Either you are too young to know about him or you are not into sci-fi.
Both are not your fault. But perhaps you should do some research about who he was before you choose to have an opinion about him.
Both are not your fault. But perhaps you should do some research about who he was before you choose to have an opinion about him.
I prefer to read things I see here without any context or preconceptions. I'll often get to the bottom of an article or all the way back to the comments here before I discover it was written by somebody I'm familiar with. I thinks that's helpful because it keeps your mind free of bias while you're soaking up what's written on the page.
I'd suggest reading the letter again without any preconceptions and see if it seems a bit self-important.
Apparently not as much as you think if you don't know who PKD is.
Speaking of which, Powells itself is a full city block, 3 stories high, with a Technical Books annex filling another half block. I'm reading as fast as I can, but you'll have to cut me a bit of slack for not getting around to this particular author yet.
Any suggestions for a title I should start with?
Go for quality, not quantity. Remember, 90% of everything is crap ... and I hope that you get that reference.