The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, by Philip K. Dick
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Not too long from now, when exiles from a blistering Earth huddle miserably in Martian colonies, the only things that make life bearable are the drugs. Can-D "translates" those who take it into the bodies of Barbie-like dolls.
Now there's competition: a substance called Chew-Z, marketed under the slogan "God promises eternal life. We can deliver it." The question is: What kind of eternity? And who - or what - is the deliverer?
In this wildly disorienting fun house of a novel, populated by God-like - or perhaps satanic - take-over artists and corporate psychics, Philip K. Dick explores mysteries that were once the property of St. Paul and Aquinas. His wit, compassion, and knife-edged irony make this novel moving as well as genuinely visionary.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, by Philip K. Dick- Amazon Sales Rank: #44476 in Audible
- Published on: 2008-10-08
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 451 minutes
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109 of 121 people found the following review helpful. A head trip at times, but worth the effort By Michael Battaglia Sporting one of the neatest titles in all of literature, SF or otherwise, this novel is considered one of Dick's handful of absolute masterpieces, written during his peak in the sixties. People who saw Blade Runner, went and read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and liked it enough to want to explore Dick further and came here (remove the seeing Blade Runner part and that's me) may find this book a decidely odd experience. Not outwardly psychedelic in nature but certainly dealing with altered states of conscious and the nature of reality versus our perception of it . . . if you find yourself reading it and think you're missing something, trust me you aren't alone. Probably no one other than Dick knew exactly everything that is going on in here but for the rest of us it's an interesting dilemma trying to discern his exact meaning, or our best interpretation. In the future, the earth is unbearably warm, people are being drafted to be sent to dreary colonies and Can-D is the drug of the moment, a substance which allows people to "translate" into layouts based on a doll called Perky Pat and basically experience a life that isn't theirs. Then Palmer Eldrich returns from outside the solar system with his new drug Chew-D which he claims will deliver immortality and show the nature of God . . . and then things get funny. Dick's vision of a future world is absolutely fascinating and for us low brow folks who don't get all the wacky symbolism, makes the book worth it simply for his depiction of an overheated earth, the boring spiritual desolation of the Mars colonies, the pre-cogs who determine the latest fashions, it all feels bleak and despairing but there's a sense of humor lurking in the wings and a vague feeling that something larger is going on. It starts to lose coherency toward the end as the reader begins to question reality, especially what is the nature of Palmer Eldrich (great name, by the way) and eventually you find your head starting to hurt just a bit. And it's not that bad a feeling, as it turns out. PKD books are more experienced than described and nothing here is going to really be able to convey the texture of his novels, you just have to read it for yourself. It's not perfect but it's both thought provoking and entertaining on vastly different levels and so in that sense comes highly recommended.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful. Quintessential Dick By Randy Stafford One of Dick's classics with virtually all his famous motifs and themes: multiple realities, chatty robots, a scheming woman, desperate colonists on Mars, gnosticism, the machine as an emblem of death, corporate and political intrigue, time travel, and pre-cognition.Industrialist and drug smuggler Leo Bulero has a problem. Mutilated cyborg Palmer Eldritch has returned unexpectedly after a ten year absence in space. Now he's threatening to undercut Bulero's business: providing a sort of commodified communion for colonists on Mars. With the elaborate playsets built around his Perky Pat dolls and with the aid of the narcotic Can-D, Bulero offers groups a pharmacological return to the Earth they've been exiled from and that is now burning up for unknown reasons.But Eldritch's Chew-Z offers a different, longer lasting trip, and one more solipistically seductive. But is Eldritch a man or the spearhead of an alien invasion?As with some of Dick's best work, the story feels oddly up to date whether it's the climatically changed Earth, the obsession with spotting commerical trends via pre-cognitives, a corrupt UN, or the talking suitcase that also happens to be a psychotherapist.Even if you're not quite sure what to make of the ending, this is one of Dick's very best novels.