There are a lot of intriguing possibilities that this book could have taken and didn't. Travel to alternate worlds, the Oracle, so much could have been done and in the end we are left with a majorly disappointing portrayal of women, which felt like he was playing into the trope of women using men or just straight up being too dumb to notice what's happening. Which is so disappointing. 

The other characters seemed either obsessive or flat, so for the plot to end in a nothing sandwich after bringing forth such amazing scifi topics is a big let down.

Especially when thinking of his other works that he's done. Maybe shorter stories are where PKD really shines? This is low on my enjoyment of his works though.