QUOTE(Dlaglacz @ Sep 21 2010, 14:20)

I haven't read 'A Scanner Darkly' but I usually find Philip K. Dick's books and stories depressing.
True, but depression keeps one grounded, it's a necessity.
QUOTE(Dlaglacz @ Sep 21 2010, 14:20)

Colour of Magic is mostly optimistic,
I still can't get used to Pratchett's writing style, but I'll re-start that after
Scanner so I'm not stuck trying to remember something I stopped reading six months ago.
QUOTE(Dlaglacz @ Sep 21 2010, 14:20)

"Make Room! Maike Room!" reads like an anticipation of hopeless disaster in slow motion.
Which is why it's so appealing. That and because Soylent Green was a pretty okay film.