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful. The most scary book ever written? By A Customer The novel depicts colonists on the planet Mars (a thinly disguised analogue for life in 1960s suburbia) who are so bored they have to take a hallucinogenic drug called Can-D to stay sane. Can-D causes a group hallucination in which several persons can participate. However, the titular Mr Eldritch, a drug pusher from outer space, comes to Mars and offers a new and more powerful hallucinogen, Chew-Z.Palmer Eldritch, a character based on an hallucination that Dick himself once experienced, is a wealthy industrialist with metal eyes, a metal hand and a metal jaw. In character and action he seems to this writer to resemble the "crippled man" of German expressionist movies and literature; who is himself physically crippled, but has almost a supernatural control over others. Examples of such characters in movies include the Professor in "Metropolis", the title character in "Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari", and the title character in Fritz Lang's "Dr Mabuse" films. More recent examples may include the title character in Kubrick's "Dr Strangelove", and the stammering, limping Dr Schreber in Alex Proyas' "Dark City".The character of Eldritch is the unforgettable centre of the novel, and is truly a terrifying presence.The effect of Eldritch's drug Chew-Z is to cause the user to enter a hallucinatory reality, apparantly of his or her own choice. However, in these realities the user is alone - no one else can enter their hallucinations except, apparantly, Palmer Eldritch. The contrast between the two drugs may be seen as an analogy of the difference between the "soft drug" marijuana and the hard drug heroin. While marijuana may be taken in company, heroin is taken alone, and the user becomes withdrawn. (Incidentally, Life Savers recently put out a type of sweet called "CHEWZ").The main character, Barney Mayerson, is obsessed with going back to his estranged wife. When he takes Chew-Z, and hallucinates that he goes back to his wife but is rejected, Eldritch reappears and goads him into taking more of the drug to try again, and again, and again. Every time Barney goes back, the universe of the hallucination degrades slightly. Palmer Eldritch begins manifesting himself in the universe. As per the title, the "stigmata" of Palmer Eldritch - his mechanical parts - begin to appear on other people - even when Barney is supposedly in the 'real" world again. This can be seen as an analogy of neurotic or compulsive behaviour, wherein the neurotic, of any kind, is caught in a loop of doing the same unfulfillable action over and over. The neurotic can even be caught in a thought loop, repeating the same fruitless thoughts again and again.The degrading of Barney's universe is a little like the effects of schizophrenia. At an advanced stage the schizophrenic may be totally locked off from the world. Rather than experience new things in the external world, the schizophrenic may become highly introverted, feeding off his or her own internal "world" forever. Eventually the internal "world" becomes more and more degraded, until nothing is left but "white noise". This conception was explored much more fully in another Dick masterpiece, "Martian Timeslip".Meanwhile, a second theme involves the religious analogies of Chew-Z. Dick seems obsessed with the theme of the taking of Chew-Z as being analogous to the partaking of Eucharist by the Catholic. Whereas the flesh of Christ causes the devotee to enter the fellowship of the church and other people, Eldritch's evil Eucharist causes the devotee to become more and more withdrawn from the "light" of other people.Added to this is the theme of stigmata. While th development of stigmata among Christians is supposed to reflect the absolute reality of the Christian God, the taker of chew-Z sees the manifestations of Eldritch all over the place - of one man, clearly not God, whose limited and apparently psychotic world view insidiously engulfs the entire universe of the user.Finally, "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch" can be seen as an analogy of modern life. In the novel's future, while infinite technology has given mankind incredible achievements, its chief net effect has been to make life very dull. Most of the touted "high technology" created today is literally created to entertain us. How are we much different from a drug user - languishing in dull lives where we work day after day to make enough money to lounge in front of an expensive television on weekends, surrounded by consumer goods? One is perhaps reminded of Sergio Leone's movie, "Once Upon a Time in America", where the denizens of New York City are depicted spending their hard-earned money in lying about in an opium den watching a shadow play and taking drugs.Clearly even very rich people are there. Why develop so much technology if it is chiefly used to make us feel pleasure, in a world incresingly sterile and eventless?"The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch" can undoubtedly be seen as one of Philip K Dick's masterpieces. Indeed, this writer believes it to be his greatest achievement of all. Though it could be said to be poorly written from a technical standpoint, the sheer power of his images and themes is almost overwhelming. It also tends to stay in the mind for a long time.Philip K Dick is best known for the number of recent movies made from his stories. However, no film has ever been made of this book, even though it seems ideally suited to such a medium. An expressionist style retelling of this tale, even on a low budget, could be very effective.The book itself is currently very widely available, thanks to an apparant boom in interest in the author. The current printings I am aware of are American paperbacks put out by Vintage and Milennium.Similar books to "Three Stigmata" by the same author include "Martian Timeslip", created the previous year, which explores very similar themes.
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