A review by matt_bitonti
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick

5.0

Phillip K. Dick is the master of the premise. No one sets a premise like him. His short stories start off like a thunderclap. The settings, the mechanisms of what is possible in these worlds, are truly breathtaking. It's not an obscure fact that several short stories in this book inspired full-length movies, and those movies were often hugely successful. But when reading these stories one after the other, the endings often have a vague trailed-off lack of definite resolution. At first, I perceived this trait to be a flaw but as time went on the uncertainty became fun. I looked forward to these endings, like a gambler looking forward to the spin of the roulette wheel. A more concrete ending could not be more profound as the brain activity that is sparked after Phillip K. Dick dunks you in the cold ocean of uncertainty and you have to swim to shore. It's not the easiest option but it might be the most rewarding.