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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
Do Android's dream? Evidently, that's why - they flee. A better life, without servitude.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Totally different from the movie. The writing was a bit stilted and dated, but I'm glad I read it. Don't necessarily plan to read any more of his books though.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Way better and more happens here than the movie, but it's not the same as liking it. I do think all the characters have a lot more dimension to them here and there were lots of interesting points brought up regarding class, empathy, and religion, and it evokes in readers very interesting philosophical questions. But the book also sort of glosses over these completely and so it makes the satisfaction of the story feel lacking. I do think it's kind of crazy to read this in 2025 knowing that the setting of the book is in this century a few years before the present, and this is what they hypothesized the future to be like.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
I’m going to be real with y’all... I didn’t really understand this book.
I read this for a class, so I understand that there are a bunch of different themes that the story is trying to tackle: empathy, free will, what does it mean to be human, etc. However, I am dumb. I am staircase brain. I know that the Blade Runner movie veered off from the source material, but damn, where did that aluminum origami unicorn come from??
Look, I didn’t understand, but I had a good time. I can see why this is a classic. Don’t let my colander brain tell you what to do.
I read this for a class, so I understand that there are a bunch of different themes that the story is trying to tackle: empathy, free will, what does it mean to be human, etc. However, I am dumb. I am staircase brain. I know that the Blade Runner movie veered off from the source material, but damn, where did that aluminum origami unicorn come from??
Look, I didn’t understand, but I had a good time. I can see why this is a classic. Don’t let my colander brain tell you what to do.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is comprised of many favorite storytelling elements of mine. Poetic prose, subtle foreshadowing, parallels within its world and of our own. I love PKD's creative world building, which modern writers should and have found inspiration out of. The Empathy Box, Nexus 6 Brain units, guided laser tubes all helped me feel enveloped in the cyberpunk world.
The irony of Rick Deckard's mind is so monumental and relative to my own life. All in a day's work, Deckard has a shift in his personal paradigm, questioning life and death, and what it means to be human. As a modern reader, Deckard's mind alteration was not a surprise, as "Androids" are all around us. The debate about the ethics of killing these androids was already settled in my head, but it was fun to see it play out in Deckard's. In the final chapter, when Rick travels to the Oregon boarder and spots what he believes to be a living toad, I became emotionally moved. We find out a few pages later that the toad is electric, but Deckard's ignorance places more importance on a single living toad, ignoring the life in the Androids he murdered hours before. Phil Resch is another prominent figure representing the debate of life. Working under and for the faked Police department, his entire life is upended, and Resch questions his own consciousness. I love the parallels throughout and the closing moral of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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The irony of Rick Deckard's mind is so monumental and relative to my own life. All in a day's work, Deckard has a shift in his personal paradigm, questioning life and death, and what it means to be human. As a modern reader, Deckard's mind alteration was not a surprise, as "Androids" are all around us. The debate about the ethics of killing these androids was already settled in my head, but it was fun to see it play out in Deckard's. In the final chapter, when Rick travels to the Oregon boarder and spots what he believes to be a living toad, I became emotionally moved. We find out a few pages later that the toad is electric, but Deckard's ignorance places more importance on a single living toad, ignoring the life in the Androids he murdered hours before. Phil Resch is another prominent figure representing the debate of life. Working under and for the faked Police department, his entire life is upended, and Resch questions his own consciousness. I love the parallels throughout and the closing moral of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
reflective
medium-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