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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

Start date: July 1, 2021

Finish date: July 31, 2021

Discussion: Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Apr 08, 2018 Audrey rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, 2018-books, science-fiction

This classic sci-fi story, written in 1968, is what the movie “Blade Runner” is very, very loosely based on. I think this audio edition I had was used to sucker movie fans into the book.

It’s 2021 and the world is dealing with the aftermath of radioactive fallout after the last world war. Nearly all animal life is extinct, so any living creature is highly valued. Android versions of animals and humans are easily manufactured, though.

Rick is a bounty hunter of rogue androids. All he wants is a rea ...more

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May 25, 2015 Christine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2015, science-fiction, hugo-nebula-award-or-nominee, science-fiction-space-opera, 50-fantasy-or-sf-books-in-2015, z-200-to-299-pages, library-overdrive

Rating 4.5 I haven't finished thinking about it, I may bump it up to 5.

I'm noting down just a few snippets I don't want to forget:

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Nov 23, 2015 ULa rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: random, blue-ranger, it-is-hard, sc

Kurang seru untuk buku pertama.

3.10* untuk
Ide ceritanya yang seram sekali, karena kemungkinan besar seperti inilah masa depan (kalau belum keduluan kiamat XD)

+ binatang sudah banyak yang punah kalaupun masih ada itupun sangat langka dan tidak bisa lagi berkeliaran dengan bebas. Binatang asli hanya dijual di toko dengan harga sangat mahal sehingga hanya sedikit orang yang mau beli. Karena langka dan mahalnya binatang asli maka dibuatlah binatang buatan.

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Ini serem, serem banget malah.

+ sebagian ...more

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Jul 14, 2019 Sarah rated it really liked it

Liked this more than I expected to. I've read one or two other of PK Dick's novels, and didn't love them. This one felt really different, it seemed both thematically deeper, and much more cohesively written. Very different from the movie (which I also liked very much). PK Dick explores what makes humans human. (its empathy, here) The added layer of Mercerism, which is totally left out of the movie, adds a whole additional dimension. Is Mercer a fraud? Does it even matter? Brought to mind Ray Bra ...more

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Oct 16, 2017 Mike Snodgrass rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Classic social commentary science fiction. Was glad I had seen the original movie (and the new movie) first before reading.

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Jul 21, 2014 Laura (Reading is a Doing Word) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics-trad-and-modern, book-group, science-fiction

Ultimately I enjoyed this book, it was a quick and easy read but overall a bit depressing.
I found Deckard reasonably sympathetic but couldn't really care about the androids and mercerism confused me. An interesting possible future world is believably portrayed and I enjoyed little details like the mood organ. Glad I finally read this SciFi classic. ...more

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