Philip K Dick's sci fi classic was the Tyneside Book Group's April read April saw the Tyneside Book Group go all post-apocalyptic as we took on Philip K Dick's Sci Fi classic.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was the basis for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, but there are key differences between the source material and the movie.
Members who had seen the film, recognised how skilled the adaptation was - taking the essence of the book, but refining it into a great piece of cinema.
And although that did expose some weaknesses in the novel - all agreed that Dick's strength was in the ideas he explored - in particular the idea of what makes someone human, and whether an android can be considered a lower and more expendable life form if it thinks and feels.
There was a consensus that Dick tried perhaps to pack in too many ideas - but there was appreciation for his black humour and the power of his imagination.
May's choice is another contrast - a memoir by punk guitarist Viv Albertine.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was the basis for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, but there are key differences between the source material and the movie.
Members who had seen the film, recognised how skilled the adaptation was - taking the essence of the book, but refining it into a great piece of cinema.
And although that did expose some weaknesses in the novel - all agreed that Dick's strength was in the ideas he explored - in particular the idea of what makes someone human, and whether an android can be considered a lower and more expendable life form if it thinks and feels.
There was a consensus that Dick tried perhaps to pack in too many ideas - but there was appreciation for his black humour and the power of his imagination.
May's choice is another contrast - a memoir by punk guitarist Viv Albertine.
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