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

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Blade Runner #1

Philip K. Dick

183 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
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Android animals help expiate human guilt over the extermination of real ones. Rick Deckard hunts and 'retires' illegal android humans, and thereby comes to learn that the new messiah, a messenger of hope in a depleted world, may also be a fake, an...

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Moods

dark 65%
reflective 63%
adventurous 46%
mysterious 45%
tense 37%
challenging 28%
emotional 18%
sad 18%
funny 4%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 32%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | Plot: 23%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

No: 47% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

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