A Scanner Darkly

A disturbing read, sometimes frustratingly meandering. My first takeaway is the sticky impression of the life of drug addicts (as Dick portrays them) it's like a traumatizing job shadow. The impenetrable monolith of authority and the State in this book is also a character in itself, and it contrasts the few individual agents we meet. The humor is understated, sometimes this means waiting to see how X pans out and then you're there, staring at a cynical cruel joke. While my experience was uneven, the ending was great and somehow satisfying without providing catharsis.