Time Out Of Joint (S.F. MASTERWORKS)

Editorial Reviews. From Library Journal. Written in the late s and early s, these titles Time Out Of Joint (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by [Dick, Philip K.].
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There's not too much woo-woo science fiction in this book, but the way he describes the main characters paranoia and the unbelievability of his situation was nothing short of amazing. Well, it's Philip K. Dick, so if you are a die-hard fan, there will be some impulse within you to consume all his works in short order. Prepare to be shocked into a semi-psychotic state by the clarified ramblings of a madman.

Soon, you too will believe that everyone is out to get them, and before long, you will be driven out of your mind, and driven out of your familiar locale by your former friends and colleagues, as you have begun to manifest the mannerisms of the insane. Don't worry, though - it's only temporary, and it will wear off.


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In time, you will re-establish yourself in society, become gainfully employed once more, and you will feel comfortable again. That is, until you get a nagging sensation that despite how perfect life is, something is amiss.

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You will recall the words of the prophet Horselover Fat, and you will return to his holy scriptures, and receive a new dose of wanderlust. And so, the cycle continues I picked this book up on someone's recommendation. I must say I was immensely pleased by the twists and tuns in this story. PKD is such a descriptive writer I was able to picture every scene of this book vividly!

This is a book that will have you questioning what you just read! Such a good book; I recommend it to anyone with an interest in Sci-fi. Also, I really like the cover for the paperback book. It is very fitting to the story!

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Very subtly creates the emotional state of Ragle! I found myself feeling fear as I read his fear, self-doubt as I read his self-doubt. Dick is a genius. This book starts well enough, with a strong evocation of suburban 50's life. Wednesday, August 18, SF Masterworks Dick, Time Out of Joint.

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Another day, another Dick The novel definitely promises a lot, but whether it delivers, or not, is a question of perspective. The year is Ragle Gumm is a bachelor "between jobs", who lives with his sister's family in an idyllic neighborhood in small-town America. He contributes to his household by repeatedly winning the "Where will the little green man be next? In fact, he wins that competition every day. And that is not the strangest thing that happens to him. As the novel progresses, his reality continuously shifts. Objects disappear, to be replaced by pieces of paper with the object's name written on them.

While playing in an abandoned building, his nephew finds a magazine that talks about a movie star that he has never heard of, and a phone book listing telephone numbers that do not exist.

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Ragle's '59 seems to differ from what we remember by a lot of other little ways as well, but it is the way everything seems to be centered around him that in the end makes him question his own reality. And that leads to a devastating effect. It is also unique in its '59 setting, as Dick usually preferred an imagined future even if at times that future was the late 90s.

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That makes for a strange read, especially if you've read his works before. Dick's description of the time is perfect not a big surprise, as the book was written in that same year , and I've always had a soft spot for the 50s. They are such a wonderful setting for all sorts of supernatural and horrific events with their happy sunny neighborhoods, happy housewives with happy smiles and happy kids playing with happy dogs while their happy fathers went to their happy work Creepiness is bound to ensue, and ensue it does in Time Out of Joint.

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The plot is energetic and to the point. The book reads very fast, even though for the most part it just shows us Ragle and his daily dawdling, and the mystery surrounding him doesn't allow you to not read the next page. Ask me where Time Out of Joint fails. Come on, ask me.


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    8. You know you want to. Because the book does fail miserably, and for one simple reason - it explains. And the explanation isn't good enough. As much as I hate weirdness for the sake of weirdness, there has to be a level of mystery that remains untouched, some sort of uncertainty to make the reader doubt whether he has understood what it's all about.

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    Time Out of Joint doesn't let you have that. Around its last third, it bluntly explains what the big deal is, why it's all happening and why it's happening to Ragle And it doesn't make sense.

    Or rather, it mostly does, but the explanation is neither good, nor engaging enough. It actually has a Heinlein feel to it, and as much as I like Heinlein, a mixture between him and Dick is one hell of a no-no. In the end, I guess Time Out of Joint was a necessary first step in the road that would lead to such glorious reality-bending works as Ubik , Martian Time-Slip and A Scanner Darkly , but what bugs me is that before Dick forgot to be very stoned and decided to uncharacteristically explain everything in a really failing way, the book is actually amazingly good!