Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Free delivery worldwide on over 20 million titles. For all of your book publishing needs. We’d love your help. It stands up extremely well, and I honestly enjoyed it more than the first time. Finally, I found a copy of the movie novelization by Piers Anthony. It still romps along at a tearing pace, but there's more depth and even moments of poignancy here and there, amongst the mayhem. THE TOTAL RECALL REVOLUTION IS INEVITABLE. An interesting story, but a short one even by short story standards. The book by Anthony Pier is different from the movie, the first half is relatively the same, but the second half seems almost like a different thing. The filmmakers have taken a part of the story and greatly expanded on it. I enjoyed the details that were NOT in the movie. 201 likes. The greatest immigrant success story of our time. Includes the story "We can remember it for you wholesale", on which Total Recall is based. Spring is Mother Nature’s way of saying, “Oof–let’s try this again.” The last 12 months have been, well, challenging is the polite term.... A construction worker discovers he is actually a secret agent and travels to Mars to uncover his true identity and why his memory was erased. Knowing the movie was based on a Phillip K. Dick story, it still took time to figure out whether this novel came first or the movie. Glad I did. Thta why i only give it four stars, some of them really deserve a five stars, but other deserve more like a three point five or a four stars. So it was an interesting divergence between the novelization and the movie, as the book implies that Doug really did save the humanity from extinction whereas the movie [heavily] implies everything from the moment Doug goes under at Rekall to the end of the movie is all a dream [especially the way the movie whites out at the end, implying the lobotomy has just occurred and Doug has ceased to exist as a 'normal' person]. The book goes into quite a bit more detail about the aliens and the alien artifact than the movie ever did. That book is a good books that contains some short storys that are great are others that are good but not more. They carry the exact storyline, down to the gritty character descriptions in the Martian bar, The Last Resort. Illus. Perhaps he was constrained by length (Dick was constrained by length HAHA! Gotta love that old way of writing women as harpies and shrews. While Dick raises some th. Either way, I think I'm going … (weight lifting, exercise for women, nutrition) Inquire if you need further information. from Goddard College, he married one of his fellow students and and spent fifteen years in an assortment of professions before he began writing fiction full-time. [The references to the six or seven novas that were inexplicably detected in the book has made me want to go back and watch the movie to see if there are any references made to them in the movie. The ending, although the outcome is the same, is executed differently. I searched out the short story that was the inspiration for the movie. In particular, I enjoyed this book for. I really enjoyed reading this sci-fi guy-lit. I actually purchased years ago an original edition of Total Recall by Piers Anthony before the movie came out. (My advice is to skip this version all together.) Originally titled "We can remember it for you wholesale" this short story was later adapted into the Schwarzenegger, film Total Recall and later remade with Colin Farrell. Sometimes there's a copy of the novelization of Total Recall written by Piers Anthony lying around so you read it. The movie style action was fairly forgettable but the stuff between was quite well done. There are stories that I did enjoy & several had interesting ideas but by & large the stories aren't a particularly compelling read. Quite enjoyed this. He remains fairly faithful to the movie with that action. While Dick raises some thought provoking ideas he doesn't really run very far with them. This time Colin Farrell stars as Douglas Quiad, the man who dreams of walking on Mars. Okay, this is a weird one for me. Review by Ant. Yeah, some of the stories required more "work"--more careful attention sometimes, sometimes more patience to set aside some knee-jerk emotional reactions to some themes or actions--but my efforts were always rewarded, even if sometimes the stories didn't conclude quite to my...need for stories to have some sort of closure. Enjoyed it. 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books set on or about Mars, What Happened to Offred? The title of my book is Total Recall by Piers Anthony. I was impressed that Arnold, like Alan Greenspan, thrives on working 12 hours or more every day. This book is based off the movie ‘We can we remember it for you wholesale’ the movie was created by Phillip K Dick. If you've seen the movie, this is much less action oriented, but the plot - while interesting - there's not much time to develop it nor the world. Knowing the movie was based on a Phillip K. Dick story, it still took time to figure out whether this novel came first or the movie. Margaret Atwood’s Big Sequel Answers Readers’ Questions. This is a wonderful telling of Arnold Schwarzenegger's life. I could almost visualize parts of the movie as I read. Start by marking “Total Recall” as Want to Read: Error rating book. There are always going to be low expectations for the novelisation of a movie, even when written by the prolific Piers Anthony. Originally titled "We can remember it for you wholesale" this short story was later adapted into the Schwarzenegger, film Total Recall and later remade with Colin Farrell. TOTAL RECALL is, at its root, a memoir about memory. This was interesting to read, considering it is the novelization of a movie based on a short story written by Philip K. Dick. Some story's are a bit hit and miss but that's to be expected. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. In the book, it explains how and why he knows what he knows. Imagine heart monitors woven into your clothes and tiny wearable audio and visual recorders automatically capturing what you see and hear. I haven't read this zinc I was like 16 years old and devouring everything Sci-fi. There's also noticeable traces of misogyny in some of Dicks writing. The main character of the book is Douglas Quaid; he is a construction worker in the year 2084. Total Recall by Piers Anthony is the novelization of the classic sci-fi movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The whole 'alien-section' of the book was very interesting; Doug Hauser discovers that an alien race came to Earth "50,000 years ago" and left technology in place that would either allow Mars to be quickly terraformed in such a way it would support terrestrial life and provide secrets to extra-galactic travel if humans passed three important tests or would cause the Earth's sun to go supernova to prevent humanity from imposing itself upon the rest of the galaxy. Candid photo of the author, possibly at the book signing, laid in. What is he recalling for real vs what has been manufactured? Stick it in your bag or leave it near the loo. A very good showcase of oneof the greats. After graduating with a B.A. See search results for this author. When I first saw it, I watched it as a straight action movie (I was fairly young). Of course, the book has the advantage of being able to listen into the character's thoughts. It was a fun, action filled book that tied in very well to the movie and added just enough extra that it was worth the read, even if yoube seen the movie. 201 likes. By Philip K Dick. I have seen the movie several times since it originally came out. Discount prices on books by Arnold Schwarzenegger, including titles like Total Recall. Start by marking “Total Recall” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Welcome back. Dick's stories typically focus on the fragile nature of what is real and the construction of personal identity. Layers upon layers. [The ending was quite neat too, and I like that perhaps he really did experience the end or made it up for his own safety but either way, the open-endedness I personally perceived added to the enjoyment and overall satisfaction with the story. He won the Hugo Award for the best novel in 1962 for, Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Spring Books. I even watched the remake of the movie. Piers Anthony (Author) › Visit Amazon's Piers Anthony Page. Don't waste your time, read the original story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. This short story (We Can Remember It For You Wholesale) of Dick's was the basis for TOTALL RECALL. Anyone who enjoyed the original Total Recall movie. Better plot than novel, needed more development ... the movie exceeded the book. Total Recall, like many of Philip K. Dick’s works, is sci-fi heavy and thought provoking. When I first saw it, I watched it as a straight action movie (I was fairly young). [as travel to Mars is possible, but pricey, and traveling from Chicago to New York is pretty quick. I say telling because while the audio book is advertised as 'read by the author', in fact, Stephen Lang reads all but two chapters. Very different but good. As I grew older, I came to appreciate the underlying story of dream vs reality. Perhaps that. TOTAL RECALL Sara Paretsky, Author. I found this book while scrolling through Mr. O'Connell's library. 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