this was my first PKD book I've read--definitely going back for more. some of the best use of metatextualism I've encountered, Fat is a compelling, relatable, and thoughtful working of a mystic-psychotic, a trope which is very easy to fuck up. the other characters--especially Philip, Kevin, and the mental health workers--were developed richly and beautifully

will say i found the last quarter or so of the book--basically from when they meet Mother Goose onwards--to be kind of a letdown, at least until Fat makes a reappearance.

i am excited to continue the series and to read PKD's Exegesis someday!