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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
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
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Do androids dream of electric sheep? is another way of asking the one question we cannot seem to answer: Do robots have souls?
There is this clear idea that us humans seem to have in our heads that androids cannot have emotions as they lack a soul. This is the main theme that Philip K Dick tries to present in his awesomely titled book. Robots lack empathy, an emotion which is described as being almost instinctual by humans and that the droids can only attempt to simulate. At the same time, as the story progresses and we spend more time with Dick's androids, we start questioning whether or not they truly lack emotions as the society they are hiding from thinks. What separates them from humans is not lack of empathy, but the acceptance of death. Unlike us, the android's analytical and simulated mind ca accept the fact that death is just another output of a series of inputs and that once the variables have been inserted, the result cannot be changed no matter how many times you try to stop the threads.
Deckard's sudden appearance of emotions towards androids is natural for a human being, especially since their appearance in the book is not quite artificial. The androids in the story seem human, their minds work as close to a human mind as possible: they are curious, they use any means of survival, and they like to burn ants just for the fun of it.
Isidore is the representation of the naive, innocent side of humanity, that one side we all want to hide away and not show especially because we know we might end up hurt or maybe someone dear to us might have something bad coming their way. I pitied him and his desire to feel useful, his one desire to help three androids that were willing to use him as a human shield against the bounty hunter.
Overall, Do androids dream of electric sheep? is truly a classic in the SF world and a book that makes the reader reflect on the true nature of humanity and ask themselves: what makes us human?
There is this clear idea that us humans seem to have in our heads that androids cannot have emotions as they lack a soul. This is the main theme that Philip K Dick tries to present in his awesomely titled book. Robots lack empathy, an emotion which is described as being almost instinctual by humans and that the droids can only attempt to simulate. At the same time, as the story progresses and we spend more time with Dick's androids, we start questioning whether or not they truly lack emotions as the society they are hiding from thinks. What separates them from humans is not lack of empathy, but the acceptance of death. Unlike us, the android's analytical and simulated mind ca accept the fact that death is just another output of a series of inputs and that once the variables have been inserted, the result cannot be changed no matter how many times you try to stop the threads.
Deckard's sudden appearance of emotions towards androids is natural for a human being, especially since their appearance in the book is not quite artificial. The androids in the story seem human, their minds work as close to a human mind as possible: they are curious, they use any means of survival, and they like to burn ants just for the fun of it.
Isidore is the representation of the naive, innocent side of humanity, that one side we all want to hide away and not show especially because we know we might end up hurt or maybe someone dear to us might have something bad coming their way. I pitied him and his desire to feel useful, his one desire to help three androids that were willing to use him as a human shield against the bounty hunter.
Overall, Do androids dream of electric sheep? is truly a classic in the SF world and a book that makes the reader reflect on the true nature of humanity and ask themselves: what makes us human?
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes