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theorbys
Jun 19, 2012theorbys rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of Dick's great themes, and his final one, is not just what is real, but what is reality and necessarily what that means to human being (including dying). Dick is more asking himself questions in Ubik than providing answers, as such answers can not be given very well in an arbitrarily made up science fiction context, and this novel firmly takes place in just such a made up, and brilliantly made up, world. Dick is on to hyperreality and the idea that you can't get out of it, even if you figure it out, it is just another in a set of Chinese boxes and all you can do is start trying to figure out the next one (and knowing that doesn't help either if you want to live a life.). Ubik is one of Dick's many best works.