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Success! Ben Harris-Roxas has read 15 of 12 books.
Fourth book in the Dune series. Takes place 3500 years after the events of the …
Yeah, now we're into the genuinely weird shit - and not necessarily in a good way.
Yeah, now we're into the genuinely weird shit - and not necessarily in a good way.
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. With millions of copies sold …
@pelagikat @futzle They certainly did! It's decidedly odd, but likeable in a Canadian way www.imdb.com/title/tt1024701/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
@pelagikat @futzle They certainly did! It's decidedly odd, but likeable in a Canadian way www.imdb.com/title/tt1024701/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
The lantern light seems to have written a poem; they feel lonesome since i won’t read them. —“lantern” by Fei …
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. …
Book 3, here we go. I remember some of this from reading it 30 years ago, let's see if it's as weird as I recall.
Book 3, here we go. I remember some of this from reading it 30 years ago, let's see if it's as weird as I recall.
@futzle This is definitely an odd one. Odder still, but possibly in a compelling way, is the TV series they made of this. It used to be on Prime Video but it's off now. Worth chasing up if you're an Alan Thicke fan.
@futzle This is definitely an odd one. Odder still, but possibly in a compelling way, is the TV series they made of this. It used to be on Prime Video but it's off now. Worth chasing up if you're an Alan Thicke fan.
@pelagikat That's exactly how I felt. It's a rather terrifying and plausible vision of the near-future but damn it's a slog. Some of the narrative perspectives don't seem to add much value other than fulfilling the author's Tolstoy-esque ambitions.
That said, almost a year later I can still vividly recall sections of the book and its imagery. That's certainly not the case with most books I read.
Overall I'm glad I read it, but I will absolutely never read it again. Solidarity with you in your task ✊🏼
@pelagikat That's exactly how I felt. It's a rather terrifying and plausible vision of the near-future but damn it's a slog. Some of the narrative perspectives don't seem to add much value other than fulfilling the author's Tolstoy-esque ambitions.
That said, almost a year later I can still vividly recall sections of the book and its imagery. That's certainly not the case with most books I read.
Overall I'm glad I read it, but I will absolutely never read it again. Solidarity with you in your task ✊🏼
@Barbarius great suggestions! I read them many years ago as a teenager and I may run out of puff after three. Dune Messiah reads differently now, with some more adult appreciation but also in the post-9/11 era as well.
Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to the fan-favorite cozy space opera …
Peer pressure from November Kelly
@pelagikat There are many, many characters with a narrative perspective. Most of them are quite alienating though - and it's a loooong book! To be honest I'm not sure if I'm glad I finished it.
@pelagikat There are many, many characters with a narrative perspective. Most of them are quite alienating though - and it's a loooong book! To be honest I'm not sure if I'm glad I finished it.
I was quite intrigued to revisit the Revelation Space universe. This rambling, largely pointless story felt tired. The characterisation was thin throughout. The ending was disappointing for its lack of resolution. A real shame.
I was quite intrigued to revisit the Revelation Space universe. This rambling, largely pointless story felt tired. The characterisation was thin throughout. The ending was disappointing for its lack of resolution. A real shame.
Interesting to revisit this setting after so many years. I wonder what an older, more jaded version of me will make of it.
