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    Total Recall
    Total Recall
    Total Recall
    Audiobook1 hour

    Total Recall

    Written by Philip K. Dick

    Narrated by Phil Gigante

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    About this audiobook

    The inspiration for the film Total Recall, starring Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale, and directed by Len Wiseman. Philip K. Dick's classic short story tells the story of Douglas Quail, an unfulfilled bureaucrat who dreams of visiting Mars, but can't afford the trip. Luckily, there is Rekal Incorporated, a company that lets everyday stiffs believe they've been on incredible adventures. The only problem is that when technicians attempt a memory implant of a spy mission to Mars, they find that real memories of just such a trip are already in Quail's brain. Suddenly, Quail is running for his life from government agents, but his memories might make him more of a liability than he is worth. Originally published as "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 3, 2012
    ISBN9781469258836
    Total Recall
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    Philip K. Dick

    Over a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928–1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly, as well as television's The Man in the High Castle. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, including the Hugo and John W. Campbell awards, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and between 2007 and 2009, the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

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    • 5/5
      I don't remember originally reading this until I listened again. Talk about a total recall

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This is a really amusing short story. I can completely see where the movie(s) got their idea, but the short story is really a lot more about what's in Quail's head while the movies turn it into action (and leave out the second half of the short story's plot). I can't really get into that last bit without spoilers, but I really enjoyed the story and prefer it to the movies. The movies are fun, don't get me wrong, but I think the plot and pacing are better in the story.Is this worth a read? Absolutely. If nothing else, it's really short, so you even if you don't like it you won't spend much time on it.

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    • 5/5
      Very interesting story, different from the movie e but really enjoyed the imagination of this fantastical author

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    • 5/5
      Legendary author, legendary story, and legendary movie! (All said in Arnold voice)
    • 5/5
      I loved the movie but this is 100 times better
    • 4/5
      My first exposure to Total Recall was the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie version. The original story from which it’s based is a much more condensed version only really sharing the basic premise of the story. Douglass Quail is a bureaucrat languishing through his mundane life while longing for a trip to Mars, something that is out of his reach. The next best thing is to have memories of a trip to Mars implanted in his mind, where he is an interplanetary spy on a dangerous mission. I’m sure most people know how the story goes from there. The story omits all of the actual parts of going to Mars, where the movie expands upon the story.I have to admit that I’m partial to the Schwarzenegger movie version. The original short story presents a much simplified version of this but it’s still interesting, compelling, and well-written. There are a couple of good twists, which I was already familiar with, but the most interesting part of the story is the whole implanting of the memory and how it’s explained in the story. It’s a type of story that despite its brevity, packs a big punch. The final twist at the end was especially satisfying. This is the type of story fans of science fiction will enjoy.Carl Alves – author of Reconquest: Mother Earth
    • 4/5
      The story is close enough to the movie to see the similarities but it ends abruptly and leaves you hanging
    • 5/5
      Classic and shocking science fiction. The story is excellent and the narration unbeatable.
    • 5/5
      Very surprising and unexpected twist in how the story develops.