Is it better than the film? I am one of the three people who haven't actually watched Blade Runner, and I am reading the book before I watch the movie. This should help me judge whether Blade Runner actually is the classic everyone says it is, compared to the book.

Anyway, of all the books I've read, the most incredible as far as story has to be Brave New World. It was a classic on so many levels, criticizing all major types of human behavior and economic systems. Wow. It seems that it, along with other works like Lucas' THX-1138 film, were ripped off in "The Island" earlier this year.