#dadoes

HELLO!!! I AM SO GLAD YOU ASKED!!!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SHORT SCI FI STORIES THAT WILL ALTER YOUR BRAIN CHEMISTRY AND SEAR THEMSELVES INTO YOUR MEMORY!!

The first thing you should know about PKD stories is that a lot of them have SUPER COOL movie adaptations. Ever heard of Minority Report with Tom Cruise? Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger? A Scanner Darkly with Keanu Reeves? Blade Runner with Harrison Ford??

Yeah. A lotta star power there. That's how I started. The thing about PKD is that he doesn't visually describe things very clearly in his stories so they're a little hard to follow if you're not used to his writing style. So if you've seen one of those movies, or multiple, pick your favorite, and read the story that inspired it! (The story for Blade Runner is actually called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and it's his most famous work, so if you haven't seen any of those movies, start by watching Blade Runner and reading DADOES).

Then, once you've got the hang of his style, go crazy, grab whatever book or short story by him that you feel like. There are compilations of his short stories that are really fun to read that you can find in any bookstore. All of his stories are fairly short, but they're incredibly high concept. Very imaginative. Extremely creative. Gives you a glimpse into the mindset of society after WW2 from a sci fi/horror point of view, since he wrote in the 50s-60s.

Oh, and don't forget- if you're enjoying the stories, I'd LOVE for you to post about 'em! the #Philip K Dick tag is incredibly empty and the more people talking about his books and movies, the better!! I'll be posting with you. We'll have so much fun. I promise. Take my hand. Let's go.

ONE LAST THING- if you're triggered by any kind of disturbing, horrific, or violent descriptions, maybe google a trigger warning before the stories (and ESPECIALLY before the movies). They can get freaky.

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