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

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Rick Deckard takes on a hit list for rouge androids after his fellow bounty hunter fails to capture one of them. These androids are of the new Nexus-6 models, a line of androids that are more human-like than the earlier models, making testing and capturing them supposedly more difficult--at least that's what their makers, the Rosen Association says. While Rick agrees with the capturing part, he's adamant the test he's using still works. As he's hot on the trail, Rick finds more than he's bargained for including a duplicitous corporation, a parallel San Francisco police force, and a surprising empathy towards the androids he's supposed to kill. 

+

I might have read this in the preface of the copy I have but I was made aware that the point of this book was absurdity. I guess that helped me enjoy this book more as opposed to approaching this as a more serious sci-fi futuristic story. There's a lot of ironies and and comparisons that's drawn throughout the book not just between the androids and humans but also between real animals vs electric animals and even between the chickenhead Isidore and Rick. 

I did find the book a bit boring around the middle but it got more interesting for me after Rick meets Phil Resch.