The Game-Players of Titan
by Philip K. Dick
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Author: Philip K. DickEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-06-30
ISBN: 0679740651
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: 4 and 1/2 Stars -- Essential
Summary: 4 Stars
Though not Philip K. Dick's most ambitious or meaningful novel, The Game-Players of Titan is one of his best reads. It has one of Dick's most unusual and vividly imagined futures, and his writing is so strong that he pulls us in immediately; despite - or perhaps because of - the strangeness, we become deeply engaged and remain so until the very end. There is a wealth of suspense and twists; we truly never know what comes next and keep reading feverishly to find out. Beneath the science fiction trappings and general quirkiness, the perceptive will see that Dick had deep insight into human nature; his presentation and analysis of gambling's appeal is apt and affecting. The novel also delves more deeply into social criticism usually, critiquing capitalism and the marriage institution particularly. It thus has much to provoke thought in addition to being an entertaining whirlwind. In addition, the scene showing humanity from Titan's point of view is one of Dick's most brilliant - deeply philosophical and highly moving. Perhaps Dick's most underrated work, this is a must read for anyone even remotely interested in him.
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