A review by fishface
Our Friends from Frolix 8 by Philip K. Dick

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Not as piercing as usual. I enjoyed the bit about having found the corpse of god and how this was referenced back in the end section. In contrast I found main charcter Nick very vapid, and love interest Charley incredibly boring. The politician Gram was most interesting but the idea of having a telepath as a leader wasn't explored beyond surface level of he can tell whe  an assassin wants to kill him ...