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Author Topic: Frank Herbert's Dune  (Read 1330 times)

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Frank Herbert's Dune
« on: July 30, 2009, 08:32:33 PM »
just finished Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, just started Frank Herbert's Dune. 30 pages in and im hooked. wondering if there are any other fans out there who wanna chat it up
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Re: Frank Herbert's Dune
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2009, 09:38:03 PM »
I really want to start this, to be honest. The few people that I've met say it's a very good read.
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Re: Frank Herbert's Dune
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2009, 11:40:02 AM »
I loved Snow Crash.  However, it's the only work by Stephenson about which I can say that.

"Dune" is a classic, and a must-read for any serious sci-fi buff.  It's very thinky, but that's one of its best features.
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Re: Frank Herbert's Dune
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2009, 01:00:44 PM »
I've liked all of Stephensen's work so far.  I have yet to read Anathema.  I think it's next in my queue after The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
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Re: Frank Herbert's Dune
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2009, 03:51:10 PM »
i enjoyed snow crash a lot but it wasn't quite as epic as i had hoped for. granted it was unique and funny. i've read about anathem and i can't understand what it's about. i also wanted to check out the diamond age and cryptnomicon but i wasn't sure if they would be over my head. i am really getting into dune, i usually prefer more recent sci-fi but i figured that like snow crash it was one of those geek classic literature books. i think after dune i may check out isaac asimov's foundation series, i hear a lot about that as well.
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