Ubik

Ubik. A (well-written?) review by Rob, but only when used as directed.This won't be a long review as the book wasn't that long, so I'm foregoing my usual format. I haven't read a lot by [a:Philip K. Dick 4764 Philip K. Dick http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1264613853p2/4764.jpg]. Mostly a lot of short stories that movies have been adapted from.Ubik came across my radar when Amazon was running an e-book sale on various PKD works. It was recommended as one of his better stories.I came into it knowing nothing about it. I don't think I had even read the blurb. It started slow, but picked up steam as it went along. It was a 3 at the start and pushing into 4 range by the end, but since it was only so-so at the start I stuck with 3.I feel like this is a book where the less you know about it going in, the better it is. I will say there is some usual of his tropes: pre-cognition, telekinesis, and time travel. Sort of. You'll see.It's a quick read at only about 200 pages, and worth checking out if you can borrow it, or pick it up on the cheap like I did.