KnitAFett reviewed Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner)
A little mixed on this one.
3 stars
First off, I have never seen Blade Runner, so that movie had no impact on my feelings for this book.
I was sucked into this book from the very start. Animals are basically extinct and farmers are usually having to resort to buying robotic versions of the animals to be able to still produce goods. People are using computers to program them to feel specific ways (you can even make yourself feel depressed for whatever reason). The world building was really well done and for the first half of the book I was very into it all.
Then it just kind of lost me. It starts to show its age when it comes to discussing or referencing any of the female characters. We are told all about their breasts and there's even the old school jolly of having sex with a robot.
I know that issues like this are inherent …
First off, I have never seen Blade Runner, so that movie had no impact on my feelings for this book.
I was sucked into this book from the very start. Animals are basically extinct and farmers are usually having to resort to buying robotic versions of the animals to be able to still produce goods. People are using computers to program them to feel specific ways (you can even make yourself feel depressed for whatever reason). The world building was really well done and for the first half of the book I was very into it all.
Then it just kind of lost me. It starts to show its age when it comes to discussing or referencing any of the female characters. We are told all about their breasts and there's even the old school jolly of having sex with a robot.
I know that issues like this are inherent in older books, but I still don't like to give it a pass. Maybe if I had read this book 10+ years ago, I would have felt differently and still found it enjoyable upon rereads at this time. I think that I've read enough newer sci-fi books that don't have these issues in them and it's just really made me up my standards for what I find tolerable in older books.
It was still a good read, but I had to knock it down one star due to the outdated issues.
