Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? vs The Hunger: Which Should You Read?
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
“A merry little surge of electricity piped by automatic alarm from the mood organ beside his bed awakened Rick Deckard.”
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, lurked several rogue androids. Deckard's assignment--find them and then..."retire" them. Trouble was, the…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Hunger
“SHE HATED THE CITY and hated it most in August.”
Movie tie-in edition. Front cover art of Catherine Deneuve; back cover photos of Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for The Hunger.
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? has the widest readership — 4651 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | The Hunger | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4651) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2185) | 3.3 (7) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (41) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1130) | 4.5 (25) |
Reception
| Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | The Hunger | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4651 | 25 |
| Editions | 90 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 5341 | — |
| Reading it now | 435 | — |
| Written reviews | 348 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 53691 | 1424 |
| Pages | 271 | 384 |