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@wildenstern@bookwyrm.social I also revisited this one recently after thirty years and I was surprised that it's genuinely good. An expected delight!
Health services researcher and educator living on Dharug Country in Western Sydney, Australia. You can usually find me in the forgotten parts of the web. I like fiction, the more speculative the better!
My ratings ★ Not recommended ★★ Not for me, but may be okay for you? ★★★ Good ★★★★ Very good, recommended ★★★★★ Exceptional, couldn't put it down
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@wildenstern@bookwyrm.social I also revisited this one recently after thirty years and I was surprised that it's genuinely good. An expected delight!
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. With millions of copies sold …
@pelagikat @futzle They certainly did! It's decidedly odd, but likeable in a Canadian way www.imdb.com/title/tt1024701/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
The work of Tang Dynasty Classical Chinese poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Wei has long been …
@futzle This is definitely an odd one. Odder still, but possibly in a compelling way, is the TV series they made of this. It used to be on Prime Video but it's off now. Worth chasing up if you're an Alan Thicke fan.
@pelagikat That's exactly how I felt. It's a rather terrifying and plausible vision of the near-future but damn it's a slog. Some of the narrative perspectives don't seem to add much value other than fulfilling the author's Tolstoy-esque ambitions.
That said, almost a year later I can still vividly recall sections of the book and its imagery. That's certainly not the case with most books I read.
Overall I'm glad I read it, but I will absolutely never read it again. Solidarity with you in your task ✊🏼
@Barbarius great suggestions! I read them many years ago as a teenager and I may run out of puff after three. Dune Messiah reads differently now, with some more adult appreciation but also in the post-9/11 era as well.
Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to the fan-favorite cozy space opera …
@pelagikat There are many, many characters with a narrative perspective. Most of them are quite alienating though - and it's a loooong book! To be honest I'm not sure if I'm glad I finished it.