I thought by God Emperor it started falling apart, and I read through some of the house books.
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So far, the story (Dune) has moved from Caladan to Arrakis, Duke Leto has been set up, an attempt on the life of his son, alliances being made with the Fremen, and not one begat mentioned.
When I read Dune there were no sequels, maybe this time I’ll take it further.
Here is a web site with all books - “House Atreides” is a good place to start
I had these all in hardcover at one time now I’m gonna have to rebuy them all again in digital format
Quite the list. I might imagine overload at some point. I say this while acknowledging I’ve read 10 Honor Harrington books.Here is a web site with all books - “House Atreides” is a good place to start
I had these all in hardcover at one time now I’m gonna have to rebuy them all again in digital format
I had read Dune 7 years after it was published 1965. I have it in ebook format and was hesitant to reread it, but I started it and one page later was immediately sucked back in, such a great narrative, easy to immerse, good reading, interesting characters, with an intriguing plot. Closer to the start than the finish and enjoying every minute of it. And then there is THIS.
I received a copy of Dune for Christmas. I am looking forward to starting the series.
I assume this is the first time?I received a copy of Dune for Christmas. I am looking forward to starting the series.
I received a copy of Dune for Christmas. I am looking forward to starting the series.
Ah, great book. I've read all of them, including the KJA/BH additions (which I mostly enjoyed, with the exception of the intra-original Dune books, that is Paul of Dune and Winds of Dune).
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I had read Dune 7 years after it was published 1965. I have it in ebook format and was hesitant to reread it, but I started it and one page later was immediately sucked back in, such a great narrative, easy to immerse, good reading, interesting characters, with an intriguing plot. Closer to the start than the finish and enjoying every minute of it. And then there is THIS.
Can't wait for Villenueve's two movies.
Despite not being a great movie, and certainly the most awful among David Lynch's movies, I still enjoy watching the 1984 version. The miniseries "Dune" is more true to the book, and the "Children of Dune" miniseries is also quite good!
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Disagree! God Emperor is my favorite. It's a very deep book on ruling, philosophy, sacrifice, the future etc.
Are you sure?So far, the story (Dune) has moved from Caladan to Arrakis, Duke Leto has been set up, an attempt on the life of his son, alliances being made with the Fremen, and not one begat mentioned.
There seems to me the was a whole lot of wandering/meadering around about this and that and no dialogue at all.
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I bet when you find what I'm talking about you'll post about it.
And for the record I could be wrong.
I hope you enjoy.
There was a reason I quit reading though.
Are you sure?
There seems to me the was a whole lot of wandering/meadering around about this and that and no dialogue at all.
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I bet when you find what I'm talking about you'll post about it.
And for the record I could be wrong.
I hope you enjoy.
There was a reason I quit reading though.
Over time, I have read quite a bit of fantasy and I must say that the Dune series (I only ever read the original series) was one of the rare fantasy works I could never really warm to.
No worries. Enjoy it. I didn't.
Same. I don't know how, but it eventually became my favourite in the series. ot me it was the TRUE end goal of the prophecies that Paul walked away from and necessary to tell the true story of how spice truly affected the universe.
I also felt it did a fantastic job at being an allegory for our reliance upon certain resources for our economic prosperity. Herbert even decades ago apparently realized our reliance on oil and gas, especially controlled under oligopolistic business practices are a barrier to human advancement.
Still playing with the idea of starting on The Witcher novels, has anyone here read them and would you recommend them? I'm a little confused about where to start, apparently the first novel proper is Blood of Elves, but the first book chronologically is The Last Wish (which is a collection of short stories). Additionally I'm curious if there's an appreciable culture gap with things that don't translate well that might hamper the enjoyment of the series somewhat? The anthology on Amazon is £50 (it works out even more to buy the books separately though) so I'm not keen to buy for them to end up gathering dust on a shelf...
Unsurprising as the novel's approximate writing time would coincide with the 1979 oil crisis and the bigger 1973 one would still be a relatively fresh memory at that time. If anything was going to throw how oil dependent western society had become into sharp focus, it would be those big shocks.
Thanks! Context of it makes sense and I didn't connect the two. It was before I was born, so I woudln't have experienced the Oil Crisis.
