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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

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lillygabriella's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Why is so much mid century sci-fi so depressing? Isn't that when we thought the future would be better?

That said, it's absolutely wild that Mr. Dick thought there would be androids in the 70s when he wrote it in 1968 and computers were still the size of rooms. The main story is set in 2021 and I really think he would have done better to push it back to the 2200s it would be a lot more believable. It's dark, dystopian, and tragic. And I don't think he actually understands what empathy means.

Blade runner is supposed to be based on this and all I can say is from what I remember the movie they left a whole lot out.

However bad the world is right now, at least we're doing better than this.

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nekoshka's review against another edition

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reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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_ciaran's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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notzach's review

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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katherine_shelton's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a strange book, with major noir attitude. The dialogue is campy and all the human women are secretaries or switchboard operators - which I found hilarious because the book takes place in 2021 (or a decade earlier, depending on the edition you read). The Dashiell Hammet style, the sexism, the Soviet union, the comparison between one woman and Greta Garbo(!) were all hilariously anachronistic, but also irritating at times. Male Sci-Fi writers of this generation all seem to suffer from the same disease, being forward thinking in a superficial/mechanical way, but obstinately regressive socially. If read like a satire, it can be enjoyable. If you like The Maltese Falcon, this is kind of like that - but with androids.

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