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Bezig met laden... Minority Reportdoor Philip K. Dick
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I was hoping that this one would be better than the movie based on it, but some of the explanations and hand-waving near the end just got a bit burdensome. I was also somewhat distracted by the unexplained age difference between the police chief and his wife - she was stated as being young and beautiful (I'm guessing in her 20's), but the police chief has been in charge for at least 30 years. ( ) This anthology groups several of Dick's short stories. As the preface indicates, the theme running through the stories is not so much technology as it is the human condition. More specifically, he asks: what is existence? the only thing that we have yet to prove scientifically. Dick explores this playing with memories, the senses, perceptions - anything that we conclude are tangible and yet can easily be manipulated. How easy it is to lose our sense of identity when nothing is what it seems! Some stories feel repetitive but overall they are ageless, even 60 years after their writing. It's a British edition, and the collection is in different order than other editions: ix - Introduction (Minority Report) essay by Malcolm Edwards 1 -The Minority Report (1956) novelette 45 - Impostor (1953) short story 61 - Second Variety (1953) novelette 111 - War Game (1959) short story 131 - What the Dead Men Say (1964) novella 191 - Oh, to Be a Blobel! (1964) novelette 211 - The Electric Ant (1969) short story 231 - Faith of Our Fathers (1967) novelette 267 - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (1966) novelette The last was filmed twice as Total Recall, but the story is still better than either effort. I loved (and still love) "Oh, to be a Blobel!" PKD could write better than any other two or three authors, all added together. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Imagine a future where crimes can be detected before they are committed, and criminals are convicted and sentenced for crimes before committing them. This is the scenario of Philip K. Dick's classic story, now filmed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise. In addition to 'Minority Report' this exclusive collection includes nine other outstanding short stories by the twentieth century's outstanding sf master, three of which have been made into feature films. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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