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Why Philip K. Dick announced as a great writer of science fiction?

His writing seems simplistic in comparison with William Gibson, Dan Simmons, Neal Stephenson, and Frank Herbert. His books are much shorter. Not even appear to be in the same league. Some of his ideas seem silly. For example, the idea of precogs can see in the future. What you see is not really, but future events headlines. That seems more like fantasy than science fiction. Compare this with the Mentats in Dune, which are like human teams. The idea is silly compared to Mentats Precog. is Philip K. Dick 's writing in the same league as the others mentioned above?

I do not know which books they have read PKD. My two favorites are Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? And the man in the castle. One thing that is great in both of these books is the uncertainty of what is real. In the droids, humans think they are real, but in many subtle ways that seem lower than the androids. In the High Castle, the world is different from ours (this is a world where the Nazis win WW2), but a few characters sometimes have flashes what we might call the "real" world. In both cases, the tension between reality and what is false raises questions about what is important. So I would say that unlike Simmons and Stephenson, Dick's books questions about morality and human nature. I think Simmons is better in the plot (especially the first two books Hyperion) and Stephenson generate more new ideas per page (especially Snow Crash and The Diamond Age), but both seem more superficial than the KDP, to me. Comparisons Gibson and Herbert are more difficult. Neuromancer is probably the best American book of the past 25 years, Dune is perhaps my all time favorite book. I guess I think PKD is ultimately more disturbing and philosophical Dune, even though I love the world's richest Herbert. However, the androids, the question why Rachel is angry with Deckard is slippery and inviting, and raises questions about whether love is more than possession. I do not think that nothing is so emotionally Herbert complex. I think my final answer is that I think Dick is in the same league with Gibson, Neuromancer, but it's better than any of PKD books. Furthermore, Gibson had the benefit of PKD reading, and not vice versa. For that reason, I would call a draw. From a literary standpoint, I think the PRS is better than the other three writers, though each of they have a book on the shelf of my favorites. If you like these books, I recommend The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin.

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