tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post4361309197323208801..comments2023-10-20T10:57:03.816+01:00Comments on Peculiar Times: Books update: Deserts, Sheikhs, Monks and MagiciansPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08870980082684845846noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-56303080738379459402012-06-12T18:14:49.953+01:002012-06-12T18:14:49.953+01:00Somewhere in one of the many sequels to Dune which...Somewhere in one of the many sequels to Dune which I am never going to pick up again (I offloaded my collection to a young cousin of the right age) there is an introduction explaining that it is indeed primarily about sand, and that Herbert was supposed to be writing a magazine article about desertification, the research for which just got a bit out of hand.HTFBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-68818483879748037892012-05-23T23:21:30.350+01:002012-05-23T23:21:30.350+01:00Honestly, the Lynch film was everything I expected...Honestly, the Lynch film was everything I expected or wanted the novel to be. Part of the reason I'd never got round to reading the book was because I suspected it wouldn't live up to the expectations the film created. <br /><br />(It's one of his less popular films, mind you, and lots of people don't like it at all. I think it's fantastic -- and a clear visual influence onPhiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870980082684845846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-17812491246627790702012-05-23T22:49:07.124+01:002012-05-23T22:49:07.124+01:00I was underwhelmed by Dune too; I've read it a...I was underwhelmed by Dune too; I've read it a couple of times, the first in my early teens, and again more recently to see if I'd just been too young to properly appreciate it (apparently not). I must get a copy of the film, though!cousin felicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-39550765381350657322012-05-23T18:29:00.123+01:002012-05-23T18:29:00.123+01:00But... But... But... Dune, Phil! *Dune*!
To be fa...But... But... But... Dune, Phil! *Dune*!<br /><br />To be fair to your review, a book that I suspect I read at *exactly* the right time (approx 16 years of age). It made a huge impression on me, and while I have never been tempted by the sequels and other spawn of the series, I adored it.<br /><br />And was unimpressed with the film. The Scify miniseries - now that was good.NotInventedHerenoreply@blogger.com