I just reread Dune, and the parts I liked were as good as always. I don't have much patience for the parts other than that. Help me find more books that feature the "navigating a new culture but doing it really well and then kicking ass in some sort of fight" narrative. I like it when the new culture is special/insular/devalued but is really the bestest all along. (Special sandgrains inside.)
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posted by OmieWise
on Nov 8, 2012 -
38 answers
Help me get my kicks! Where can I find free slides, free-standing roller coasters, and other amusements?
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posted by mds35
on Jan 29, 2012 -
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What is this? I've had it hanging on my wall for a year or two. It was found on the sand below the water line at the Fire Island National Seashore/Wilderness. It's lightweight and friable, like a sea creature. It's 24 cm (9.4 inches) long by 11 cm (4.3 inches) wide. 24 cm is 1.7 monkey skulls, if that helps.
posted by jcrcarter
on Feb 17, 2011 -
11 answers
Looking for a sci-fi, fantasy, art film I saw as a child, it must have come out in the 80s, I remember watching it at an inappropriately young age and I was born in 82.
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posted by madmamasmith
on Dec 31, 2009 -
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I remember, and know people who have memorized, the Gunslinger's Creed from the Stephen King books and the Litany Against Fear from the Dune books. They may be more famous than the books themselves. And I was wondering: is there anything else like that? A literary work
inside and literary work that is more famous (or as famous) as the work containing it?
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posted by sarahkeebs
on Dec 2, 2009 -
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Help me choose a couple of my next books: Which Dune sequels and which Gene Wolfe book to buy?
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posted by ersatz
on Sep 28, 2008 -
26 answers
Dune (1984) Special Edition is on ON DEMAND. Should I watch it? Should I have read the books to fully "get" this? Will I need a study guide to watch it? Should I even bother?
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posted by Senor Cardgage
on Aug 8, 2007 -
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I just finished reading Frank Herbert's "Dune", and I am in love with it. Should I continue reading the series and/or see the movie adaptations, or will it ruin my fascination with the original book?
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posted by sprocket87
on Oct 20, 2006 -
58 answers
If I liked
Dune and
The Left Hand of Darkness what other books would I like reading?
posted by lunkfish
on Oct 23, 2005 -
35 answers
What should I read next? The past few years, I've been reading some contemporary fiction and a lot of science fiction (mostly hard Sci-Fi). I tend to like strong character driven stuff with politics and religion (particularly as a method of social control) as major themes. So for instance, I LOVED books like Dune and Cyteen. I also like near future stuff with cool tech, so books like Diamond Age were also well received. Loved American Gods -- not a big fan of Neverwhere. Also, for some reason I didn't like Perdido Street Station very much -- I'm not sure why -- I just found it slow to read. I've read most of the well known science fiction writers, so I don't need recommendations for the luminaries in the genre. I'm looking for lesser known gems/works I might have missed, or for similar themes that cross out of the genres with which I am familiar.
posted by willnot
on Nov 11, 2004 -
23 answers
