Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Re-reading some 20 or thirty years later - mainly because the 3 stars I attributed on joining GR wasn't really reflective of my vague memories of the novel.
I will avoid comparison with the film (I will only say it cuts away some of the content and simplifies the flow, which was probably the right thing to do. Harrison Ford is perfect casting for Deckard though... ok I will stop).

There is no real need to plot outline, almost everyone who will read this novel probably already has. But noting it was written in 1968, and is set in futuristic 1992 (updated to 2021 in newer editions?) (where are our hovercars we were so blatantly promised by SciFi?) post-nuclear war, where most of the humans live off-planet. Only those who don't qualify to leave, corporates, law enforcement employees and I guess people who can't be bothered, stay on earth. Radioactive dust contributes to their deterioration (physically and mentally). Deckard is a bounty hunter, tracking down androids who have made their way to Earth to get up to no good.

There are issues with the novel - there are some nonsensical events, but they can be forgiven in the context of the human vs andy (android) situation, with this fast paced read - all taking place in a single day.

Themes I enjoyed - the replacement of religion with following of media - Mercer and Buster Friendly; the principle of the empathy test - how badly that would fail to assess humans in modern society!; the use of the term ‘kipple' for useless objects people accumulate in their houses - the crap we buy, with no good use, probably quite presaging of the future for 1968.

Probably 4.5 stars, but I will round down.