Dune

Dune is proving to be more interesting than I thought. There is something lyrical about the book, a dreamlike quality that gives the reader the feeling that they are witnessing something magical. At the top of each chapter there is an except from books about the Muadib (sp?). This proves that we are witnessing the beginning of a legend. But even legend is created in a mundane way, and personal flaws are often forgotten in time.

In this way, this book is very much like the Lord of the rings books by Tolkien. We were witnessing something that was to be spoken of with great awe in the future. But at the time, the great adventure was fraught with tragedy and struggle.

When I finish reading Dune I am going to watch both movie versions. As a big fan of David Lynch, I will watch his first, then I’ll see if the longer mini-series from the Sci-Fi channel is available.

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www.netflix.com provides me with all the DVD’s I can handle.
As for books, my thanks go out to www.amazon.com, Borders (a chai latte, please!) and all the used book sales I can get to.
For anything I can’t find in any of these places, I go to my local library. (Interlibrary Loans are SHINY!)

LIBRARIANS: the GPS locators in a wilderness of information.