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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
A little bit biased but I had some high hopes after watching endless amount of gameplays for Quantic Dream's "Detroit: Become Human". There's a cheeky reference in the game which mentions an android written novel (bestselling nonetheless) with the name of "Do Humans Dream of Mammalian Sheep," so I naturally had to pick this up for a read. (Also the use of electronic animals in place of the extinct ones!)
Ideas in this story were good but could've have been executed better, especially with the rushed end touching on Mercerism and android-human-relationships. Regardless of what year books like these are written, later generations will find something old-timey in the novel's ideology and presentation - it's just a matter of existing pop culture since we are so spoiled with creative interpretations in media. Given it's written in the late 60's and set in 2021, there are still futuristic (although stereotypical) aspects like hovercars on rooftops and other planet habitation that make this interesting to read in a classical manner. This novel explores a lot into emotional intelligence as humans stuck behind on Earth have to deal with the postwar environment while androids emigrate and integrate to find purpose. At the end of the day, it comes down to your morals whether you think androids and humans are justified in their actions and thinking.
Ideas in this story were good but could've have been executed better, especially with the rushed end touching on Mercerism and android-human-relationships. Regardless of what year books like these are written, later generations will find something old-timey in the novel's ideology and presentation - it's just a matter of existing pop culture since we are so spoiled with creative interpretations in media. Given it's written in the late 60's and set in 2021, there are still futuristic (although stereotypical) aspects like hovercars on rooftops and other planet habitation that make this interesting to read in a classical manner. This novel explores a lot into emotional intelligence as humans stuck behind on Earth have to deal with the postwar environment while androids emigrate and integrate to find purpose. At the end of the day, it comes down to your morals whether you think androids and humans are justified in their actions and thinking.