Re: Re: Dune trivia

On 07/25/12, Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney wrote:

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 3:35 AM, Bernard Peek <bap@shrdlu.com> wrote:
> Personally I wouldn't recommend any of the sequels to anyone, regardless of
> age. Herbert wrote some very good stuff but most of his work is dire. I'd
> recommend Dune and Dragon in the Sea (vt: Under Pressure) but can't recall
> anything else worth reading.

I read the rest of Frank Herbert's Dune books earlier this year --
hadn't even gotten around to them before. I definitely adored them,
but I sort of feel like you have to be the kind of person who will
happily watch the entirety of "I, Claudius" in one or two goes to
enjoy them. It's all talking!

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Jen: OH! That explains why T adores them!

However, he avoids Brian Herbert's stuff like the plague. Seems he's nowhere near as good as his dad (but it is a hard legacy to live up to).