Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep
Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep will likely be a divisive novel, even among the Tremblay die-hards ... Readers who choose to take the hand Tremblay has outstretched here, though, will find themselves entertained, enraged and satisfied ... One of Tremblay’s greatest strengths is his ability to keep a surprising number of narrative balls in the air; wildly different tonal threads coexist in his stories without the boundaries between them becoming muddled ... If the author’s cri de coeur about A.I. occasionally overshadows the story, I think he’s earned it.
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An amalgamation of genre elements that can be best described as psychological-dystopian-science-fiction horror. It's a mouthful, but the narrative does all of that and more in a way that defies categorization ... As with every Tremblay novel, any synopsis barely scratches the surface ... Tremblay has always been an innovator, but this beautifully written collection of real and imagined grotesqueries cements him not only as one of the most original and exciting voices in horror but also as one of the smartest, most engaging authors in contemporary fiction.
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Half the story is told from Julia’s point of view; the other half is set in the nightmare world of Bernie’s brain—which isn’t as dead as the company suggests. Mr. Tremblay does an excellent job communicating the minutiae of steering Bernie; each new situation is a physical puzzle Julia has to solve. The ending is horrific, and utterly unexpected.
