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Valis 95 reviews
Philip K. Dick
Vintage, 1991
An important work
+ NOT a book about madness, sadistic games, deception, pain
+ PKD's finest book in my opinion
This novel is to me one of those things that you want people to understand, you want people to see in it the same things you do. It hurts me that this thing that I love so might be considered insignificant to someone else. Such is the nature of our experiance. VALIS will expose you to many ...
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Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings (New Directions Paperbook) 40 reviews
Jorge Luis Borges
New Directions, 2007
Writings of a great reader
+ Rod Sterling on Steroids
+ Mystical, cosmopolitan, multi-layered
In "How To Read a Book" Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren describe the fourth level of reading. Synoptical reading challenges the reader who, having carefully and thoroughly understood several individual works, strives to hear the conversation of their ensemble. "Labyrinths" brings us the ...
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Blue Velvet (Special Edition)261 reviews
Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan
MGM (Video & DVD), 2002
The Hardy Boys investigate a real mystery
+ Very close to velvety smooth...
+ yummy! =)
+ Good Movie
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Shadow of the Colossus264 reviews
PlayStation2 | Sony Computer Entertainment, 2005
Casts a Long Shadow
+ Cinematic Beauty
+ I loved it
+ Amazing, if flawed
+ Utter Beauty
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Bollingen Series)109 reviews
Joseph Campbell
New World Library, 2008
Very Helpful
+ A journey blending modern psychology with comparative mythology
+ The Hero with a Thousand Faces
+ A must read for everyone
+ A Book with a capital "B."
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Der Steppenwolf133 reviews
Hermann Hesse
Distribooks Int'l+inc, 2004
Good Morning
+ A classic philosophical novel about the meaning of self and the source of personality
+ Hermann Hesse's Mid-Life Crisis...
+ Not a classic, but really has its impact
+ Almost perfect.
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Twin Peaks - The Definitive Gold Box Edition (The Complete Series)139 reviews
Kyle MacLachlan
Paramount Home Video, 2007
What can I say?
+ Why did it have to end?
+ One of the best shows ever aired on network television
+ noir
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch64 reviews
Philip K. Dick
Vintage, 1991
What stigmata do you carry?
+ Philip K. Dick at his psychotic best
+ Highly recommended, however...
+ Difficult but interesting once you grok it
+ What is real and what is the construct?
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Ubik: A Novel103 reviews
Vintage, 2004
My vote for the best PKD novel
+ Highly Readable
+ Crazy, dark, explosive, suspenseful, and still very funny
would be for this one.
This is a PKD masterpiece. A strong convoluted story that, unlike many PKD novels, does not trail off but stays strong and sustained to the very end.
All the familiar pieces, played as well as he ever did. Paranoia funny and paranoia very dark. The besieged ...
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2001 - A Space Odyssey (Two-Disc Special Edition)920 reviews
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood
Warner Home Video, 2007
This is the best science fiction movie ever made, moreover it is close to science fact.
+ Fantastic
+ A Visual Delight!!!
+ A Great Film
+ Kubrick's masterpiece
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Platinum Collection138 reviews
Adv Films, 2005
Good Deal
+ ADV has done an unbelievable job
+ Brilliant series, but quite disturbing...
+ Just short of everything I could have wanted
+ Very good watch overall
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Eraserhead237 reviews
Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart
Absurda/ Ryko, 2006
"Bleakly Bizarre"
+ even after all the single stars
+ Eraserhead - short review behind a million others
+ "In Heaven Everything Is Fine."
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Mulholland Drive 1021 reviews
Michael J. Anderson, Diane Baker
Universal Studios, 2002
One of my favorites, and one of Lynch's best!
+ Road To Nowhere, U-Turn!
+ Horribly disturbing and incredible
+ One of the best of All-time! 10 NOT 5 stars !!
+ Not just one of Lynch's best, but one of the best movies I've ever seen.
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Memories, Dreams, Reflections51 reviews
C.G. Jung
Vintage, 1989
Intensity-his mind was flooded with profound ideas
+ One of Jung's greatest achievements
+ Reflections of Jung
+ Valuable linsight into Jung's inner life
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Valis95 reviews
Philip K. Dick
Vintage, 1991
An important work
+ NOT a book about madness, sadistic games, deception, pain
+ PKD's finest book in my opinion
This novel is to me one of those things that you want people to understand, you want people to see in it the same things you do. It hurts me that this thing that I love so might be considered insignificant to someone else. Such is the nature of our experiance. VALIS will expose you to many ...
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Eraserhead237 reviews
Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart
Absurda/ Ryko, 2006
"Bleakly Bizarre"
+ even after all the single stars
+ Eraserhead - short review behind a million others
+ "In Heaven Everything Is Fine."
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Twin Peaks - The Definitive Gold Box Edition (The Complete Series)139 reviews
Kyle MacLachlan
Paramount Home Video, 2007
What can I say?
+ Why did it have to end?
+ One of the best shows ever aired on network television
+ noir
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Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings (New Directions Paperbook)40 reviews
Jorge Luis Borges
New Directions, 2007
Writings of a great reader
+ Rod Sterling on Steroids
+ Mystical, cosmopolitan, multi-layered
In "How To Read a Book" Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren describe the fourth level of reading. Synoptical reading challenges the reader who, having carefully and thoroughly understood several individual works, strives to hear the conversation of their ensemble. "Labyrinths" brings us the ...
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Der Steppenwolf133 reviews
Hermann Hesse
Distribooks Int'l+inc, 2004
Good Morning
+ A classic philosophical novel about the meaning of self and the source of personality
+ Hermann Hesse's Mid-Life Crisis...
+ Not a classic, but really has its impact
+ Almost perfect.
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2001 - A Space Odyssey (Two-Disc Special Edition)920 reviews
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood
Warner Home Video, 2007
This is the best science fiction movie ever made, moreover it is close to science fact.
+ Fantastic
+ A Visual Delight!!!
+ A Great Film
+ Kubrick's masterpiece
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