We Can Build You
 

We Can Build You (Vintage)

by Philip K. Dick

Louis Rosen and his partners sell people--ingeniously designed, historically authentic simulacra of personages such as Edwin M. Stanton and Abraham Lincoln. The problem is that the only prospective buyer is a rapacious billionaire whose plans for the simulacra could land Louis in jail. Then there's the added complication that someone--or something--like Abraham Lincoln may not want to be... (read more)

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HurricaneMitch
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This made me sad, happy, and craving an Abraham Lincoln simulacrum. Dick's writing is very natural. The dialog is human. Full of mistakes and regrets. I was left wondering if I might be a little 'phrenic. It is a quick read and I highly recommend it.

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