever get it read I will post a summary/review on my site, if you're interested in another fan's reaction.MDKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384794936333159433noreply@blogger.com