Mon El answers â€œJory says he sometimes calls himself Bill...â€� â€� Ubik Q&A

John asked this question about Ubik:

Jory says he sometimes calls himself Bill or Matt. In the beginning of the book, several if not all of the characters may have dreamed of Bill and Matt. Can we take this to mean they were dead the whole time?

Mon El They were Dead the Whole Time. That's how the book is built. To draw us into the world of UBIK, Yet hold us at arms length, with us begging to be evenâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðThey were Dead the Whole Time. That's how the book is built. To draw us into the world of UBIK, Yet hold us at arms length, with us begging to be even closer to the reality that is UBIK. KEEP READING.(less)

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