A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick
An undercover cop’s identity falls apart, as he collapses into the world of a psychotic drug called Substance D. This book will make you feel like you’re the one on drugs. It is cerebral, confusing and like a (well-written) bad trip. And none of those are criticisms. I enjoyed every minute of feeling like my own brain was the one coming apart, and it was with a great feeling of relief that I finished the book and returned to the (relatively) sane real world–a good sign of an absorbing and excellent book as far as I’m concerned.
I saw the movie which I didn’t understand. Someday I’ll try the book.
The book’s pretty hard to understand, too, but at least in an interesting way.
I saw that movie and then I read the book, because I found it really interesting. Dick is very original author, his books are hard to understand have a lot of innovative thoughts.