Counter-Clock World Audiobook

" Another solid effort by Dick. The oddest thing about this book is that it everything is so normal, until you really try and wrap your head around someone un-smoking a cigarette. In that moment, you realize that Dick has left so much unsaid, for you to get lost in on your own time. "

" I guess main problem with the novel is that PKD didn't go all the way with this one, and he certainly could have. Human daily life is starting to run backwards, but not consistantly or uniformly. Existing ideas will disappear in time, but not if they are written down and preserved in a library -- huh? Unpregnant women have to have sex with ANY man so as to be able to meet a post-determined pregnancy deadline -- did PKD never hear of DNA? At the heart of the novel is a question of what to do with deceased religious figures who come back to the living world -- will they be shown to be authentic heralds of the view of the afterlife they advocated while alive, or once they return from the real afterlife will they admit to the falsehoods during their first life? The prose ain't bad, but the novel itself is weak. A few interesting ideas, but they are just unpursued strands. I think even PKD would give this one a 2/5 star rating "

" It's so long since I've read it, I can't remember that much. Remember enjoying the idea of being born backward. People rising from the dead and living life backwards until they were a baby again. Crazy stuff. "

" Like the Penultimate Truth, a very cool idea, but again not the highest quality of writing Dick is capable of. "

" Interesting take on a reversal of time, complete with nefarious information destroying library. "

" Not my most favorite PKD story but like all the books I've read so far he builds such a believable future. This story isn't as vast a vision as some of his more well known titles but it is a vision. "

" You don't hear about this book as being one of Dick's best, but it is. Do youself a favor and read it. "

" This is high-end Dick. His imagination is in full flight! "

" My first Philip Dick. And I enjoyed it, felt a little lost in parts and may have read it too fast, but looking forward to reading more of his works. "

" This is a great alternative to the ordinary. "

" Neato. It passed the time in the waiting room. "

" Someone recommended this to me and....well it was an interesting premise, but I just couldn't finish it. I just lost momentum and didn't want to pick it back up. So I didn't. "

" This was an enjoyable read, I liked it, but Dick can do better. "