Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Suffice it to say that I was sufficiently confused most of the time while reading this one. What an interesting book. I really enjoyed Dick's style of writing; it is strong and consistent throughout the whole book. His main point centers around what is real and what is not. What it means to be human, or what it means to be an android, and if it even matters in the first place. The dystopian world has reduced humanity to such a degree that several of the android characters appear more real than humans do, yet they are hunted by our protagonist. Rick Deckard is obsessed with upgrading his electronic pet with a 'real' one, yet finds so much happiness with an android lover, a device that alters his moods precisely, and a pet that he believes to be real, before he discovers that it too is electric. There is also some theology here, within a religion that values a shared experience of suffering, which many humans seem to gravitate to.

I think I'm going to have to read this one a few more times to get a good handle on what it is I like about it, but I can safely say that it's real good. It's a short read too, not much time investment, even though there are sections of prose that can take a moment to get through.