Philip K Dick discussion

I have heard that PKD wrote in trilogies and even tetralogies and pentalogies. I am curious about Three Stigmata, Scanner Darkly, Flow my tears and some others.

Do any PKD fans have anything to offer on this?

only VALIS, Divine Invasion, and The Transmigration of Timothy Archer are called a trilogy (more accurately, a 'triptych'). otherwise all PKD novels are standalones, occasionally a character or concept crosses over and some people consider them as a pseudo-prequel such as in the case of We Can Build You vs. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

I see... thanks. I was watching a video on YouTube about him and they mentioned a preferred reading order for several books including A Scanner Darkly and Flow my tears. That's what originally inspired this post and question

Read Exegesis of PKD. He provides reading order of 13 of his books. If read in this order it will then “unlock” the key to the 2/3/74 experience and change your perception of universe. Like it did for me. It has become my “bible”.

Mike wrote: "Read Exegesis of PKD. He provides reading order of 13 of his books. If read in this order it will then “unlock” the key to the 2/3/74 experience and change your perception of universe. Like it did ..."
Are you serious dude? No offence, just curious if you are being serious...

I’m way serious.

Things really started happening after I re “read” exegesis on audible.

Dude it’s crazy that you have “23” in , want to read. Does twenty-three have any special meaning to you?(see my reviews) You are the first to respond to my PKD weirdness. I would like to elaborate. Are you familiar with his 2/3/74 experience?

Btw the library of babel is short and a good precursor to the Name Of the Rose by Eco.

Mike wrote: "Read Exegesis of PKD. He provides reading order of 13 of his books...."

I would love to know what this reading order is.

It’s in the Exegesis of PKD. I don’t have it with me right now. But it’s not chronological. It’s more like a recipe.

Oh and sorry about your recent “ health “ issues.