Gary wrote:
> songbird wrote:
>>
>> i have a book to finish (_Dune_ i'm re-reading
>> it again). will have brunch in a while. just
>> another day here.
>
> I have that book and a few sequels too. 'Dune Messiah' and
> 'Children of Dune'. I really liked the original "Dune" but the
> rest went downhill to me.

yes, they're not as good, but it is hard to beat
an original.

don't read the books by his son and KA (they've
filled out the Dune universe, but the writing is
horrid IMO).


> The movie "Dune" was a fail too, imo.
> It was on tv just a couple of weeks ago. I gave it watch but
> changed channels within a few minutes. Of course, movies are
> always only a shadow of the original books and never so good.

it would take a very good movie maker to come
even close. there's just too much subtext and
subtlety that is lost in movie production. i
didn't like it either.


> Hey....same author, different book... Check out, "White Plague."
> Haven't read it in many years but I do remember liking it.

i did read it, can't remember what it was
about though. too long ago and many thousands
of books between. i'm pretty sure i've read
everything he's written/published.


songbird