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[s]Peter Berg[/s] Pierre Morel confirmed for re-(re-)make of Dune

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MadassAlex:
Yeah, I found the original incredibly boring when I was like, 13.

Years afterwards, I found it quite readable and enjoyable. I haven't read the others though. People tell me not to, and their pointy sticks are bigger than mine.

Jackie Blue:
I think I was also 13 when I first read Dune.  I didn't go back and try to read it again until almost a decade later, and still found it boring as all get-out.  I was also annoyed at the sheer lack of explanation.  What exactly is an "Orange" Catholic church and what does it have to do with bitchy chicks who can control your mind?  I feel like a lot of the stuff was just thrown in for "weird" value without a lot of thought.

Joseph:

--- Quote from: MadassAlex on 22 Dec 2007, 08:27 ---Yeah, I found the original incredibly boring when I was like, 13.

Years afterwards, I found it quite readable and enjoyable. I haven't read the others though. People tell me not to, and their pointy sticks are bigger than mine.

--- End quote ---

Frank Herbert's other Dune books are frequently really great, and well worth reading.  Avoid the ones his son has been writing like the plague.

Tom:
And that is why he is the Tolkien of Sci-Fi

KvP:
When I was in 7th grade, our school library had an "Encyclopedia of Dune" that I checked out due to boredom one day and got totally wrapped up in this crazy setting. Then I read the books. Or rather, I read the first book and dug it for the most part. It was sci-fi political drama and it seemed weird and unique at the time. I couldn't get into the other ones.

I remember getting pissed off that the main character's sister was possessed by Baron Harkonen (who was her uncle, I think?) and ended up killing herself. It felt cruel to me, probably because she might have been my favorite character.

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