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July 21, 2006

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep   (book)

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep

This was a quick read. My first Philip K. Dick novel. The basis for Blade Runner, which I've only seen once. I think the book does a better job of making you identify with the characters, incidentally. Recommended (and loaned) to me by Brian the phycist.

I think the best way to describe Dick's style of writing is how the guy who wrote the intro does (paraphrased): "Mr. Dick takes a premise that another author would build a novel around and mentions it in passing..."

Definitely a fun book. Give it a whirl.

Posted by yargevad at July 21, 2006 11:24 AM


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