Mike Nelson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>What did you think of DUNE?
I hated it; but then I didn't like the Dune novels either. Ersatz
mystico-Arab politics don't appeal to me. As for the much-praised
ecological focus of the novels I found it very shallow. Pretty easy to
explore an ecology when you limit it to sand, water, spice, and a couple of
life forms.
Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
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