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Title	:	Counter-Clock World
Author	:	Philip K. Dick
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 218 pages
Published	:	November 12th 2002 by Vintage (first published February 1967)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Fiction

Counter-Clock World

Philip K. Dick

Paperback | Pages: 218 pages

Rating: 3.54 | 3955 Users | 286 Reviews

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In Counter-Clock World, one of the most theologically probing of all of Dick’s books, the world has entered the Hobart Phase — a vast sidereal process in which time moves in reverse. As a result, libraries are busy eradicating books, copulation signifies the end of pregnancy, people greet with, “Good-bye,” and part with, “Hello,” and underneath the world’s tombstones, the dead are coming back to life. One imminent old-born is Anarch Peak, a vibrant religious leader whose followers continued to flourish long after his death. His return from the dead has such awesome implications that those who apprehend him will very likely be those who control the fate of the world.

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Original Title:	Counter-Clock World
ISBN:	0375719334 (ISBN13: 9780375719332)
Edition Language:	English

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I've read a lot of PKD, and I'm sad to say I'm a little "eh" about this one. If you've never read PKD, I would not make this your first, or even 5th. The story explores the phenomenon of time going in reverse, which apparently even Stephen Hawking seems to think is not totally fantasy. Time going in reverse leads to some chuckle-worthy daily rituals and turns of phrase. However, I found the tone to be depressing, and bleak, with no really likable characters. PKD doesn't cast women in a favorable

One of the better Philip K. Dicks, although I don't think it cracks my top five. The setting is very unusual: near future, where people age in reverse so they come alive in their graves and have to be dug out. They then get progressively younger until they become babies and need someone to take care of them. Lots of things happen in reverse, although why is not always explained, such as libraries gradually eliminating books over time, smokers puffing smoke into cigarette butts to make them whole

Yet another PKD novel which, despite the fact that his strange universe makes little logical sense and fails to obey its own rules, still captivates you to the point where you simply do not care about any of that: it simply becomes another way for the characters to question their own sense of reality, of existence, and what they want. In that sense it kept me intrigued from page one, and continued to do so all the way through to the (unusually sad for PKD) ending. Any complaints against the

Phillip K. Dick must be the Forrest Gump of running with a premise. In this perplexing muddle, the flow of time has reversed and the dead are coming back to life. Well, sort of. Sebastian Hermes' job is to loiter around cemeteries and disinterestedly disinter the recently undeceased. Apparently this entails a lot of paperwork; and PKD is fairly relentless in detailing the economics of undeath. The time reversal aspect is more of an afterthought; aside from the fact that everyone is getting

This wasn't bad for a short, quick read. Obviously it wasn't Dick's finest hour, but I do give him props for exploring ideas that no other author at the time even bothered exploring. However, it doesn't seem like his ideas were always well-executed, which was the case with Counter-Clock World. The idea of time reversing itself was what drew me into the book, but it didn't live up to its expectations. It sounded intriguing, yes, but I just felt that Dick didn't take advantage of the potential he



Phillip K. Dick must be the Forrest Gump of running with a premise. In this perplexing muddle, the flow of time has reversed and the dead are coming back to life. Well, sort of. Sebastian Hermes' job is to loiter around cemeteries and disinterestedly disinter the recently undeceased. Apparently this entails a lot of paperwork; and PKD is fairly relentless in detailing the economics of undeath. The time reversal aspect is more of an afterthought; aside from the fact that everyone is getting