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Blade Runner by Philip K. Dick

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stjohn58's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense 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

2.25

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kennedy_douglas's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Before it was made to be an allegory for life and becoming some teachable moment, fans of classic sci-fi have to give Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? a chance.
Think of Star Wars, but make it something digestible and whose holes plot-holes are filled at the end of the story and you don't have to wait for an installment every five years!

Dick's writing style lends itself to placing the reader in this drab world, but for some reason makes you hope for the "future" of the characters or even their happy endings.
From rooting for Deckard and also rooting for Baty, worshiping Mercer, and developing empathy for Isidore.
The only thing that has remained the same all these years was the coldness and disinterest in Iran.

It's one of those calm reads that paces so beautifully, that as you approach the climax you know you're in for a ride thereafter.
Only at the ending did I feel a sense of peace with the story, and with every re-read it cements itself as a classic.

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meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.0

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macliffe's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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lillygabriella's review against another edition

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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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