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"Dune"

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    Probably one of my favorite Sci-Fi books. The scope, breadth, world-building are unmatched in anything I've done. I've read it three times, now. I think the first time was in 1979 or so.

    I'm thinking of doing it again, with the intent of getting into the prequels and sequels. That said, I vaguely remember the sequels and thinking, "meh."

    Trying to do the same with the "Foundation" world has left me unimpressed.

    Should I dive in?

    Hmmm.....

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      xenon
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      I only read the first one. Loved it. Thought about going into all the sequels, but felt like a steep climb and I got busy at work.

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      • JollyJ Offline
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        Jolly
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        I've read the sequels.

        It's like trying to add to GWTW.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          bachophile
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          That’s an idea. Maybe I’ll go for a reread at some point. The first time I read it I was just about hitting puberty and fell madly in love with Chani.

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            I loved Dune. The sequels became progressively more and more ridiculous. I gave up at the point where (spoiler alert) the immortal worm-emperor turned into a load of sandtrout.

            I was only joking

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • MikM Offline
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                😆

                "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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