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Double ConcertoDouble Concerto, Music CDSymphonie No. 4 = Symphony No. 4
by Brahms, JohannesMusic CD - 2015Music CD, 2015
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Added Sep 26, 2021
String quartets opp 54 & 55String quartets opp 54 & 55, Music CD
by Haydn, JosephMusic CD - 2017Music CD, 2017
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 12, 2019
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Either the London Haydn Quartet doesn't know how to play their instruments or they have a very misguided way to interpret Haydn's music.
Blade Runner 2049Blade Runner 2049, DVD
DVD - 2018 | Widescreen edition.DVD, 2018. Widescreen edition.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 09, 2019
Comment:
An unwholesome, sinister movie. I give it one star for great cityscapes. But all the negatives predominate. Unlike the first Blade Runner which has no real plot, this one at least tries but leaves too many loose ends unresolved. Finally it just relies on violence, sado-masochism and a bit of nudity to impress their target audience of mindless adolescents--like the first movie. Potentially interesting subject matter but the producers stayed away from getting people to really think. Ultimately a callous, cynical movie that leaves one feeling spiritually and morally degraded.An unwholesome, sinister movie. I give it one star for great cityscapes. But all the negatives predominate. Unlike the first Blade Runner which has no real plot, this one at least tries but leaves too many loose ends unresolved. Finally it just…
The Fifth SeasonThe Fifth Season, Book
by Jemisin, N. K.Book - 2015 | First edition.Book, 2015. First edition.
Added May 27, 2019
Comment:
What a tedious, silly novel! Why did it win an award? Probably because it's politically correct. The book critics have to stop giving useless novels awards!
NO STARS!
LondonistanLondonistan, Book
by Phillips, MelanieBook - 2006 | First edition.Book, 2006. First edition.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Sep 22, 2015
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Very one-sided book. Yes, I agree with the author about the threat Muslims pose for any western society. I disagree with Phillips' contention that Israel, or the US, are innocent and unjustly vilified. Muslims have reason to be angry and some fanatics are bound to take innocent lives, so keep them out. Phillips is a Jewess so unsurprisingly she takes the Israeli's side. Besides her bias, her arguments, though predictable, are disorganized and hard to follow. Can't the EPL do a better job of screening obviously poor quality books?Very one-sided book. Yes, I agree with the author about the threat Muslims pose for any western society. I disagree with Phillips' contention that Israel, or the US, are innocent and unjustly vilified. Muslims have reason to be angry and some…
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added May 07, 2015
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It's now politically correct to be anti-Christian and this politically correct nihilism is just as oppressive in its own way as religion is potentially. Deconstructionism is a new literary school of thought which Mr. Rich seems to advocate (see page 14). Literary nihilism, as if limits are never healthy. In addition, character motivation is poor, characterization is stereotypic. A novel written by a libertine lawyer, not a true writer.It's now politically correct to be anti-Christian and this politically correct nihilism is just as oppressive in its own way as religion is potentially. Deconstructionism is a new literary school of thought which Mr. Rich seems to advocate (see page…
The Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games, DVD
DVD - 2012 | Widescreen edition.DVD, 2012. Widescreen edition.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Dec 03, 2012
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This movie is testimony to our age of techno-barbarism. It is only slightly better than the novel in that it has cleaned up some of the glaring flaws in the original plot. The attractive leading lady makes the movie only a little less tedious than the novel. Nevertheless, is is just as essentially meaningless and shallow. It can only have meaning for those sado-masochistic teens who waste their times playing "I killed you!" card games (and this card game craze is what the movie exploits). The only other meaning is also negative. With all the blacks so good, the white males either evil or incompetent (one exception) and the white females mostly good, sensitive and courageous, this movie is yet another example of that sexist and racist political correctness that at least some of us are getting really tired of, except for those that are too brainwashed to notice.
