because it was about the limits of power and the danger of religious fanatics
random thoughts Send a noteboard - 05/10/2009 06:14:03 PM
The deeper themes in the books in many ways foreshadowed what is taking place today in the middle east.
Why should I read "Dune"?
04/10/2009 01:23:46 AM
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The movie is vastly different from the book
04/10/2009 02:58:04 AM
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The movie was terrible.
04/10/2009 01:07:00 PM
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The worst part was, Herbert actually had a major role in writing the script
05/10/2009 06:22:42 PM
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because it was about the limits of power and the danger of religious fanatics
05/10/2009 06:14:03 PM
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not just the Middle East (plus other thoughts)
05/10/2009 06:30:14 PM
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Dune is pretty clearly inspired by Islam and the Arab world.
05/10/2009 07:24:00 PM
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I didn't say that the book dealt directly with America
06/10/2009 05:11:12 PM
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How very clever and relevant to the discussion of whether or not the OP should read Dune!
06/10/2009 09:24:17 PM
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I didn't see much about environmental impact
07/10/2009 06:10:05 PM
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I'm not the first to point out the environmental themes
08/10/2009 03:18:58 PM
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I guess if you want to squint hard enough you can see it
08/10/2009 07:24:26 PM
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it wasn't JUST that wiki article
09/10/2009 04:43:17 PM
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Meh.
05/10/2009 07:45:14 PM
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It gets better in the second half, i love the first part though *NM*
07/10/2009 07:41:07 AM
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