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

'SF Masterworks' is a growing collection of 'classic' science-fiction novels spanning over fifty years of the genre. As someone who's grown up reading and watching science-fiction I've found this a very interesting series that has introduced me to some wonderful (and, I have to be honest, not so wonderful) novels and authors that I would probably never have encountered otherwise. 'Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?' is the forth book of the series, (and coincidently the forth book I actually read as I'm not reading them in order). Written by Phillip K. Dick, it was originally published in 1968 and was the inspiration behind the very successful Harrison Ford ...  Read the complete review

Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? is one of those books that I?d been meaning to get a hold of and read for years. What first drew it to my attention was the fact that Ridley Scott?s film Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford, was based on this book by Philip K. Dick. Blade Runner repeatedly blows me away, so I figured that the book that spawned it was worth a read one day. However, what made the movie isn?t what makes the book what it is. The book, even in its descriptions, doesn?t provide the stunning visuals of a futuristic Earth like Scott?s film did. While certainly futuristic in many respects, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? is more an intense ...  Read the complete review

The Science Fiction genre knows no bounds and readers usually have to willingly suspend their disbelief so as to sink into “dreamscapes” presented by the author. However, Philip K. Dick’s “Do Andriods Dream of Electric Sheep” is so real, the reader is transported to his futuristic post-war era with minimal effort. Now sharing a cult status alongside the film version “Blade Runner”, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” does not disappoint. This is Dick at his best, and although it is his most famous novel there are other noteworthy ones (“Through a Scanner Darkly”, for example). In many of ...  Read the complete review

I have decided to start writing book reviews, and in the future I plan to focus more on books that don't already have reviews on the site. However, I thought I'd do this as my first one, because I felt I could review it easily. Feedback welcome! ************************************************************ Introduction: "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" was written in 1968 by Philip K Dick. The book was used as the basis for the movie 'Blade Runner', which was released in 1982, only weeks after Dick's death. The book is set in a post-apocalyptic San Francisco, and deals with themes of technology and human nature. ...  Read the complete review

The basic plot of this novel is "in the future a bit, following a big war, a legal bounty hunter is after six androids who are really hard to kill. Will he make it?" However, that is by no means all there is to it. Philip K. Dick's book manages to explore the real feelings that one would feel pursuing such a job, and also incorporates much deceit and mystery throughout. I always love to see or read about the future, provided it's not in some cheesy adventure film or kid's cartoon, and the post-apocalyptic early 21st century world of "Androids," a necessary shorthand for the great title of this book that is not to be confused with ...  Read the complete review