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In a future with mind-reading-espionage and anti-psychics counter-businesses, this starts out as a more typical scifi corporate thriller, in a nonetheless intriguing future where capitalism rules and simple household machines are coin-operated. But then a bomb explodes, and slowly reality seems to crumble. We're in a dream-like world, and usually I find this rather frustrating, when narrative control and in-world-physics seems to slip away together, but Dick does a good job at being as rigid and descriptive and so manages to keep you grounded. And even when it all turned out to be a "oh actually, they are all dead and living in a virtual after-life of sorts" reveal, I didn't mind, even though I usually hate these turns. I think it was setup well.Deserving of being a classic. [b:The Lathe of Heaven 59924 The Lathe of Heaven Ursula K. Le Guin https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433084322l/59924.SX50.jpg 425872] is a good spiritual cousin I'd say.