I've never read Dune. Should I?

[Kevin]

Chris wrote: "Just saying that death might have slowed his plans down a bit."

Okay, got it.

[Chris]

Kevin wrote: "Chris wrote: "Just saying that death might have slowed his plans down a bit."

Okay, got it."

Do you feel the same way about Robert Jordan?

[Anna]

Aloha wrote: "Hey, Marisella! You're here? Now you know where I've disappeared to."

yes Thoa, it's good to diversify :) I check in the horror forum, but sci/fi fantasy was my first love

[Kevin]

Chris wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Chris wrote: "Just saying that death might have slowed his plans down a bit."

Okay, got it."

Do you feel the same way about Robert Jordan?"

No, I think it quicken the stuff up, if he had not died, we would have seen another Martin, thank god to Tor for the quick thinking.

[Jim]

Kevin wrote: "No, I think it quicken the stuff up, if he had not died, we would have seen another Martin, thank god to Tor for the quick thinking."

Kevin, I often have trouble deciphering what you're trying to say, but this reads as if you think it was a good thing Tor killed Jordan off so the final books would come out faster.

[Jeff]

Dune was most certainly worth reading. However, I read the rest of the series and by the end I was merely sludging my way through it simply because I felt obligated. The story had slowed to almost nonexistent and it felt like a large and complicated waste of time. Now that the newer ending books are released posthumously, I bought them... and realize I don't even have the knowledge to read them, it's been so long, and I have no real desire to reread the Dune set.

My advice: Read Dune. Call it good.

And for my .02 worth, I never liked any of the miniseries/movie stuff.

[Silvio]

Neal wrote: "Yes, Frances! And Alia's becoming a powerful, dangerous, fascinating character. And Paul's disintegration. So many great elements - like a Greek tragedy!"

Indeed. Messiah's probably my favorite of the series, and I'm a Classics major in college. Not a coincidence.

Machavelli wrote: "Melange, yeah it does sound cool, kind of french."

Well it is French, isn't it?