"Ubik" by Phillip K. Dick

First off, the concepts and scientific speculation in this novel are awe-inspiring. I was blown away to learn that a novel published so long ago could delve deeply into the consequences of scientific advances to which we have still not come close. Being able to capture a portion of one's self after death to use sparingly over time is an understandable desire for most of humanity and it was an innovative concept used by Dick. That said, I did not love the writing here. I haven't read anything else by Dick so this could be an outlier. It may be telling that I've not heard of "Ubik" being adapted as famously as "Minority Report" or other Dick dramas. If felt clunky at times, characters felt underdeveloped to a degree and maybe I'm just a pompous ass. This book flew by for me and I will make a point to zoom through another of Dick's works when given the chance. It was a nice change from Proust in french and Proust in English.