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fcs627's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
slow-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
3.75
fishface's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It's a bit fucked isn't it though
badseedgirl's review against another edition
3.0
This is my third Philip K. Dick novel. I know he is a Master of the Sci-Fi genre, but I just did not find the two books I read, [b:The Man in the High Castle|216363|The Man in the High Castle|Philip K. Dick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1448756803s/216363.jpg|2398287], and [b:Martian Time-Slip|697251|Martian Time-Slip|Philip K. Dick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1426354158s/697251.jpg|802401] just did not do "it" for me. But with this book, I may just get it. Dr. Bloodmoney was full of odd and interesting characters. There was a twist in who was actually the protagonist and antagonist of the book, and at the end, I'm not really sure there were any true protagonists.
On the negatives, there is a fair amount of racism and sexism. I know it was a reflection of the times the book was written, but to be honest, after reading about 50 books from many of the grand masters of the genre written in the 50's and the 60's, it's starting to get old real fast.
All and all I have not completely written off Mr. Dick, it will be on to [b:Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?|7082|Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?|Philip K. Dick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435458683s/7082.jpg|830939]
On the negatives, there is a fair amount of racism and sexism. I know it was a reflection of the times the book was written, but to be honest, after reading about 50 books from many of the grand masters of the genre written in the 50's and the 60's, it's starting to get old real fast.
All and all I have not completely written off Mr. Dick, it will be on to [b:Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?|7082|Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?|Philip K. Dick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435458683s/7082.jpg|830939]
zwwwp's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
spitzig's review against another edition
3.0
Good, but not his best. Wasn't heavy on the philosophy. Pretty good as a post-apocalyptic story, though.
Characters were mostly believable. With a couple exceptions, though one was supposed to be crazy. Schizophrenic, I think, like a lot of Dick's characters. The characters didn't have enough depth to be GOOD, though.
Characters were mostly believable. With a couple exceptions, though one was supposed to be crazy. Schizophrenic, I think, like a lot of Dick's characters. The characters didn't have enough depth to be GOOD, though.
gavgav's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
wflegias's review against another edition
4.0
Tengo pocas palabras para describir la historia, para mi fueron una serie de sucesos caóticos que se van sumando hasta llegar a una conclusión de la historia. Me gustaron mucho los personajes, su trasfondo, motivaciones y como se van enredando en la trama, mi personaje favorito fue Bill (no diré más por spoliers).
Al escribir la reseña me doy cuenta de que mientras la leía pase una buena parte del libro dudando del motor que generó la destrucción del mundo, hasta casi el final del libro, en donde se mostró claramente que había sucedido. A la par, me gusto la forma en que dan las descripciones del mundo postconflicto y como algunos cambios se describen los cambios a través de los ojos de los sobrevivientes.
Al escribir la reseña me doy cuenta de que mientras la leía pase una buena parte del libro dudando del motor que generó la destrucción del mundo, hasta casi el final del libro, en donde se mostró claramente que había sucedido. A la par, me gusto la forma en que dan las descripciones del mundo postconflicto y como algunos cambios se describen los cambios a través de los ojos de los sobrevivientes.
grimboj's review against another edition
2.0
Didn’t really get it. Too many shallow characters to keep track of. Confusing plot that is also boring. Seemed like it would have made a good short story if it was half the length and written much better.
melanierichards's review against another edition
This was a book club pick, not something I would choose myself. I really tried but it’s too dark and heavy and I don’t need to internalize that right now.