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Title: Blade Runner by Philip K. Dick ISBN: 0-345-35047-2 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 July, 1987 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (69 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Nothing like the movie - which is good
Comment: Most people will probably pick up this book with the mistaken impression that it is very similar to the "famous" movie starring Harrison Ford in the mid-80's. While the current printings of the book share the same title, Blade Runner was originally titled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The title change came as the result of the movie studio liking the story, but not liking the title. Thus, the current title, which is a complete non sequitur from the plot, was born. The film, while entertaining, is not the Orwell-esque vision of a possible future that the book is.
In the book, Rick Deckard is faced with, not only the challenge of hunting and capturing illegal androids, but with overcoming his own android-like existence. The world he knows is a cold amalgam of mood-stimulants, fake pets, shallow relationships, and an underlying desire to be something other than what he is. At the center of this world is a meaningless quasi-religious leader named Mercer. All morality and ethical codes are teachings of Mercer, who appears to Deckard as some sort of refigured Sisyphus. It is the search for meaning in these teachings (or in spite of them) that drives Deckard to rebel against social norms and his assignment.
The quest for identity and objective meaning in Deckard's self discovery is a theme of all of Dick's work, and is on display best in this work. For any fan of Orwell, Sinclair or Orson Scott Card, this will certainly be a great read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Android, Human, Android, You know who you are?
Comment: Strange, Dark, Intense book about what the future could be; what could happen to the human race. Phil did a wonderful work on this book. First I saw the movie Blade Runner, one the best sci-fi I've seen, then I got the computer game, wow, like seen the movie, the only thing missing was the book. This book it's probably one of the best sci-fi books I've read, now I know and understand better the computer game, because I tried to related the game with the movie, but it also got a lot of things from the novel.
This is a must read book, it travels to the year 2021 and it presents a different world, were human emotions are maybe the only thing left from the world we know; all it's gone, the animals, people are moving from earth to other planets, and the androids are moving from the other planets to earth, it's up to the bounty hunters (Blade Runners) to find them and retire them (kill); it put your emotions on the line, because at some point, I feel sorry for the androids, they only want to escape form the humans and make their own lives here on earth, the new ones (Nexus 6) are trying to develop their own emotions. It's a great book and it would make you think about a lot of thing in life and appreciate more the things you have, because in the end, how do you know if you're an android or a human? You cannot, that's the problem...
Rating: 5
Summary: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Comment: A Review by Hunter
In January 2021, Rick Deckard had been given a license to kill. There were several rogue androids that lurked among the hordes of humans. It was Rick's job to find them and kill them. The only problem was that the androids looked exactly like humans, and they don't want to be found. Will Rick be able to find the androids before they pose a real big threat?
I love how this novel makes me want to keep reading, it's action packed. This novel leads up to the climax in a slow but step- by- step kind of way, like when Rick finds one android after the other. The author gives clues about the character and about the characters role in the story. He lets the character tell us during the story and his feelings towards killing. Like when his android detector tells him that an old woman was an android , and he has a hard time believing it. It is difficult to follow when the author changes the point of view, because Rick Deckard the main character is in so many places at one time in the story, and the point of view changes so often. An on the edge conflict of finding deadly androids is really scary because you don't know what is going to happen next. This is a very exciting book , there are some nerve racking moments in the story and if you have seen the movie than you should know. It's too bad that there is not a sequel to this book.
I really liked this book, and I recommended it to you and anyone else that likes danger, and excitement. This novel is the kind of book I like to read in my free time. Check it out!
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Title: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick ISBN: 0345404475 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 28 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Coping with Stress in a Changing World with Letting Go of Stress Audiotape by Richard Blonna ISBN: 0072350423 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 13 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $73.85 |
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Title: Neuromancer by William Gibson ISBN: 0441569595 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey ISBN: 0345326490 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 12 January, 1985 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick by PHILIP K. DICK ISBN: 0375421513 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 05 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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