"Dark and deep" said the cynical promotion media? Not deep but very shallow.This movie is testimony to our age of techno-barbarism. It is only slightly better than the novel in that it has cleaned up some of the glaring flaws in the original plot. The attractive leading lady makes the movie only a little less tedious than…
Blade RunnerBlade Runner, DVDThe Final Cut
DVD - 2007 | Two-disc special edition, widescreen edition.DVD, 2007. Two-disc special edition, widescreen edition.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Dec 03, 2012
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Yet another contribution to the American cult of violence (no wonder we are so hated in Iraq and Afghanistan)! The violence in such movies as this is testimony to wide-spread sado-masochism in our strangely liberal but oppressive civilisation. For those who are not damaged: beware! Movies like this are bad for your psyche.
Also, the movie, like the novel, has predicted badly. Los Angeles 2017 is not long away and so far looks nothing like this dark, cynical vision.Yet another contribution to the American cult of violence (no wonder we are so hated in Iraq and Afghanistan)! The violence in such movies as this is testimony to wide-spread sado-masochism in our strangely liberal but oppressive civilisation. For…
The Interpretation of DreamsThe Interpretation of Dreams, Book
by Freud, SigmundBook - 1999Book, 1999
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Oct 25, 2012
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Brilliant intro but very unclear, too literal translation. One must also understand that this tome is more for the specialist reader with a serious interest in dream psychology. The more general reader will find more rewarding material in Totem and Taboo, Three Contributions to Child Sexuality or Civilization and its Discontents.Brilliant intro but very unclear, too literal translation. One must also understand that this tome is more for the specialist reader with a serious interest in dream psychology. The more general reader will find more rewarding material in Totem and…
Machines Who ThinkMachines Who Think, BookA Personal Inquiry Into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence
by McCorduck, PamelaBook - 2004 | Twenty-fifth anniversary update.Book, 2004. Twenty-fifth anniversary update.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Oct 10, 2012
Comment:
Don't waste your time on this tedious, tendentious book. It got some favourable reviews but only from people within the AI industry and these are the same techno-barbarians McCorduck spent time interviewing to gather material for the book. Much of the book is spent flattering these AI people and rambling on with chatty, inside info that could only be of interest to industry people and perhaps some obsessed techno-geeks. There is little here for an average reader obliged to wade through meandering, incoherent sentences and paragraphs. The more sophisticated reader must wonder why these so called experts didn't study thinkers like Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Freud before propounding upon consciousness, will, motivation, and imagination in the context of thinking machines.Don't waste your time on this tedious, tendentious book. It got some favourable reviews but only from people within the AI industry and these are the same techno-barbarians McCorduck spent time interviewing to gather material for the book. Much of…
The Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games, Large Print
by Collins, SuzanneLarge Print - 2009 | Large print edition.Large Print, 2009. Large print edition.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 25, 2012
Comment:
I still feel a bit ashamed for wasting my time on this novel. I read it to find out what all the fuss about was. The novel's great popularity comfirms my opinion that we live in a degenerate, decadent society. This book is really no more than adolescent potboiler and it can't be numbered among the few works of adolescent fiction that also appeal to a wider readership, like Lord of the Rings or Alice in Wonderland.
Suzanne Collin's style is trite and full of clichés. Characterization is quite adequate but not good enough to sustain the love affair between the hero and heroine. This love affair never rises above the tedious and its unconvincing development is further vitiated by working into the plot the protagonist's manipulation of the always present “Capitol” television audience. A reality TV romance whose reality is exaggerated for the cameras! This would have made the novel's ending silly and trivial enough but the writer makes it even more ridiculous by introducing a pack of wolf-like “muttations” to give a bit more power to the climax (like deus ex machina). The plot suffers again with the preposterous attempted, or feigned, double suicide at the climax (only the second time the rules to the games changed!). The authorities' disapproving reaction to the suicide is also totally unconvincing, even puzzling. Nevertheless, Collins had carried the plot reasonably well and with considerable invention throughout the second part of the novel, right up until these rather amateurish, and artificial concluding episodes. So the middle of the novel is a bit of a page turner—as any descent potboiler should be. And that is really all this novel is: an adolescent potboiler and a profitable one--thanks to a lot of heavy promotion by the publisher and film industry, like brain washing.
