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Sand and worms and spice oh my!

Dune (Dune #1) by Frank Herbert

March 30, 2022 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

My dad read this book a long time ago.  It was originally published in 1965, but he read it in 1983.  I’m sure he told me about it later (I was only 2 in 1983), because I remember him talking about it.  I also have vague memories of watching the original movie.  They aren’t good memories.  I guess they’re not necessarily bad, they’re just weird.  I remember the worms, and I remember a very large bad man.  I guess I also remember the blue eyes.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: Arrakis, Frank Herbert, spice, worms

kfishgirl's CBR14 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: Arrakis, Frank Herbert, spice, worms ·
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“Observe the plans within plans within plans.”

Dune by Frank Herbert

March 27, 2022 by KimMiE" 3 Comments

For some reason, I’d never gotten around to reading Dune before now, in spite of it being wildly popular when I was in high school, a time when I was more inclined to read sci-fi/fantasy. Part of that popularity had to do with the release of the 1984 film starring Kyle McLachlan; in fact, I even have a personal story. When I was a freshman, I won third place in a Dune poster contest sponsored by Universal Pictures. The third-place prize was a t-shirt and a copy […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr14, Frank Herbert, KimMiE"

KimMiE"'s CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr14, Frank Herbert, KimMiE" ·
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Children of Dune – a worthy successor to the original novel

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert

February 13, 2022 by MarkAbaddon 2 Comments

It has been probably over 30 years since I last read Children of Dune and I did not remember it being this complex or political. Of the first 3 books in the series, it is the one that is most focused on politics (yes, even more than Dune). The intrigues between Jessica and Duncan, between Alia and the twins, between the Preacher and Alia, basically everyone is scheming against everyone else. The religious subtext takes a backseat, with one notable exception, to the plotting of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, children of dune, Dune, Frank Herbert, political science fiction, religious themes, sci-fi

MarkAbaddon's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, children of dune, Dune, Frank Herbert, political science fiction, religious themes, sci-fi ·
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Once, twice, and then I gave up

Dune by Frank Herbert

Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross

January 29, 2022 by carmelpie 3 Comments

I’ve watched the newest version of Dune a couple of times now and, so far, I’m enjoying it. I contemplated going back and finishing the book but, considering it has been years since I started reading it, it would make the most sense to start again from the beginning. If you have to talk yourself into reading something just to convince yourself “but this time, it will be worth it,” then maybe this book isn’t for you. Along with Dune, I’ve listed a few other […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: charles stross, DNF, Frank Herbert, Iain M. Banks, reread, Stephen King

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: charles stross, DNF, Frank Herbert, Iain M. Banks, reread, Stephen King ·
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Like Everyone Else, I Read Dune

Dune by Frank Herbert

December 2, 2021 by Leslie 1 Comment

Dune is the type of book that I appreciate more than I enjoy. I am glad I read it, certainly, and in many ways it exceeded my expectations. It is wildly inventive, and I was immersed in the interplanetary worlds Herbert creates. For a reader in 2021, Dune covers somewhat familiar ground with its narrative of a “chosen one” who undergoes training in order to take up leadership in a fight larger than he (or she) imagined. With a book this influential, it was difficult for […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Frank Herbert

Leslie's CBR13 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Frank Herbert ·
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Late October

Empire of Necessity by Greg Grandin

Friday by Robert A Heinlein

The Late Mattia Pascal by Luigi Pirandello

Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

November 1, 2021 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Empire of Necessity – 5/5 Stars Grandin begins his book with a short retelling of the Herman Melville novella “Benito Cereno” about a slave rebellion on slaving vessel in 1799. In the novella, the ship is happened upon by another trade vessel where the captain Delano talks with Benito Cereno, the one surviving former crewmate, now held hostage in order to assure safe passage. Delano, not really seeing the Black crew and imprisoned slaves as capable of such a subterfuge, never really understands he’s being […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: Frank Herbert, Greg Grandin, Luigi Pirandello, robert a heinlein

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:437 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: Frank Herbert, Greg Grandin, Luigi Pirandello, robert a heinlein ·
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