acidseth 's review for:

Time Out of Joint by Philip K. Dick
3.0

Neurotic also in its structure, this book lost my interest in a few places, though I've enjoyed many presented ideas that I wish would have led elsewhere or could have been better polished.
A good early and middle portion felt like a drag to read through, and while I can certainly admire the unconventional pacing and unwillingness to belong to sf labels, it does not always make for enjoyable storytelling in this case.
Captivating at parts and underwhelming in multiple spots, it still contains a relevant and applicable lesson: keep alive your own reality of the world. Though it would be best to hold a balance and align it with the reality of things to avoid being delusional and neurotic, bombarded and overwhelmed by the blunt of life, or continuously thrusted back and forth whenever you are exposed to a reality you have not sheltered in.