Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Not Exactly a Review. but Nerdish

So, this isn't a review, in fact it will barely be a paragraph. Basically, I want to make a declaration. Though lacking Harrison Ford sipping scotch in damn near every scene the book which inspired the burdensome movie "Blade Runner", "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", is actually quite good. In fact it is more than quite good, it is probably the best science fiction I've read since "Speaker for the Dead". The world, plot twists, psychology, and questions of identity laid out in the book far surpass anything Ridley Scott's movie tried to do. You should read it, it's only 244 pages, and leaves you with some good points, good questions, and a few nice twists.

Just a note. There are a couple of points in the book where the plot, the characters, and even reality seem to instantly turn on a dime and drag us off in a completely unforseen direction. I liked this aspect a lot, because it's just like real life. You get turned around, flipped over, and inverted without the slightest bit of warning and all you can do is plunge ahead, or atleast you should.

Favorite Quote from the book:
"You will be required to do wrong no matter where you go. It is a basic condition of life, to be required to violate your own identity. At some time, every creature which lives must do so."