pretty amazing, all of my favorite sci-fi distopian movies are based on short stories by the same author! Minority Report, Total Recall, Bladerunner (too bad the Bladerunner story was not in this collection).

This was my first time reading any of these stories, several of which I've seen the movie adaptations for. I enjoyed all of them, though I did predict every one if the turns.

Obvious bigotry within, of course.

My favorite was Second Variety. Minority Report was actually my least favorite.

Nice collection of stories, would not recommend on Audible; the chapters did not line up with the stories.

This is a very nice collection of PKD's early stories from 1954 to 1964. As I'm completing my PKD library, this will definitely take a place there. I can see PKD's early fascination with capitalism and his visions of late-stage forms. It's a bit funny to read about union representatives being portrayed as evil guys and socialism depicted as some version of hell. However, I understand that this is a product of his time, and his stories are nevertheless amazing. Among the eighteen collected stories, these are the ones that stood out the most:

"Service Call": A very interesting horror story. What if you agree to get something that can completely ruin your life? It had a nice "Man in the Black" vibe.

"The Minority Report": The namesake of this collection is quite different from the movie itself (which I saw first). It was a bit darker than the movie, with a rather bleak ending. I liked it, but it wasn't the strongest story in the book.

"The Unreconstructed M": This was a very atmospheric (almost horror) story. The plot itself was a bit weak but masterfully implemented.

"Explorers We": This felt like something from The Twilight Zone. A very simple premise of alien impostors not even being aware of themselves being impostors.

"What Dead Men Say": I think this was the best story in the collection. The whole idea of a voice from the stars emanating from the dead, almost god-like Louis Sarapis, was amazing. Was it the mad babbling of a strong individual with goals set in motion even after his death, or is it something else? Very chilling.

"The Days of Perky Pat": This is about the danger of Barbie dolls. It's a very good story, and I really enjoyed PKD's commentary from the notes.

"Oh, to Be a Blobel!": This was a nice variation on common human problems and the ridiculousness of war. Very blobery.

"’Which means more to you---your own personal safety or the existence of the system?’
'My safety,’ Anderton answered, without hesitation.
'You're positive?’
‘If the system can survive only by imprisoning innocent people, then it deserves to be destroyed. My personal safety is important because I'm a human being.'"

So, collection of five stories.
Minority Report - Saw the film, now read the book. I see the glimmer of ideas in the short story, and I think that the film brought so much good to this story overall.

We Remember it for you wholesale - I had always felt that this movie was odd, and good for a few laughs. The story is much more serious and becomes more about Cover Your A** than the movie. Book is better on this one.

Paycheck - Not a Ben Affleck fan - nor Uma Thurman, so this movie had alot going right with it for me to enjoy it at all. The story is much shorter, and more weird. I think that the film did this one justice.

Second Version - This is my kind of story. One that had me from start to finish - I could see them doing this into a film, but as is, great story and nice ending twist, (though, I figured it to end that way).

The Eyes Have It - Strange little short SHORT tale. It is all about semantics on this one.