Journal Entry 1 by Twinfather from Gouda, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Monday, October 03, 2005

Intrigueing sci-fi novel in which you are never sure that everything as it is described. It's a classic and quite right too.

From de jacket:
War had left the Earth devestated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were its prey. When he wasn't 'retiring' them. he dreamed of owning the ultimate status symbul - a live animal. Then Rick got his big assignment: to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But things were never that simple, and Rick's life quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit.

I make it into an international Bookring:
The Netherlands:
1972Galadriel - Schiedam
eowyn-unquendor - Spijkenisse
Arja - Hilversum
Skoopmanschap - Woudenberg
iiwi - Utrecht

United Kingdom:
Kaishowing - Wick
Cable - Carlisle
bossmiley - Newcastle upon Tyne

Austria
concertina8 - Vienna

United States
wyldewomin - East Bridgewater, Ma
efs300 - Bedford, NH
yvensong - Reno, Ne
 

Journal Entry 2 by 1972Galadriel from Schiedam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Thursday, October 06, 2005

Binnen! Altijd leuk om boekenpost te krijgen :-) 

Journal Entry 3 by 1972Galadriel from Schiedam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Saturday, October 08, 2005

Zohee..deze heb ik al uit! het is een makkelijk leesbaar boek, en erg goed ook nog eens bovendien. Ik vond dat de film - Blade Runner - er leuke verschillen op na houdt met dit verhaal :) 

Journal Entry 4 by 1972Galadriel from Schiedam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Saturday, October 08, 2005

Ha lekker snelle reactie van eowyn-unquendor. Boek gaat vandaag al op reis. 

Journal Entry 5 by eowyn-unquendor from Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Tuesday, October 11, 2005

En het boek is vanmiddag bij mij gearriveerd!

Ik ga eerst het boek lezen, en dan pas weer Blade Runner bekijken om te zien wat er allemaal veranderd is :) 

Journal Entry 6 by eowyn-unquendor from Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Friday, October 14, 2005

Enorm genoten van dit boek! En ik ga zeker meer lezen van Philip K. Dick. En hoewel dit boek even oud is als ik doet het helemaal niet gedateerd aan.

Arja, hij komt eraan hoor :) 

Journal Entry 7 by Arja from Hilversum, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Monday, October 17, 2005

eens kijken wat Mr Arja hiervan vindt. ik heb het boek voor hem gevraagd, want zelf lees ik geen SciFi.

let's see what Mr Arja thinks of this book. it is for him, I don't read SciFi.

edit: translation 

Journal Entry 8 by Arja from Hilversum, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Thursday, February 16, 2006

Mr Arja zegt: stukje gelezen, beviel niet bijzonder. gauw doorsturen, ik zie ineens dat het boek hier al sinds oktober ligt. sorry...

Mr Arja says: read a bit, didn't really like it. let's forward the book soon, I just noticed I've had it here since October.

edit: translation 

Journal Entry 9 by skoopmanschap from Woudenberg, Utrecht Netherlands on Saturday, February 18, 2006

well then, it just came in. I'm quite curious about this book. I wonder what androids dream of. I've got a huge mount TBR, but rings always go first, so this will be the next book I'll read. 

Journal Entry 10 by skoopmanschap from Woudenberg, Utrecht Netherlands on Monday, February 27, 2006

Well, this book turned out not to be what I expected of it. It was entertaining alright, but that's probably all there is to say. A small article about this book is on my weblog: http://www.leftontheweb.com/article/202/philip-k-dick-do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep 

Journal Entry 11 by skoopmanschap at Controlled Release in Controlled Release, --by post or by hand (ie ring, ray, RABCK, trade) -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Released 6 yrs ago (2/28/2006 UTC) at Controlled Release in Controlled Release, --by post or by hand (ie ring, ray, RABCK, trade) -- Controlled Releases

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

RELEASE NOTES:

has been sent on to iiwi 

Journal Entry 12 by iiwi from Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands on Thursday, March 02, 2006

I did receive the book. Because I have a pile of ringbooks next to my bed, it will take a while. That's a shame for an international ring, so I will pass it on to the next particiapnt, as soon as I have the adress. 

