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kirarayfield's review
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
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?
¿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
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
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.
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.
jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
So, this book is set in 2021. That's next year. This book was written in the late 60s and while we aren't quite there technology wise (no humanoid androids walking around)..it IS 2020 and some pretty wild stuff has happened this year, so maybe the androids are on their way. :)
This book is set in a post-apocalyptic San Fransisco in 2021. Society is living in a world damaged by World War Terminus. There are dust clouds, the world is overrun with "kipple" (rubble, scraps, garbage etc), people have machines that they can dial up to stimulate different emotions in their brain AND there are androids who look like humans. These androids have escaped work colonies on Mars and other environs. Our lead character Richard is a bounty hunter who is tasked with hunting down and "retiring" these androids.
While the movie Blade Runner is inspired by this book, the plot isn't exactly the same. The novel is, as is often the case with dystopian novels, a reflection on the psychology of humans and what it means to be human.
This book is set in a post-apocalyptic San Fransisco in 2021. Society is living in a world damaged by World War Terminus. There are dust clouds, the world is overrun with "kipple" (rubble, scraps, garbage etc), people have machines that they can dial up to stimulate different emotions in their brain AND there are androids who look like humans. These androids have escaped work colonies on Mars and other environs. Our lead character Richard is a bounty hunter who is tasked with hunting down and "retiring" these androids.
While the movie Blade Runner is inspired by this book, the plot isn't exactly the same. The novel is, as is often the case with dystopian novels, a reflection on the psychology of humans and what it means to be human.
lindsayaunderwood's review against another edition
4.0
A quick read with themes of reality, identity, and religion. Loved it.
zack_kastinky's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
nicknazario's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
fbroom's review against another edition
5.0
I was really entertained reading this! It's been a while since I read a science fiction novel.