pick#14books14weeks the world of the traveling salesman in the west in the 1950s. Rather than SciFi, it reflects Dicks social realism side with a good dose of Richard Yates style,ie,we are doing what‘s expected of us , yet why are we unhappy? Bruce meets an older woman from his past & gets mixed up with Milton Lumky , an aging traveling salesman who gives him some dubious leads and advice.
Bookwomble I love PKD's non-genre fiction. I think they were often still just weird enough to not do well at the time of publication, but they stand up well, I think. I last read Puttering About in a Small Land, and thought it was fantastically layered, and proved that PKD could write complex characters, despite criticisms to the contrary. I should do a re-read of these novels at some point 😒📚⏳ 1y
Leftcoastzen @Bookwomble Thanks for posting! I have always been interested in his non science fiction work but as always, too many books , too little time.I have another one in the queue!![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Confessions of a Crap Artist 1y
Confessions of a Crap ArtistBookwomble @Leftcoastzen That's a good one, too. I'd also recommend the tagged 😁The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike 1y
The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike