I knew I was going to enjoy the book when its first chapter opened with an extended joke involving insulting a species and provoking a major intergalactic incident via modulated flatulence.

None of the characters are particularly deep. Their personalities, while believable, are also familiar from so many other stories. (For example: the henchman, instead of opportunistically offing the protagonist and ending the story, instead seeks to inflict “street justice” first… then meets his own tragic downfall) What helped make it fun were the three great jokes around which the story is written. There are several references to pop culture like the title (a nod to Philip K. Dick), the Nugentians (a meat-loving sect known for its bow-hunting), AOL (now owned by Quaker Oats) and the Church of the Evolved Lamb.