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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
War had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn't 'retiring' them with his laser weapon, he dreamed of owning the ultimate status symbol - a live animal. Then Rick got his big assignment: to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But things were never that simple, and Rick's life quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit.
As with a lot of Philip K. Dick's there are common elements and themes running through many of his (and other writers of the 1950's) books such as the threat (and aftermath) of nuclear war; degredation of society through capitalism/greed; and the pervasive and negative effect of centrally controlled media in the individuals life.
In Do Androids..., we see Deckard's struggle to resolve his understanding of humanity and the essence of human nature, the core underlying theme that was absent from Bladerunner. Not wishing to detract from Bladerunner, which IMHO is an awesome film in its own right, the book is spends more time analysing the whys and wherefores, with the action sequences being brief affairs.
Certainly one of the more accurate visions of the future with several of the concepts talked about now implemented. It will be interesting to see however which others come to pass.
28 Dec 2007 19:06 | (0) comments | Books
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