"Casey Rousseau" <casey at the-bat.net> writes: > David Dyer-Bennet writ: >> ... whereas Dune is a major classic. > > Agreed. My only complaint about Dune is the same complaint that I have > for Jane Eyre, another classic. It took me two tries to break past the > first 80 pages. Once the story really gets going though, I'm hooked. See, I got it in a fairly early paperback edition, probably around 1968, and just *tore* into it. It grabbed me instantly. > As for the subsequent Dune books, I've never successfully reread > Children, whereas Dune, God Emperor, Heretics and Chapterhouse are > definite reread candidates. I read Dune and Messiah back to back on a > trip across country. > > On the same trip I read _Dune Messiah_ a couple of times, and it wasn't horrible. Then I read the next one, and it *was* horrible. I think I read one *more* for some completely incomprehensible reason, and it *was* horrible. So I've never read past that. Or maybe it was only the first 3; I don't really remember for sure. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>