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Summary: A theology text
Review: A great work that differs from the film quite a bit. The text is more theological and comparibly vivid in imagery (that's saying a lot). Recommened from a non-sci-fi fan.
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Summary: like much PKD, this book will make you dizzy
Review: There is little that I can say that would do more than echo the sentiments of other reviewers. However, I would like to remark upon the amazing insight which PKD makes in this book by focusing on empathy as the defining characteristic of the human state. His depiction of a desolate and disjointed humanity attempting to make a connection (any connection) with the living world which they have despoiled by falling back once again on technology (the mood organ, Mercerism and the electric sheep of the novel's title) is brilliant. As I read DADOES, I found myself reevaluating my own humanity along with the protagonist. Like much of PKD's work, DADOES challenges our conceptions of reality. You will not walk away from this book unchanged.
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Summary: Wow, just wow.
Review: Wow, just wow. What can I say. I just finished reading DADoES and I'm baffled. I read this book in only 1 and a half days. Deckard is very humanized in this. I love the character of J. R. Isidore (a. k. a. J. F. Sebastian) and his relationship with the androids. If you haven't read this book, you must! This book should be hailed as one of the best books of all time!
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Summary: A poorly written sci-fi book. Deserves 2-3 stars.
Review: This is a fair review;I have a feeling that many reviewers are listening to other "rave" reviews of this book and biasing their evaluations. If one truly examined this book, one will find a whole lot of cheesy dialogue, lame objects and situations, and just plain abstract ideas that were never intended to be defined. This book tries to handle "deep" themes, but fails miserably. The ending is horrible, it actually wraps up very little. Bottom line is: DADOES and the ideas it explores may have been decent during the period in which it was written; by today's sci-fi (or literature in general) standards, however, it comes across as a mediocre book.
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Summary: ye sheep
Review: You flock of PKD sheep.You want a review? Well listen up.Here's a novel idea old Phil may have approved of-try letting PKD virgins think for themselves and decide on their own the individual merits of each book.Rather then lead them by the kiwis to your asinine opinions and interpretations on just what in the universe he was trying to impart.That said,I think DADOES is a perfect intro to PKD's works.Oh,and something else.Comparing Blade Runner to the source is an excercise in stupidity,at least for the reasons mainly given.Keep the comparisons in their respective mediums.Compare the book with other books and the movie with other sci-fi movies.I mean every body knows movies rarely live up to the books.I think the book,like most PKD,is far superior than other attempts in the sci-fi genre,in fact he transcends it.Yet in the same vein,Blade Runner is a dark,moody beautifully complex and adult film,at least as far as most Hollywood sci-fi fodder goes.Come on,Hollywood generally throws in some cute muppets,a plot fit for the Care Bears or G.I.Joe, and they've got themselves a sci-fi movie.It's not even a question of which is better or worse.I don't think the movie is either better or worse, just different.And getting caught up in the pros and cons is plain pointless,and may cause you or someone who buys into you to miss just what a unique film BR actually is.I read the book when i was a teenager and I was literally chilled by it's tale of a man ordered to hunt and kill machines and in so doing is exposed for what he is- a "person" who really is more soulless and machinelike than the humanoids he's supposed to murder.When I saw the movie I was equally amazed.But don't take my word for it,especially those who are new to PKD's world,excercise your right to free thought and decide for yourselves.Don't listen to the fascist critics.
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Summary: Who needs Blade Runner?
Review: For anyone who has seen the movie first, don't expect to bereading the script. This book is written with intelligence,curiousity, and most all, originality. It reads all the way to end asif it were one long sentence ending in a single question mark, much like the title. The PC game captures the essence of the book much more than movie. An excellent book for those who think, because this one will make you.
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Summary: I have not read this book!
Review: Even though I have not read this book, I thought the cover looked good. I saw the movie and I liked it. I read all the other reviews for this book. Here is my review of this book that I have not read based on the other reviews I read. PKD wrote this book before the movie and it is very different from the movie. This book has more words than the movie does and unless you are a speed reader you will probably spend more time reading this book than watching the movie. Personally I wish all the other reviewers get eaten by a bear!
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Summary: Not the movie
Review: I'll admit I got this because I love the movie and I guess I was expecting the book to be better, they are usually are. But they were so substantially different from each other which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I liked the differences, but the novel got a little weird toward the end with some dream like sequences that I didn't understand and I usually don't care for dream scenes. If you are expecting a more in-depth version of the film you get a little of that, but they are so different that you may not like it.
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Summary: Interesting and thought-provoking
Review: I liked this book a lot. The ending threw me off a little (the visions of Mercer, Deckard's trip up the hill, etc.). And the final showdown was a little disappointing - the most gripping android chase comes in the middle of the book. But it is very interesting, and leaves you with a lot to think about. "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" has made my top ten favorite books list.
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Summary: A very powerful and sad book.
Review: As one who has seen both the movie and read the book, I must say that, yes, the two seem outwardly different, but they both seem to be about how the plight of androids, imperfect beings who strive to become something finer, parallels our own human condition. The androids in the movie are much easier to identify with, since they aren't devoid of empathy the way they are in the book, but the book manages to convey more strongly the sense of their deformity. In the movie, the androids want to live longer, in the book, they want to learn how to empathize the way humans do. As one of them says, "I really don't like androids. Ever since I got here from Mars my life has consisted of imitating the human, doing what she would do, acting as if I had the thoughts and impulses a human would have. Imitating, as for as I'm concerned, a superior life form." All in all, the book left me feeling pretty lonely and depressed. (I mean that in a good way.)
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