Journal Entry 13 by Kaishowing from Wick, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, March 10, 2006

Just arrived today! Thank you :) 

Journal Entry 14 by Cable from Carlisle, Cumbria United Kingdom on Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Received this in the mail today. Going to start reading this ASAP. 

Journal Entry 15 by Cable from Carlisle, Cumbria United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Really enjoyed this book, fantastic reading. I'd been wanting to read this book for a while now and wasn't disappointed. 

Journal Entry 16 by concertina8 from Wien Bezirk 13 - Hietzing, Wien Austria on Tuesday, July 18, 2006

first bookring after returning from germany (world cup). i've really been looking forward to this one. hope to get to it by the end of the week, latest. 

Journal Entry 17 by concertina8 from Wien Bezirk 13 - Hietzing, Wien Austria on Monday, July 24, 2006

read this in one sitting. i'm not into scifi (usually) but very much enjoyed this book. will send it on, shortly.
thx for letting me read it. 

Journal Entry 18 by concertina8 at by mail in To the next participant, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, August 10, 2006

Released 5 yrs ago (8/9/2006 UTC) at by mail in To the next participant, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

RELEASE NOTES:

off to the US 

Journal Entry 19 by wyldewomin from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts USA on Monday, August 28, 2006

Arrived Saturday. Love the card:-) 

Journal Entry 20 by efs300 from Bedford, New Hampshire USA on Friday, September 22, 2006

Arrived yesterday, I just started another book so this one is next up on my TBR pile. 

Journal Entry 21 by efs300 from Bedford, New Hampshire USA on Friday, October 06, 2006

Finished this book this evening. A good sci-fi novel, very intriguing and somewhat strange tale of the future. The social status and prestige obtained by owning a 'live' animal was unique and funny. Thanks Twinfather for shaing this book, I have PM'ed yvensong for an address and will get this in the mail soon. 

Journal Entry 22 by efs300 from Bedford, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Mailed today to yvensong via USPS Media Mail. 

Journal Entry 23 by yvensong from Reno, Nevada USA on Sunday, October 29, 2006

This arrived at the right time! I had just finished reading Reaper Man and will start this tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks for sharing! 

Journal Entry 24 by yvensong from Reno, Nevada USA on Sunday, December 03, 2006

I thought I had already written my review, but I guess NaNoWriMo has killed more braincells this year than it usually does! lol

This is an intriguing look at the world after a devastating world war. I've seen BladeRunner (and loved it!) and thought this book would fall into that adventuresome SciFi genre. I am very happy to find that it really was a much deeper, philosophical look at society, status, morals (internal and created by society), what it means to have empathy, and all the questions that arise from these issues.

If a replicant dreams, if they question how it feels to be born, or show mercy, does that possibly mean that they are attempting to learn empathy? Is "retiring" a replicant truly an empathetic act? "Electric animals" are given more empathy than a replicant. Why?

PKD leaves us to ponder those issues and so many more.

Thank you, Twinfather, for sharing this little treasure written in the late '60's. I will be returning to you as soon as budget allows.

 

Journal Entry 25 by yvensong from Reno, Nevada USA on Thursday, December 28, 2006

This now on its way back to Twinfather. 

Journal Entry 26 by Twinfather from Gouda, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Monday, February 19, 2007

Arrived safely back in Gouda. Thank you all for reading the book. Thank you all for the card with the remarks. And it could very well be travelling soon... 

Journal Entry 27 by Twinfather from Gouda, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Saturday, December 29, 2007

This book will start a new journey through Bookcrossing World. This time as a bookray.

The List:

United Kingdom:
jobot
stubee
KT-J
ekranda
juliako

Finland:
rafangel

Belgium:
Xana

Italy:
pascaliza

France:
bilbi

India:
arugh48187

Canada:
wendyhouse
cobalt-tree

USA:
iamagirldork
nillabreen
illiteratioo