“I’ve tried to watch “Man in the High Castle†as it has a great premise. Unfortunately it drags in large segments”
I didn’t see it at all, but I read a lot of Dick books, loved them at the time, except for this one which was exactly as you describe. It was the only Dick book I had to drag myself through to read.
My experience exactly. Dick wrote a lot of great stories....and this one. Blech. Very unlikable characters, for one thing.
One of the many that I like is the one where the dissipated libertine goes to the place to get cloned, over and over again, only to realize as the new clone is leaving that is cloning and not a miracle medical treatment.