Thursday, August 29, 2013

Dr. Bloodmoney

Dr. Bloodmoney or how we got along after the bomb/Philip K. Dick 298 pgs.

This post apocalyptic novel starts before the miscalculation causes a nuclear accident that leads to mass destruction and mutations. Dr. Bruno Bluthgeld is to blame for the accident.  We see Bluthgeld suffering from guilt and seeking help from a shrink.  The story skips ahead about 8 years as many communities are making a come back.  The book spends a lot of time with the citizens of Marin County in California as we get to know the people who live there.  Dr. Bluthgeld is living there under an alias with a dog who can speak along with a group of fairly odd people with various effects of radiation, etc.  This is another book by the master of science fiction that I don't think I really understand.  Like most post apocalyptic stories, the world does not seem to be a very good place.

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