" Well...this one is fairly different from Dick's other works, in some ways. It's less of a science fiction novel and more of an autobiographical one, which made it vaguely uncomfortable to read, like watching someone go crazy. Dick places himself as a character in this novel, as the narrator and friend of the main character, but the main character undergoes the experiences that Dick himself reported as happening to him. Apart from that, however, the book is decent...there is a fair bit of social commentary that is still applicable today, although some of it goes quite a bit farther than anything happening today. Additionally, the ending was perhaps a bit happier (and sappier) than some of Dick's other works and, although there was something of a twist, it was by no means equal to what he is capable of. I would say this book is only for Dick fans who don't mind the crazy Gnosticism of his later life. "
— Seth, 1/24/2014