The Hunger Games does not deserve to be favourably compared with the better dystopian classics, as some self-styled critics with their fancy web pages have done. It certainly lacks the depth and profundity of Orwell's 1984, not to mention the style. Nor does it have the insight into the future of Huxley's Brave New World. Nor is it nearly as good as Lord of Flies and it certainly doesn't have the strong ending of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
Some might want to believe that at an allegorical level this novel has something to say about the destructiveness and inhumanity of competitive society. Unfortunately, Collins' limited intellectual endowments could not bring to fruition this potentially rich source of thematic development. She was unable to successfully work such ideas into the thread of the narrative and really falls short of what a more insightful and knowledgeable writer could have done.
Diverting at times but often annoyingly silly, trivial, shallow and morbid, The Hunger Games will disappoint more sophisticated readers looking for genuinely good literature.I still feel a bit ashamed for wasting my time on this novel. I read it to find out what all the fuss about was. The novel's great popularity comfirms my opinion that we live in a degenerate, decadent society. This book is really no more than…
The Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games, Audiobook CD
by Collins, SuzanneAudiobook CD - 2008Audiobook CD, 2008
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 25, 2012
Comment:
I still feel a bit ashamed for wasting my time on this novel. I read it to find out what all the fuss about was. The novel's great popularity comfirms my opinion that we live in a degenerate, decadent society. This book is really no more than adolescent potboiler and it can't be numbered among the few works of adolescent fiction that also appeal to a wider readership, like Lord of the Rings or Alice in Wonderland.
Suzanne Collin's style is trite and full of clichés. Characterization is quite adequate but not good enough to sustain the love affair between the hero and heroine. This love affair never rises above the tedious and its unconvincing development is further vitiated by working into the plot the protagonist's manipulation of the always present “Capitol” television audience. A reality TV romance whose reality is exaggerated for the cameras! This would have made the novel's ending silly and trivial enough but the writer makes it even more ridiculous by introducing a pack of wolf-like “muttations” to give a bit more power to the climax (like deus ex machina). The plot suffers again with the preposterous attempted, or feigned, double suicide at the climax (only the second time the rules to the games changed!). The authorities' disapproving reaction to the suicide is also totally unconvincing, even puzzling. Nevertheless, Collins had carried the plot reasonably well and with considerable invention throughout the second part of the novel, right up until these rather amateurish, and artificial concluding episodes. So the middle of the novel is a bit of a page turner—as any descent potboiler should be. And that is really all this novel is: an adolescent potboiler and a profitable one--thanks to a lot of heavy promotion by the publisher and film industry, like brain washing.
The Hunger Games does not deserve to be favourably compared with the better dystopian classics, as some self-styled critics with their fancy web pages have done. It certainly lacks the depth and profundity of Orwell's 1984, not to mention the style. Nor does it have the insight into the future of Huxley's Brave New World. Nor is it nearly as good as Lord of Flies and it certainly doesn't have the strong ending of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
Some might want to believe that at an allegorical level this novel has something to say about the destructiveness and inhumanity of competitive society. Unfortunately, Collins' limited intellectual endowments could not bring to fruition this potentially rich source of thematic development. She was unable to successfully work such ideas into the thread of the narrative and really falls short of what a more insightful and knowledgeable writer could have done.
Diverting at times but often annoyingly silly, trivial, shallow and morbid, The Hunger Games will disappoint more sophisticated readers looking for genuinely good literature.I still feel a bit ashamed for wasting my time on this novel. I read it to find out what all the fuss about was. The novel's great popularity comfirms my opinion that we live in a degenerate, decadent society. This book is really no more than…
The Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games, Book
by Collins, SuzanneBook - 2008 | First edition.Book, 2008. First edition.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 25, 2012
Comment:
I still feel a bit ashamed for wasting my time on this novel. I read it to find out what all the fuss about was. The novel's great popularity comfirms my opinion that we live in a degenerate, decadent society. This book is really no more than adolescent potboiler and it can't be numbered among the few works of adolescent fiction that also appeal to a wider readership, like Lord of the Rings or Alice in Wonderland.
