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They're good up until after Children of Dune by Alternate789 01/06/2003, 4:05pm PST
curst wrote:

Okay, I hear this a lot, and while I would readily agree that the sequels don't reach the INSANELY lofty heights of greatness of the original, I still enjoyed them well enough.

Are my literary standards faggified beyond repair, or are a lot of people just doing the whole hyperbole thing because the first novel is damn near perfect, while the sequels aren't? I honestly thought they were, you know, pretty good.

I honestly don't remember the title of the fourth book. I just remember trying so hard to finish the series, but ending up skimming the last one (which I also remember is extremely long). I think the whole Dune mythos gets much more interesting in the sequels, and that kid's transformation in Children of Dune really seemed cool when I read them. I guess it's one of those things I'll have to re-read to get a less retarded perspective on. At that point in my life, I was also fairly interested in the behind the scenes, cloak-and-dagger political intrigue that there's more of in the sequels.

As for the novels after Children of Dune, I have one thing to say: they involve clones.
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Just read Dune for the first time by Senor Barborito 01/06/2003, 9:16am PST NEW
    Don't read any more in the Dune series. by mrs. johnson 01/06/2003, 9:22am PST NEW
        Re: Don't read any more in the Dune series. by curst 01/06/2003, 2:19pm PST NEW
            They're good up until after Children of Dune by Alternate789 01/06/2003, 4:05pm PST NEW
                First sequel to Dune, *spoiler* by TAFKAM 01/06/2003, 4:17pm PST NEW
                    Lynch vs. excrable miniseries by up with pod people 01/06/2003, 4:52pm PST NEW
                        hats were easily the worst part of the miniseries -nt- NT by ydrt 01/06/2003, 5:11pm PST NEW
                        Re: Lynch vs. excrable miniseries by Chairman DuneLynch 01/07/2003, 1:09am PST NEW
                            Re: Lynch vs. excrable miniseries by TAFKAM 01/07/2003, 7:42am PST NEW
                                Re: Lynch vs. excrable miniseries by Bill Dungsroman 01/07/2003, 11:19am PST NEW
                                Re: Lynch vs. excrable miniseries by Chairman Mao 01/07/2003, 11:39am PST NEW
                        I think you're all missing out on the most important thing in the movie. by Psik 01/07/2003, 2:40pm PST NEW
                            Re: I think you're all missing out on the most important thing in the movie. by up with pod people 01/07/2003, 8:37pm PST NEW
                        For those who haven't seen the miniseries: by Alternate789 01/07/2003, 4:39pm PST NEW
            Re: Don't read any more in the Dune series. by mrs. johnson 01/06/2003, 7:50pm PST NEW
    opinions on Greg Egan? by Colonel K 01/06/2003, 9:57am PST NEW
        Re: opinions on Greg Egan? by Senor Barborito 01/06/2003, 10:16am PST NEW
            Re: opinions on Greg Egan? by Zseni 01/06/2003, 10:34am PST NEW
            Re: opinions on Greg Egan? by Colonel K 01/06/2003, 10:59am PST NEW
    Agreed plus AVOID THE SEQUELS LIKE THE PLAGUE!!! by Mischief Maker 01/06/2003, 11:57am PST NEW
        What am I, the fucking invisible man? Jesus Fuck. n/T NT by mrs. johnson 01/06/2003, 12:06pm PST NEW
            Calm down Ozzy. And mind your step in the kitchen: the dog's shit itself again. NT by Git 01/06/2003, 6:25pm PST NEW
            Tell me about it. (nt) NT by Greg Egan 01/17/2003, 10:10pm PST NEW
    Re: Just read Dune for the first time by Lufteufel 01/06/2003, 5:07pm PST NEW
        an aside by mark 01/07/2003, 12:34am PST NEW
        Re: Just read Dune for the first time by wotan 01/17/2003, 5:17pm PST NEW
    Re: Herbert and OSC by ydrt 01/06/2003, 9:27pm PST NEW
        Re: Herbert and OSC by Senor Barborito 01/06/2003, 9:36pm PST NEW
    Orson Scott Card hates muslimes. by Jhoh Creexul 01/07/2003, 7:48pm PST NEW
        Even the ones with hats? Ridiculous. n/T NT by mrs. johnson 01/07/2003, 9:02pm PST NEW
            they're called Skull Caps. ERRRR NT by Colonel K 01/08/2003, 1:43am PST NEW
    Now reading it myself, and agreeing by Entropy Stew 01/10/2003, 7:33pm PST NEW
        Re: Now reading it myself, and agreeing by Bill Dungsroman 01/15/2003, 3:10pm PST NEW
            Re: Now reading it myself, and agreeing by No Body 01/17/2003, 3:05am PST NEW
                Re: Now reading it myself, and agreeing by Bill Dungsroman 01/17/2003, 11:27am PST NEW
 
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