Finished Fr 12/9/16
This was part of a trilogy called THE PARANOID FIFTIES which included 3 classic science fiction novels by John Wyndham, Richard Matheson and Philip K. Dick.
I've had this book for many many years and I got it when I belonged to the Quality Paperback Book Club.
From Amazon books page-
""Marvelous, terrifying fun, especially if you’ve ever suspected that the world is an unreal construct built solely to keep you from knowing who you really are. Which it is, of course."—Rolling Stone
Ragle Gumm has a unique job: every day he wins a newspaper contest. And when he isn’t consulting his charts and tables, he enjoys his life in a small town in 1959. At least, that’s what he thinks. But then strange things start happening. He finds a phone book where all the numbers have been disconnected, and a magazine article about a famous starlet he’s never heard of named Marilyn Monroe. Plus, everyday objects are beginning to disappear and are replaced by strips of paper with words written on them like "bowl of flowers" and "soft drink stand." When Ragle skips town to try to find the cause of these bizarre occurrences, his discovery could make him question everything he has ever known.
I read this in three evenings. I loved it.
Rather than Sci Fi, it could almost be seen as an explanation of a paranoid schizophrenic personality.
2 Political Groups-
Lunatics- Believe that Man should explore the galaxies.
One Happy Earth- Man has no business leaving Earth
Amazon Books page-
https://www.amazon.com/Time-Out-Joint-Philip-Dick/dp/0547572581
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