Philip K. Dick, the author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, was born in 1928 in Chicago, but he lived most of his life in California. During 1952-1982, Philip wrote 36 novels and 5 short story collections. Philip K. Dick died in 1982 in Santa Monica, California. Philip had a rocky emotional life. He was involved in many bad marriages and was addicted to drugs. He would go through times of great creativity, then fall into times when he wouldn't write at all. With all of Philip K. Dick's ups and downs, he continues to be highly acclaimed in the realm of science fiction, as one of the greatest writers of his style.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, is a science fiction novel, based in the year 2021. The story revolves around a bounty hunter named, Rick Deckard. In these times, the world is covered with debrie from a nuclear fall out. In turn, other colonies were created on planets other than earth. A common place to colonize in these times was Mars. A company by the name of the Rosen Association, makes humanoid androids. These androids are made to perform undesirable labor. Occasionally these androids escape and attempt to blend

Every part of this story was well integrated with the characters, which worked to create an interesting, well-developed story. I had a great time reading this book and look forward to reading more books written by Phillip Dick.

I found Dick's story to be an interesting story in all aspects. I am not much of a reader, but this story kept an up-beat pace throughout, making it a lot of fun and quick to read. The story's action kept me in anticipation and it had a lot of believable/convincing material. The main character, Rick Deckard, was developed very well. More importantly, he did not overwhelm the content. I was impressed with Philip Dick's ability to vividly portray a fictional society within a story that lasted just one day in this world. With one day in the life of a bounty hunter, the reader gets an in-depth view of the time and situation. Another solid aspect to the story is its use of what defines the story as a science fiction, the realistic material such as the, animals, television and the use of San Francisco, an actual city. The other fictional items used are extremely believable, such as hover cars, androids, lazer guns, the idea of the Voigt-Kampff test and more. One of the most interesting parts to the story was the Empathy Box. This was a great idea, as it associated with the needs and problems of a typical society. The empathy box was a source of escape for many people. This box allowed them to enter into any emotional state possible, and peoples' addiction to it was evident. People give there true emotions to this box, in order to share it with others. The empathy box was a powerful part to the everyday life of these times, and it helped us to further connect with the character on a p

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