Suzanne Collin's style is trite and full of clichés. Characterization is quite adequate but not good enough to sustain the love affair between the hero and heroine. This love affair never rises above the tedious and its unconvincing development is further vitiated by working into the plot the protagonist's manipulation of the always present “Capitol” television audience. A reality TV romance whose reality is exaggerated for the cameras! This would have made the novel's ending silly and trivial enough but the writer makes it even more ridiculous by introducing a pack of wolf-like “muttations” to give a bit more power to the climax (like deus ex machina). The plot suffers again with the preposterous attempted, or feigned, double suicide at the climax (only the second time the rules to the games changed!). The authorities' disapproving reaction to the suicide is also totally unconvincing, even puzzling. Nevertheless, Collins had carried the plot reasonably well and with considerable invention throughout the second part of the novel, right up until these rather amateurish, and artificial concluding episodes. So the middle of the novel is a bit of a page turner—as any descent potboiler should be. And that is really all this novel is: an adolescent potboiler and a profitable one--thanks to a lot of heavy promotion by the publisher and film industry, like brain washing.
The Hunger Games does not deserve to be favourably compared with the better dystopian classics, as some self-styled critics with their fancy web pages have done. It certainly lacks the depth and profundity of Orwell's 1984, not to mention the style. Nor does it have the insight into the future of Huxley's Brave New World. Nor is it nearly as good as Lord of Flies and it certainly doesn't have the strong ending of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
Some might want to believe that at an allegorical level this novel has something to say about the destructiveness and inhumanity of competitive society. Unfortunately, Collins' limited intellectual endowments could not bring to fruition this potentially rich source of thematic development. She was unable to successfully work such ideas into the thread of the narrative and really falls short of what a more insightful and knowledgeable writer could have done.
Diverting at times but often annoyingly silly, trivial, shallow and morbid, The Hunger Games will disappoint more sophisticated readers looking for genuinely good literature.I still feel a bit ashamed for wasting my time on this novel. I read it to find out what all the fuss about was. The novel's great popularity comfirms my opinion that we live in a degenerate, decadent society. This book is really no more than…
Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451, Book
by Bradbury, RayBook - 2008 | Large print ed.Book, 2008. Large print ed.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
Comment:
This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is necessary for the demise of great literature. Instead the culprits are the dumbing down of our educational systems, the seduction of the internet, the dumbing down of the literary canon with many great writers of the past no longer being taught because they are “dead white males” and supposedly promoters of an oppressive patriarchal society. Bradbury could never have guessed that so much great literature would have fallen prey to political correctness and sexist politics.
The third and final part of the novel is very exciting, dramatic, meaningful and has so far saved the novel from oblivion. This novel is still worth reading and much better than the vast majority of dystopian novels. I can think of only three that I definitely prefer: Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World, Golding's Lord of the Rings.
Also read the following review.This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is…
Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451, Audiobook CD
by Bradbury, RayAudiobook CD - 2004 | Library edition.Audiobook CD, 2004. Library edition.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
Comment:
This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is necessary for the demise of great literature. Instead the culprits are the dumbing down of our educational systems, the seduction of the internet, the dumbing down of the literary canon with many great writers of the past no longer being taught because they are “dead white males” and supposedly promoters of an oppressive patriarchal society. Bradbury could never have guessed that so much great literature would have fallen prey to political correctness and sexist politics.
The third and final part of the novel is very exciting, dramatic, meaningful and has so far saved the novel from oblivion. This novel is still worth reading and much better than the vast majority of dystopian novels. I can think of only three that I definitely prefer: Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World, Golding's Lord of the Rings.This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is…
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
Comment:
This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is necessary for the demise of great literature. Instead the culprits are the dumbing down of our educational systems, the seduction of the internet, the dumbing down of the literary canon with many great writers of the past no longer being taught because they are “dead white males” and supposedly promoters of an oppressive patriarchal society. Bradbury could never have guessed that so much great literature would have fallen prey to political correctness and sexist politics.
The third and final part of the novel is very exciting, dramatic, meaningful and has so far saved the novel from oblivion. This novel is still worth reading and much better than the vast majority of dystopian novels. I can think of only three that I definitely prefer: Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World, Golding's Lord of the Rings.This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is…
Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451, Downloadable Audiobook
by Bradbury, RayDownloadable Audiobook - 2005Downloadable Audiobook, 2005
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
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This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is necessary for the demise of great literature. Instead the culprits are the dumbing down of our educational systems, the seduction of the internet, the dumbing down of the literary canon with many great writers of the past no longer being taught because they are “dead white males” and supposedly promoters of an oppressive patriarchal society. Bradbury could never have guessed that so much great literature would have fallen prey to political correctness and sexist politics.
