View Poll Results: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?: Final Verdict

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Thread: January '10 Reading: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

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    Pièce de Résistance Scheherazade's Avatar
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    January '10 Reading: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

    In January, we will be reading Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

    Please post your comments and questions in this thread.
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    I'm most of the way done. I've only seen the movie so I never understood the title until now.
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    My library doesn't keep a copy. :-/

    I will see how long it would take to get it from amazon.
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    Hey, I just realized this was my nomination!!!My nominations never win!!! allllll riiiiiggghhhhtt
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    Quote Originally Posted by papayahed View Post
    Hey, I just realized this was my nomination!!!My nominations never win!!! allllll riiiiiggghhhhtt
    Congratulations! I'm happy for you. It's unfortunate that everyone here always go for the artsy stuff. I'm guilty of that myself. If you ever really really want me to vote for one of your selections, send me a PM. Shh, don't tell anyone that politicing occurs on these polls.

    I actually found the book at the library. I will start after I finish with The Turn of the Screw. Too much good football on TV yesterday to break to read.
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    ^ Haha. I have to agree on this one. All my favorite writers are the ones that came along in the 60's. Great book btw. I'll have to read it for January just to join in on the fun (if that's alright).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Butosai View Post
    ^ Haha. I have to agree on this one. All my favorite writers are the ones that came along in the 60's. Great book btw. I'll have to read it for January just to join in on the fun (if that's alright).
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    I'm happy to find that my library has this. I'm going to try to participate if I can fit in reading time

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    Aww man I love this book. I've got to dig up one of my old uni essays I did quite well in, on sci fi, and this was a key text I used. Loved it. There were so many beautiful quotes in it which escape me now. Annoyed. I thought it was splendid writing - written splendidly? splendidly written? - can you tell i've not slept two days in a row? Anyway, it was brief but got the message across. Without spoiling too much the spider leg bit - that was....urgh, i felt it, i remember putting the book aside after that bit and to me that is splendid writing, to be able to make you FEEL from mere mortal words.
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    Splendiferously written? This one looks like fun. I’ve gotta go find a copy.
    Uhhhh...

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    I'll probably join next week. I'm part way through Independent People by Halldor Laxness at the moment, but should be finished next week. Hopefully my copy of Androids will have arrived by then.
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    I'll try start at some stage next week. Looking forward to it.
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    I started it, and think I am on the third chapter. Some of the proper noun usage is a tad jarring in the opening, but that is a minor quibble. It seems to be far more nuanced than Blade Runner, however, whether one is ant-cyborg or not, and has set me thinking.

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    Picked up my copy today. I think I'll get some warm blankets out and snug up in the recliner!

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    I've read it long ago but I'd just shuffle through the pages and I hope I'd contribute something of value to the discussion

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