Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It's weird to think that it took me this long to read the story that was the inspiration to one of my favorite movies of all time. And one thing that I love about it is that it's just that, the inspiration. The two stories are completely different and yet the same. Both seem to take place in a very similar world with subtle changes. The book has quite a bit more inner conflict and quite a few more future techs that you never hear about in the movie. Also, there is a much much larger emphasis placed on the tragic loss of most all animals that thrived once before on our planet and helps me understand why the story is named so completely different than the movie. It may not sound as cool as "Blade Runner" does, but it's a catchy title in how odd and original it is.

What's so great about this book, along with the movie, is that while they are so similar and different at the same time, it's their similarities that make you love the stories and it's the differences that allow you to have a completely different and great experience. Neither story tells you what is going to happen in the other before you read or see it.

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