Nice, I loved LOTR. May try reading it again as it's been a while. Yeah now that we're entering dark times I feel like everyone is intuitively preparing in their own way to survive. I will never step into a hospital again if I can avoid it.
I liked it enough to buy the next two books. Haven’t read those yet. You? I can see where George Lucas got some inspiration, and can also see where GRRM got some inspiration for Ice and Fire
I just finished Book 4, God Emperor of Dune. I liked the first two much better than the third or fourth, as they were a lot more centered around family, sacrifice, honor, loss; themes that anyone can relate to. I can see what you mean about inspiration and I agree. Book 3 is where it starts to get derailed imo, drifting more into abstract philosophical ideas around humanity, history, government, and especially religion, and it comes off as a lot more intellectual than spiritual. It has its interesting moments, but I was not as invested in the characters as I was in the first two books with the personal stories of Jessica, Leto Atreides, Paul Atreides, the Reverend Mother, Stilgar, Duncan Idaho, the Emperor, the Baron, etc. I've got two more to go though, and I will finish it because I don't like to leave things undone. :)
Nice, I loved LOTR. May try reading it again as it's been a while. Yeah now that we're entering dark times I feel like everyone is intuitively preparing in their own way to survive. I will never step into a hospital again if I can avoid it.
What was your impression of Dune by the end?
I liked it enough to buy the next two books. Haven’t read those yet. You? I can see where George Lucas got some inspiration, and can also see where GRRM got some inspiration for Ice and Fire
I just finished Book 4, God Emperor of Dune. I liked the first two much better than the third or fourth, as they were a lot more centered around family, sacrifice, honor, loss; themes that anyone can relate to. I can see what you mean about inspiration and I agree. Book 3 is where it starts to get derailed imo, drifting more into abstract philosophical ideas around humanity, history, government, and especially religion, and it comes off as a lot more intellectual than spiritual. It has its interesting moments, but I was not as invested in the characters as I was in the first two books with the personal stories of Jessica, Leto Atreides, Paul Atreides, the Reverend Mother, Stilgar, Duncan Idaho, the Emperor, the Baron, etc. I've got two more to go though, and I will finish it because I don't like to leave things undone. :)