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09-21-2002, 05:32 PM | #1 |
Elf Lord
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can anybody assure that dune is good?
i am starting to read the Dune books can any one reassure me that they are good books, from what i heard they are...
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09-21-2002, 10:15 PM | #2 |
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The first one (Dune) is very good, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune are all pretty good, Heretics and Chapterhouse were hit and miss, IMHO. The prequels were pretty good also.
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09-21-2002, 10:37 PM | #3 |
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They're all very good. Most people don't seem to like the last two in the series (Heretics, and Chapterhouse) but I thought they were great.
Read the first one at least. God Emperor is good as well.
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09-22-2002, 01:17 PM | #4 |
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yesterday i ordered dune from the library and right now im juggling 2 books the Lazarus Effect by Frank Herbert() and that other fellow and The Last Enchantment by Mart Stewert
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09-22-2002, 03:14 PM | #5 |
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Dune is one of those series that you either really love or you just...don't...get. For me, I thought it was amazing, but will concede that it is a bit bizarre. Best thing is to read it with an open mind.
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09-22-2002, 11:12 PM | #6 |
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I never got past the first one, but Dune itself is excellent. I need to reread it some day I'm afraid.
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09-24-2002, 10:27 AM | #7 |
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It is top-notch sci-fi. I need to read them again. Peace.
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09-24-2002, 07:01 PM | #8 |
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I've only ever read Dune, but I simply loved it. It is so good. It is a little bizzare if you aren't used to future science fiction, but I still give it two thumbs up!
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09-28-2002, 08:41 PM | #9 |
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it never came into the library yet oh well
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09-29-2002, 07:21 PM | #10 |
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dune
Dune is one of the most cpmplex and incredible books I have read. Much of Dune's action is political. With many factions sceeming to control events to their advantage. The abrut exit of the main charactor is surprizing and the following books are not as good as the first. The books written by Hebert's son are very much in the form of the original novel, and I would recommend reading them before you read Dune because you will understand the plot a lot better.
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10-09-2002, 04:14 PM | #11 |
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Dune was great but when GRONK read the 2nd one GRONK hated it so he quit there.
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10-19-2002, 12:40 PM | #12 |
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Anyone else find "third person voice" in a conversation irritating?
Dune is a fantastic book, and the follow-ons were really well written as well. I was a bit disappointed in the development of the story line, though, but it IS Herbert's story and he can do with it what he likes.
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10-22-2002, 10:39 AM | #13 |
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I'm reading Dune now, and I went well for a time and now picking it up again after a summer disruption. I want to finishin it before starting the Black Company series.
Unfortunatly, I had not read Dune before the movie in 1984, and the movie didn't drive me to want to read the books despite encouragement from my little bro who had the foresight to read it. My wife read the first three Dune books after seeing the Sci-Fi mini-series of Dune and liked them. I guess there can be no guarantees any particular person will think they're good or not.
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12-16-2002, 02:38 AM | #14 |
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I watched the 1984 Lynch movie, got confused, and forgot about it. I heard they were doing the Sci-Fi channel mini-series and started reading it and loved it. After watching the mini-series on DVD and conversing with BoP, I managed to finish the other 5 books in 3 months and l absolutely got spice-hooked!
I haven't read the "House" prequels yet but have started on the Butlerian Jihad prequel of prequels book by Frank's son. It doesn't live up to Frank's style, so far, but it's satisfying my curiosity. The Spice must flow!
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