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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was a weird and enjoyable read. It really kept my attention all the way through and was a really good page turner. I thought the character writing was really well done but I think the strongest point of the book is the world/world building. The world building and the characters to me went hand in hand with each other as if the characters were apart of the world and the world was a character if that makes sense. The prose flowed really well and surprised me at first as I expected it to be really difficult.
There was one ting that sat at the back of my mind throughout the entire book. It feels like there is something missing or something being purposefully withheld from the reader but I can't really pinpoint what it is.
I thought the plot was really really well done but I don't think I can talk about it without spoiling it.
I am going to talk about spoilers a little bit now.
The entirety of the book feels really lifeless; the characters dont really feel like "real" human beings. I have personally summed it up to be the author trying to represent the dying world with the characters as being almost lifeless, or to create a comparison between the androids and the people that, while the reader is being constantly reminded that the androids and the humans are vastly different, it becomes increasingly more difficult to differentiate the two except for a few instances.
Overall I thought it was pretty good, definitely deserving of a reread at some point as I think I might have missed some metaphorical meanings and or just misinterpreted them entirely. This is one of those books I think most people should read or at least give a chance.
There was one ting that sat at the back of my mind throughout the entire book. It feels like there is something missing or something being purposefully withheld from the reader but I can't really pinpoint what it is.
I thought the plot was really really well done but I don't think I can talk about it without spoiling it.
I am going to talk about spoilers a little bit now.
The entirety of the book feels really lifeless; the characters dont really feel like "real" human beings. I have personally summed it up to be the author trying to represent the dying world with the characters as being almost lifeless, or to create a comparison between the androids and the people that, while the reader is being constantly reminded that the androids and the humans are vastly different, it becomes increasingly more difficult to differentiate the two except for a few instances.
Overall I thought it was pretty good, definitely deserving of a reread at some point as I think I might have missed some metaphorical meanings and or just misinterpreted them entirely. This is one of those books I think most people should read or at least give a chance.
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
felt kind of rushed in the last 6 chapters
Meh. Not the most compelling post-apocalyptic/dystopian I've read, but I did pull a few things from it, including gratitude for animals and nature. A great go-along for Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.
I mostly read this because I noticed it was set in 2021, and I was curious what it got right. Luckily we haven't destroyed the planet to the point illustrated in the book, but sadly, we don't have hovercars yet. Most of the other technology in the book is depressingly related to the ruin of society and the planet and I'm glad we don't have the need for it.
Definitely not for kids: there's a lot of violence and a bit of sex, although there are no graphic or gory descriptions. I'm on the fence about whether I would recommend it to my older teen, but probably not—not because of the content, just because I think there are better books out there.
I mostly read this because I noticed it was set in 2021, and I was curious what it got right. Luckily we haven't destroyed the planet to the point illustrated in the book, but sadly, we don't have hovercars yet. Most of the other technology in the book is depressingly related to the ruin of society and the planet and I'm glad we don't have the need for it.
Definitely not for kids: there's a lot of violence and a bit of sex, although there are no graphic or gory descriptions. I'm on the fence about whether I would recommend it to my older teen, but probably not—not because of the content, just because I think there are better books out there.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting world questioning the notion of truth and value of artifice ever relevant in our hyper consumeristic world. It is a wacky and character-driven book. Too bad it is misogynistic and has terribly written women characters- I think if it was a more intentional comment on gendered power dynamics I would have appreciated it more.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
