Blade Runner is the inspirational memoir of Oscar Pistorius. Discover his incredible, emotional journey from disabled toddler to international sports phenomenon.
At eleven months old, Oscar Pistorius had both his legs amputated below the knee. His mother wrote a letter to be read by Oscar when he was grown up: ‘A loser is not one who runs last in the race. It is the one who sits and watches, and has never tried to run.’
On discovering that their son had been born with no fibulae, Oscar’s parents made the difficult decision to have both his legs amputated, giving him the best possible chance of a normal life. Oscar received his first pair of prosthetic legs at just seventeen months, made specifically for him. From then on he became invincible: running, climbing and, with the encouragement of his older brother, getting into any mischief he could.
Throughout the course of his life, Oscar has battled to overcome extraordinary difficulties to prove that, with the right attitude, anything is possible. Blade Runner charts the extraordinary development of one of the most gifted sportsmen and inspirational figures on the planet – from immobilised child to world-class sprinter.
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Language - 2/5
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Summary
Overall This classic dystopian book and accompanying film has already stood the test of time. Based on Philip K. Dick's novel, \"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,\" the story takes place in a futuristic New York City in the year 2019. It tells the story of a \"blade runner,\" a detective who hunts down genetically engineered humans called \"replicants.\" When our protagonist blade runner is ordered to find and destroy a particularly attractive replicant who believes herself to be human, an ethical dilemma ensues. Read the book or watch the movie to see what he decides!
Violence There are several violent scenes, but they are key to the storyline. In one passage a replicant is shot in the back as she runs through a large glass window.
Language Very little crude language
Sexual One or two scenes, not graphic
Drug & Alcohol One or two references to alcohol
Review by saiello