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tesshuelskamp's review against another edition
4.0
Clever, little weird, but entertaining story. The main character's -- Rick -- job is to hunt and "retire" Androids, not the phones :), masquerading as humans. This book follows approximately one (and a half?) days of Rick's life as he hunts the androids that are supposed to be the most advanced yet.
Interesting discussions about real v not-real and religion.
Interesting discussions about real v not-real and religion.
sgw1214's review against another edition
3.0
Listened to the audiobook for this one and I think it might have hindered my experience with it a little bit. Still enjoyable, especially when comparing and contrasting it with Blade Runner (1982), but I found that the story at times wasn’t captivating and I especially wasn’t a fan of the narrator’s voice for Isidore.
crimsonreadlips's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
aj11maxwas's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
It’s an amazing book with some really amazing scenes but being a big fan of both of the films that spawned from it. I honestly think that the book is worse. It’s very much a different story than the first film, and I find the ending, while good, less interesting than the movies. There is also a couple of plot points and characters that I could do without and I see why they weren’t in the movie. Overall it’s a book that defined sci-fi but I do think that it’s not perfect. If you do love the blade runner movies or android philosophy then it’s worth the read
mrsraglandreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mrstorycraft's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Animal death
azorahai's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
madelynskies's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
meuer's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
ashleywinchester's review against another edition
4.0
This was the the first Philip K. Dick I've read, and I liked it way more than I thought I would based on what I knew (which was not much -- I've never seen "Blade Runner," although I played a pretty strange CD-ROM game way back based on the movie). It was a lot weirder and a lot deeper than I'd anticipated, and I zoomed through reading this in about a day and a half. As I was reading, I was reminded a lot of Haruki Murakami, which would make sense since he's apparently heavily influenced by Dick. It's funny to read in reverse like that. It was a little bit strange reading about an imagined future that is only a few years ahead of now, but it didn't really bother me. Aaanyway... good introduction to this author, great book.