Martian Time-Slip | The Human Mind and Critical Elements of Martian Time-Slip
In the following review, Koornick remarks on the place of Martian Time-Slip in Dick’s career and its message about the human mind. Koornick also outlines what he considers to be the critical elements in the novel.
Martian Time-Slip is truly an anomaly in the science fiction genre. While it has many elements of a typical sci-fi novel, including a title highly suggestive of the genre, the main focus of Martian Time-Slip is on the intracies of the human mind with a heavy focus on the introverted world view of the schizophrenic.
The story takes place on the fledling Martian colonies in 1994 and its main character is Jack Bohlen, a skilled repairmen and recovering schizophrenic who still suffers flashbacks. The colonies on the planet are in a period of transition as the fate of...
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