RMFAO (Reading My Frigging A** Off) discussion

Happy reading!

I've just started reading this one and I really like the "mood-organ"! I wish I can have one ;)
I'm getting the overall feel of the concept and I'm liking it...

Dagny wrote: "Have you seen the movie, Bladerunner starring Harrison Ford?"

The movie is very good. Very different from the book, of course, but an excellent movie. It made it into a "Top 100 Movies of the 20th Century" list, with good reason, I thought.

Dagny wrote: "Have you seen the movie, Bladerunner starring Harrison Ford?"

Nope... but now that I'm reading the book, I'm planning to :)

Snowfalcon wrote: "Dagny wrote: "Have you seen the movie, Bladerunner starring Harrison Ford?"

The movie is very good. Very different from the book, of course, but an excellent movie. It made it into a "Top 100 Movi..."

Wow! Then I'm definitely watching it! :)

Dagny wrote: "Snowfalcon wrote: "The movie is very good. Very different from the book, of course, but an excellent movie. It made it into a "Top 100 Movies of the 20th Century" list, with good reason, I thought...."

OMG! You guys are just killing me! I'm gonna watch it asap!

Dagny wrote: "Heena wrote: "OMG! You guys are just killing me! I'm gonna watch it asap! "


Please let us know how you like it!"

Dagny Iit's one of the finest Sci-Fi I've ever read! I totally loved it. I loved it's pace and the fact that it was a simple plot... not too hard to understand... I remeber in DUNE I had to read the appendices again and again! I liked DADOES more than Dune!

can anyone tell me whts so special about this book? coz i read it and i didnt find anythng in it for it to be rated so high...

Dagny wrote: "Heena wrote: "I remeber in DUNE I had to read the appendices again and again! I liked DADOES more than Dune! "


I don't think I ever made it through Dune, lol."

lol! If you're not a die-hard sci-fi fan, you can save yourself the trouble! It's too complicated for a casual read! I'm gonna finish all the parts ASAP cauze I wanna complete the series while all the concepts that I learned in the first one are fresh in my mind...

Maneesh wrote: "can anyone tell me whts so special about this book? coz i read it and i didnt find anythng in it for it to be rated so high..."

OMG! Do you even like Sci-Fi???
Well, to answer your question-- It's a CLASSIC Sci-Fi and you either simple hate a classic or you just love it, there's no asking why you love or hate it!

Maneesh wrote: "can anyone tell me whts so special about this book? coz i read it and i didnt find anythng in it for it to be rated so high..."

For me what appealed was two things. First the embedded question of what constitutes a human being. The second was the constantly shifting ground of what you could trust and what was real. This is classic Phillip K. Dick.

I finally finished with this book. But, I didn't get the whole concept of "Mercerism" and fusion with Mercer.
Can anybody explain it to me.

I found this book too metaphysical for me..

Nimesh wrote: "I finally finished with this book. But, I didn't get the whole concept of "Mercerism" and fusion with Mercer.
Can anybody explain it to me."

Mercerism is the novel's main religion; a religion in which humanity fuses with the suffering character of Mercer in order to gain a greater sense of collective empathy. Buster Friendly conducts a scathing investigative report on Mercerism and fully exposes the religion as false. Mercer is simply an old drunk actor and the entire scene of Mercer climbing a hill to his death was manufactured in a Hollywood studio... for more see here (under Real Religion Vs False Religion)

Got it. Thanks. That link was really helpful.

Nimesh wrote: "Got it. Thanks. That link was really helpful."

You're welcome! I'm glad you found it useful!