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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
A classic. I didn’t really love it but I think it’s worth reading at least once
A beautiful book about humanity and empathy, and the most valuable thing being something real.
Filled to the brim with themes and interesting subjects: loneliness, the human need for connection, religion, pondering on the nature of consciousness and life, a stance on violence and a whole lot more – all taking place on a bleak, deserted shell of a planet, where the vibrancy of humanity is the last thing that's keeping the trees in the forest from falling without a sound.
I loved the eagerness and kindness of Isidore, but most of all, the journey of Deckard. I saw the way his empathy grew to encompass androids as a reflection of how I've started to look at animals since becoming a vegetarian. Once you start empathizing with something and seeing it as a living, breathing consciousness... well, like Deckard said: "You can't go back from people to nonpeople".
Not going to pretend like I fully understand the ending, especially what Mercer and the hallucinations surrounding him were all about. But my main takeaway from the book is summarized by this sentence:
'Everything is true,' he said. 'Everything anybody has ever thought.'
Your perception of reality shapes your reality. Everything you think or feel is true. We feel, we believe, we empathize. And by doing so, we make it real. Even if it's fake.
Filled to the brim with themes and interesting subjects: loneliness, the human need for connection, religion, pondering on the nature of consciousness and life, a stance on violence and a whole lot more – all taking place on a bleak, deserted shell of a planet, where the vibrancy of humanity is the last thing that's keeping the trees in the forest from falling without a sound.
I loved the eagerness and kindness of Isidore, but most of all, the journey of Deckard. I saw the way his empathy grew to encompass androids as a reflection of how I've started to look at animals since becoming a vegetarian. Once you start empathizing with something and seeing it as a living, breathing consciousness... well, like Deckard said: "You can't go back from people to nonpeople".
Not going to pretend like I fully understand the ending, especially what Mercer and the hallucinations surrounding him were all about. But my main takeaway from the book is summarized by this sentence:
'Everything is true,' he said. 'Everything anybody has ever thought.'
Your perception of reality shapes your reality. Everything you think or feel is true. We feel, we believe, we empathize. And by doing so, we make it real. Even if it's fake.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
keeping track of the diff technology described was the only part that was a little confusing. otherwise, it was great
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
I remember liking Blade Runner but kinda being bored. This is so different from the movie I feel like it was based on one scene in the book. That being said I enjoyed the book but really just not something I expected. Parts were pretty goofy like buying a goat for it to get killed almost immediately. And I am glad that there were more layers to the book other than killing androids. A God-Complex and understanding empathy for non-human entities is explored in the book, although I don’t find the main character very likable, or very interesting. But the ideas conveyed through him piqued my interest especially near the end with the whole religious awakening. Overall, it was fun and had some cool ideas but it was also felt a little bit unorganized. I find it even more interesting how Ridley Scott interpreted this book to create his cyberpunk-y classic.
i feel as though this fundamentally changed how i view animals