--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "hugheshugo" > <richardhughes103@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "hugheshugo" > > > <richardhughes103@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "hugheshugo" > > > > > <richardhughes103@> wrote: > > > > > > > Is that the "mars is heaven" story? > > I don't remember the title of the Bradbury story, > just that it was part of "The Martian Chronicles." > The PKD novel was called "The Man in the High > Castle." It's an example of the "what if" genre > of science fiction, in this case, what if Germany > had won WWII and was now in charge of America. The > first translations of the I Ching and other esoteric > and occult literature were done in Germany just before > and during the WWII period, and were big favorites of > the Nazis, who used them to justify their manias. > Characters in the novel are consistently throwing > hexagrams. PKD's little joke was that he allowed the > I Ching to participate in the writing of the novel. >
Thanks, I've not read that one of his I shall get hold of a copy this week. It won a few awards I think so shouldn't too hard to find. > > I seem to remember that, a long time since I read it. I > > was always a big Bradbury and PK Dick fan I'll go back > > and re-read them just to see how I interpret them these > > days. > > Bradbury was a good writer, as long as he stuck to > short fiction; he was less successful with novels. > Philip K. Dick was just brilliant all the way around, > but he wasn't the most stable or happy individual (he > spent some time in mental institutions). He was also > interested in Eastern philosophy and wove some Eastern > sources into his work. For example, "Ubik" was based > on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. > > > Talking of random strangeness did you ever read "The dice man" > > by Luke Rhinehartn > > Haven't heard of it, no. > > > now there was a wild idea a guy decides to live his life on > > the throw of a dice. He draws up six options for everything > > including things he really doesn't want to do and then > > unquestioningly follows it's orders. Try it if you haven't > > already. > > The novel, or that approach to life? > > I'll look for the novel. :-) > Probably for the best, it's one of these books that promises to change your life; but only if you've got the guts to do it!
