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Part of this read was viewing my younger self reading this - hi past me! Part was seeing the age marks and noticing how the world has changed — women are people, gender is variable, colonialism has problems, ecology is complicated. But it’s ambition and commitment still make the pages turn, and the action is well done and gom jabbers are still both really cool and rather idiotic, and fear is the mind killer that I let pass through me.
Also hereditary monarchy is a silly system of government, and ...more
Also hereditary monarchy is a silly system of government, and ...more
This book is still great and a very appropriate read whilst spending a week at Stinson Beach.
Apparently the edition I have is pretty old and started to disintegrate during said week. Currently being held together with rubber-bands.
Reading also coincided with the Sci-Fri book club read-along which was highly enjoyable.
Up next: Jodoroski's Dune and feature film viewing. ...more
Apparently the edition I have is pretty old and started to disintegrate during said week. Currently being held together with rubber-bands.
Reading also coincided with the Sci-Fri book club read-along which was highly enjoyable.
Up next: Jodoroski's Dune and feature film viewing. ...more
This is probably my sixth or seventh re-reading of Dune over the years, and it still holds up. The best of science fiction, with a lore that encompasses political maneuvering, the danger of religious fervor, ecology, and meditation. Looking forward to the movie!
I kept going between 3 and 4 stars for this book, but in the end went higher because it is epic. I can't believe I got this far in life without reading Dune. I liked the deep world building, the mysticism and the plots within plots. I did not like the repetitive phrasing and really think Herbert could have used a stricter editor. However, I'm glad I read it and I think I'll try the other Dune books as well.
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I read this book in college, a long time ago in a city a couple hundred miles away. I've tagged it "to read" since I want to read it again. It was one of those books that I felt like I didn't totally comprehend everything that was going on the first time through, and I'd benefit from reading again.
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