"ubik" - phillip k. dick

ubik... ubiquity (had to look that one up).

well, not sure what the hell that was. we could all dwell on the fact that some (many) of the plots introduced were never fully developed, or we could work with what we have...

like, what exactly was the point of having pat around; drama? an obvious bad guy, perhaps? yet when we really look past the surrealist aspect of pdk's story, she becomes an almost necessary symbol to the interpretations of the manyy realities (or, uh?) that exist in the story. that is, joe chip's reality, as well as runciter's (and possibly those experienced by everyone else--including hers--that we did not get to explore but could assume took place).

despite the confusing details, there is so much substance to the way pdk was able to predict or envision a futuristic society that places so much value on external functions other than those that come from ourselves.

i think the nature of that substance--whether it is good or bad--is, and always will be, up for debate... and while it depicts a scary, yet realistic aspect of today's society, it is worth facing at some point. i, for one, am NOT happy that his fictional realms are slowly becoming true, but what can you do? *shrugs*. 

(always fear automation. it is eminent)!