I received a copy of Dune for Christmas. I am looking forward to starting the series.
With the holidays over, I'm trying to get back to reading during lunch.
So, next up, Criss Cross, by James Patterson.
So, next up, Criss Cross, by James Patterson.
Here is a web site with all books - “House Atreides” is a good place to start
I had these all in hardcover at one time now I’m gonna have to rebuy them all again in digital format
I once got serious sticker shock thinking to buy digital copies of some stuff I'd like to re-read once in awhile just to kick back. Those old John D. McDonald Travis McGee series with the names of colors in all the titles came to mind one day, stuff like "Bright Orange for the Shroud" and "The Deep Blue Good-by" etc. Right so I splashed into Amazon and it's $200 for the 21 of them or variously $9 or $12 a pop.
LOL ! Long, long ago I had cadged a few from a brother and bought a few more as used paperbacks up at some open-air racks outside a store near Columbia Univ., probably for 50c apiece. So I closed the browser and went upstairs to prowl around in some crates I'd never unpacked after I ditched my city apartment. I found 3 of the books anyway. I'd rather have the digital format now but I'm not that desperate for thoroughly optional entertainment.
Letters from a Skeptic, Dr Gregory Boyd and Edward Boyd.
Chutzpah, A Dershowitz.
And....
Chutzpah, A Dershowitz.
And....
I've read most of the Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson works.Here is a web site with all books - “House Atreides” is a good place to start
I had these all in hardcover at one time now I’m gonna have to rebuy them all again in digital format
the're just not the same. Often times they read like fanfiction at best. Many of the sequels in particular that were "based" on notes from Frank herbert seem so out of touch with the direction that Frank went with his books that he did write that it's unfathomable that it's what he intended.
the "final" two books in particular that were supposed to "finish" the original series feel so far out of left field that It doesn't actually even feel like "dune"
I also don't think Kevin J Anderson's writing style works for Dune. he's great for action, and adventure writing. He can keep up the pace for "fluff" style writing great. Thoroughly entertaining, but not very deep in meaning. And Frank herbert's writing was completely opposite of that. it was immensely deep, if sometimes slow in story progression. the opposite writing styles of the authors, combined with Brian Herbert's interpretation of the stories just always made that work feel... off.
I know that Frank was long dead when these books got started. But I feel like there might have been better choices out there than Briand and Kevin to finish off the story.
2020 so far,
12 Rules for Life (2018) by Jordan Peterson.
I read this book for the first time last January, I re-read it this year. I expect to do the same next year. I do not espouse all of Peterson's claims, and I must admit that there are few times in which I find his writing odd, but I just love reading this book. It's full of ideas, sources, common sense, and good ruminations. Rule that hit me the most this year is #4, "Compare yourself with who you were yesterday, not with who someone else is today".
David Lynch: The Man from Another Place (2015) by Dennis Lim. Continuing my obsession about David Lynch, this book is a nice introduction to his life and style. Full of anecdotes, it's definitely a worthy companion.
The Stoic Body (2017) by Philip Ghezelbash. More or less a book about health, exercise, and the old philosophy of Stoicism. Some of the stuff in this books is interesting, some of it is incredibly stretched. It was a pleasant read, but I would not pay for it, so I am glad I read it as a Kindle Unlimited book.
12 Rules for Life (2018) by Jordan Peterson.
I read this book for the first time last January, I re-read it this year. I expect to do the same next year. I do not espouse all of Peterson's claims, and I must admit that there are few times in which I find his writing odd, but I just love reading this book. It's full of ideas, sources, common sense, and good ruminations. Rule that hit me the most this year is #4, "Compare yourself with who you were yesterday, not with who someone else is today".
David Lynch: The Man from Another Place (2015) by Dennis Lim. Continuing my obsession about David Lynch, this book is a nice introduction to his life and style. Full of anecdotes, it's definitely a worthy companion.
The Stoic Body (2017) by Philip Ghezelbash. More or less a book about health, exercise, and the old philosophy of Stoicism. Some of the stuff in this books is interesting, some of it is incredibly stretched. It was a pleasant read, but I would not pay for it, so I am glad I read it as a Kindle Unlimited book.
It seems I need to pick this up. Thanks for the recommendation!
