Reviews tagging 'Death'

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

27 reviews

imaginefishes's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

The book initially takes some time to set up the context and world-build, but once all that has been introduced, the plot begins to take off and a somewhat intense chase between the bounty hunter and the androids begin, which sucked me in and kept me enraptured. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where animals are far and few between and technology has advanced to incredible lengths (2021!), empathy is the main difference one can find between humans and androids: this book reflects on whether that statement is true; whether androids are nought but robots designed for  tasks, to be obliterated at our will, and asks us what humans should be striving towards in their lives if not for the status quo dream.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

cronasbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, and Classism

tessanie's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content and War

melchior's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Colonisation, and War

cjc's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

I enjoyed this book, but did not love it. It is the basis of the Blade Runner movies and challenges the reader’s notion of what it means to be humans, however; the plot felt stale to me and the characters a little stiff. I don’t regret reading it because of the thoughts it helped me develop, but it certainly was not my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty

manarnia's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.5

This book was a bit too existentialist and convoluted for my taste, but it's a quick read, and it held my attention.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content, Abortion, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

cookieclutter's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion