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

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Blade Runner #1

Philip K. Dick

215 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

Description

World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn't 'retiring' them with his laser weapon,he dreamed of owning a live anima...

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Moods

dark 66%
reflective 62%
adventurous 47%
mysterious 43%
tense 36%
challenging 29%
emotional 18%
sad 17%
funny 3%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 31%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 24% | Plot: 22%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

No: 48% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

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