Reading Schedule for Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
4th book in the SF Masterworks series
That's quite a title, but you probably know it better as the inspiration for Blade Runner. Both the book and the film are the picks for April’s reading and viewing.
So, what's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? about?
World War Terminus 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 a live animal – the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life.
Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But in Deckard’s world things were never that simple, and his assignment quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit – and the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted …
How will we read it?
We’ll read it over four weeks:
Week 1 (April 1-7): Chapters 1 to 5 (5 chapters)
Week 2 (April 8-14): Chapters 6 to 11 (6 chapters)
Week 3 (April 15-21): Chapters 12 to 16 (5 chapters)
Week 4 (April 22-28): Chapters 17 to 22 (6 chapters)
And feel free to chat along the way.
At the end of the month, I’ll share an overall review of the book, and you’ll be able to leave your thoughts in the comments.
Also, I’m going to watch Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007). There are seven different version of this film. Which one are you planning to watch once you’re done reading? Drop a comment—I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Thank you for reading, and I hope you’ll join me on this read-along!