The third and final part of the novel is very exciting, dramatic, meaningful and has so far saved the novel from oblivion. This novel is still worth reading and much better than the vast majority of dystopian novels. I can think of only three that I definitely prefer: Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World, Golding's Lord of the Rings.This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is…
Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451, Downloadable Audiobook
by Bradbury, RayDownloadable Audiobook - 2010Downloadable Audiobook, 2010
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
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This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is necessary for the demise of great literature. Instead the culprits are the dumbing down of our educational systems, the seduction of the internet, the dumbing down of the literary canon with many great writers of the past no longer being taught because they are “dead white males” and supposedly promoters of an oppressive patriarchal society. Bradbury could never have guessed that so much great literature would have fallen prey to political correctness and sexist politics.
The third and final part of the novel is very exciting, dramatic, meaningful and has so far saved the novel from oblivion. This novel is still worth reading and much better than the vast majority of dystopian novels. I can think of only three that I definitely prefer: Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World, Golding's Lord of the Rings.This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is…
Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451, Downloadable Audiobook
by Bradbury, RayDownloadable Audiobook | FrenchDownloadable Audiobook. Language: French
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
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This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is necessary for the demise of great literature. Instead the culprits are the dumbing down of our educational systems, the seduction of the internet, the dumbing down of the literary canon with many great writers of the past no longer being taught because they are “dead white males” and supposedly promoters of an oppressive patriarchal society. Bradbury could never have guessed that so much great literature would have fallen prey to political correctness and sexist politics.
The third and final part of the novel is very exciting, dramatic, meaningful and has so far saved the novel from oblivion. This novel is still worth reading and much better than the vast majority of dystopian novels. I can think of only three that I definitely prefer: Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World, Golding's Lord of the Rings.This is an only a slightly over-rated classic. The first two parts of the book are rather tedious and lack true insight into how the great books in our society will become irrelevant. No brutal, oppressive regime, as depicted in the novel, is…
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Book
by Dick, Philip K.Book - 2017 | Del Rey trade paperback edition.Book, 2017. Del Rey trade paperback edition.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
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Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a cookbook recipe. There is no suspense and Dick has had no success at all in predicting the future, which is here now and bears no resemblance to the novel. Waste of time.Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a…
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
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I only read Do Androids Dream Electronic sheep. Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a cookbook recipe. There is no suspense and Dick has had no success at all in predicting the future, which is here now and bears no resemblance to the novel. Waste of time.
Some of the others novels in the volume have better critical reputations.I only read Do Androids Dream Electronic sheep. Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the…
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, eBook
by Dick, Philip K.eBook - 2008eBook, 2008
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
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Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a cookbook recipe. There is no suspense and Dick has had no success at all in predicting the future, which is here now and bears no resemblance to the novel. Waste of time.Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a…
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Book[3]
by Dick, Philip K.Book - 2010 | First edition.Book, 2010. First edition.
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
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Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a cookbook recipe. There is no suspense and Dick has had no success at all in predicting the future, which is here now and bears no resemblance to the novel. Waste of time.Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a…
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Graphic Novel[6]
by Dick, Philip K.Graphic Novel - 2011Graphic Novel, 2011
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
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Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a cookbook recipe. There is no suspense and Dick has had no success at all in predicting the future, which is here now and bears no resemblance to the novel. Waste of time.Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a…
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Graphic Novel[4]
by Dick, Philip K.Graphic Novel - 2011Graphic Novel, 2011
Mark Melnychuk's rating:
Added Jun 10, 2012
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Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a cookbook recipe. There is no suspense and Dick has had no success at all in predicting the future, which is here now and bears no resemblance to the novel. Waste of time.Some regard this as a scientific classic. They must mean the movie Blade Runner. The novel had to be adapted and the title changed because it simply wasn't exciting enough. The action scenes in the novel are are about as exciting as reading a…
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