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

jtdavie94's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.25

zioale's review against another edition

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3.0

started well, but eventually became too flat and the conclusion was somehow rushed. I know it's unfair to make comparisons, but I was hoping that some of the poetry found in Blade Runner was actually coming from the book.

sallissss's review against another edition

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5.0

There’s just something so cool and unique about Dick’s novels. The atmosphere is there, the characters are good and the philosophical ideas make you thibk deeply.

sami_petersen's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

softmellow's review against another edition

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4.0

Replicant > Andy's(android)

cachka's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

kirarayfield's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.5

dangab20's review against another edition

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5.0

¿Alguna vez se han preguntado qué cosas nos diferencian de una máquina y nos vuelven humanos? ¿O cuáles compartimos y nos convierten en seres similares? Con cuestiones así -existencialistas y filosóficas- nos topamos a lo largo de la lectura de este novela, a veces logrando darles respuesta, a veces solo sumando más dudas.

¿Sueñan los androides con ovejas eléctricas? (Ediciones Minotauro, 2017), escrito por Philip K. Dick, se desarrolla en un escenario postapocaliptico de 1992 en donde la existencia en la Tierra se ha reducido considerablemente debido a una guerra nuclear y al polvo radiactivo que esta generó.

Rick Deckard, el protagonista de esta historia, es un hombre que aún vive en la Tierra y que trabaja como cazarrecompensas: su labor es encontrar androides rebeldes y eliminarlos. Y es que estos androides, fabricados por grandes empresas y enviados a los planetas a donde se trasladó la vida humana, se han vuelto cada vez más indistinguibles de los seres humanos. Cuando Rick recibe la misión de eliminar a un grupo de androides de última generación, se enfrentará a grandes disyuntivas que harán cuestionar su accionar.

¿Sueñan los androides con ovejas electricas? es una novela de ciencia ficción que nos hace reflexionar sobre diversas cuestiones en torno a la ecología, la política y la religión, pero, sobre todo, juega con esa delgada línea entre lo natural y lo artificial. ¿Será que la humanidad se está volviendo más mecánica y fría? ¿O será que la tecnología se está convirtiendo en algo cada vez más humanizado?

andrewawilson's review against another edition

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challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

khaufnaak's review against another edition

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4.0

This story touches upon morality, faith, and of course, one’s attachment to reality. It did did get a little difficult to read than other PKD works I’ve read, perhaps because he takes more of a pivot from plot and world building to focus on humans and relationships (also plot, tbh). Arguably, PKD was not best on human interaction writing-wise, and definitely not so great on women. It’s easy to look past but it gets a little slow past the midway. Some of the paranoid elements are more manic than depressive, when I think they would’ve been better off more depressive.

Some interactions were actually emotionally invoking and rather interesting. Overall pretty good story, I would recommend reading it. It has enlightening commentary on one’s relationship with a higher power, and communicates the experience of questioning one’s reality quite well.