Every single country? That's sad. Being the imperial power is so expensive it leads slowly but inexorably to finacial disaster. I'd rather be Sweden, or Norway, some advanced country but one that didn't have to field huge navies and armies and spend vast sums to project power around the world.
All empires eventually exhaust themselves. It happened to the British, to the Romans, etc. etc. It will happen to us. There is nothing we can do about it of course.
lfen
It is very sad but don't forget that it is a story told with really black humor and PKD manages to evoke laughter, fears, and sympathy simultaneously, or almost simultaneously. The book is my favorite by PKD and has merited some serious study. The main characters spliting personality raises many interesting questions.
I respect PKD because he isn't preaching easy answers. He is examining difficult questions. I'm sorry but I just don't see how the Hollywood mentality can possible do the novel justice. But we have the novel. It remains a very good read, scary, sad, funny, challenging.
Lfen
Your point is taken but in spite of that I didn't like The Spritis Within because the plot was so silly, though the graphics amazed me.
And I actually loved FFX. Yes the story line was linear but the plot twists surprised me. I enjoyed the cut scenes and had a lot of fun with the combat and exploring. I found the game play absorbing compared to the key pressing I had done ten years earlier in the Ultima's and other "dungeon" romps.
I attribute my pleasure to the plot, characters, graphics, the setting, and the combat system.
So tastes do vary.
Lfen Sigless
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Every single country? That's sad. Being the imperial power is so expensive it leads slowly but inexorably to finacial disaster. I'd rather be Sweden, or Norway, some advanced country but one that didn't have to field huge navies and armies and spend vast sums to project power around the world. All empires eventually exhaust themselves. It happened to the British, to the Romans, etc. etc. It will happen to us. There is nothing we can do about it of course. lfen
I quite liked tattered with it's suggestion of "shattered" and "tatooed" quite poetic really, don't change it. lfen
It is very sad but don't forget that it is a story told with really black humor and PKD manages to evoke laughter, fears, and sympathy simultaneously, or almost simultaneously. The book is my favorite by PKD and has merited some serious study. The main characters spliting personality raises many interesting questions. I respect PKD because he isn't preaching easy answers. He is examining difficult questions. I'm sorry but I just don't see how the Hollywood mentality can possible do the novel justice. But we have the novel. It remains a very good read, scary, sad, funny, challenging. Lfen
Your point is taken but in spite of that I didn't like The Spritis Within because the plot was so silly, though the graphics amazed me. And I actually loved FFX. Yes the story line was linear but the plot twists surprised me. I enjoyed the cut scenes and had a lot of fun with the combat and exploring. I found the game play absorbing compared to the key pressing I had done ten years earlier in the Ultima's and other "dungeon" romps. I attribute my pleasure to the plot, characters, graphics, the setting, and the combat system. So tastes do vary. Lfen Sigless