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I've tried to read it twice in the past five years, but i've never been able to get past all that gom jabaar stuff. Anyway, i've been told it is brilliant before, and now it has been recommended to me again. Since the library doesn't have wheel of time 1 yet, i'll need something to keep me going. Does it stay boring for long?
The first 2 are okay, the 2nd 2 are better but get very esoteric. The last 2 are fantastic (5 is worth it just for the epitaph to herbert's wife at the back).
Well worth reading just for some of his insghts into the pack-animal side fo human nature.
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Agree with Trojan that they got progressively weaker towards end of series.
Inquire is there some book published recently
by his son that is a prequel?
Final point, was the film genius or dross? Bit of both IMHO.
The film was genius, no question! I do remember an argument on Films about this before but it is a classic. The sci-fi channel were excellent there a year or two ago, they showed it every 6 weeks or so - deadly!
The first novel can stand alone. There are female characters that have their own roles outside of their relationships with men (like running a human breeding program), although the book focuses on male characters. There's not much in the way of explicitly described sexual content, but there's attempted rape and hints of paedophilia. I'd be more concerned with the child being bored by the politics, philosophy and religion of the book.
No the kid would enjoy the politics, religion and such but if there something related to paedophilia then that is is the end of that. I’ll find another book. Thank you for the information.
I forgot about the threat of rape on Jessica. In the book did it go further than just talking about it in the film?
If you are struggling with the first one. I'd avoid the rest. It only gets weirder. From memory I enjoyed the first one, the rest less so. Same with Foundation I seem to remember.