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Book Review of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner)

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner)
Helpful Score: 5


Not being an avid reader of Science Fiction, I was a little apprehensive about reading this book. The intriguing title caught my attention a few years ago and I just recently decided to finally pick it up.

Enmeshed in a story about a bounty hunter whose job it is to "retire" androids that are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from actual humans, is a philosophical novel about the meaning of life and human identity. The topics discussed within the story make one question his own reality.

Even if you don't normally have a proclivity toward Science Fiction, I would still recommend that you read this. Dial "awareness of the manifold possibilities of the future" on your Mood Organ and settle in for an interesting story about the year 2021.