CCW, like so much of PKD's works, exists under its own rules of gravity: the heavier the subject, the lighter it becomes. It is a reality to be accepted lightly and with good humor-a reality that often worked in opposition to the exertions of my own imagination. Interestingly enough, in this novel-due to the Hobart Phase-the dissolution of humankind and its accomplishments works in reverse: the dead rise from the grave, aging towards infancy and unbirth likewise, invention and creation deconstruct towards nonexistence, ceasing to be at the moment of their conception. Entropy tirelessly (and visibly) eats away at the scenery, civilization, and humanity of humankind. It is a pessimistic and claustrophobic style, often dark, but droll and light. With its opening line, Counter-Clock World reunited me with the Dickian style I find so enjoyable. While interesting, Maze lacked the voice of PKD's best works I admit to some apprehension over the remaining 8 books that I had purchased. Home again I started with A Maze of Death. I bought them, and packed them away to be read when I got home. Recently while on vacation I visited a bookstore that had many PKD novels that I had not read. I have always like Philip K Dick's work, but for whatever reason I had not read much of him lately.
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