Bastard Toadflax said,
>
>
> Tony wrote:
> > Is it im****tant to consider the 60s when interpreting Dune?
>
> Not really. Because, even now, it reads like a new release. Not dated,
at all.
> It would be interesting to contrast how FH was affected, and therefore
his
> writing, by the times, but wouldn't really bring much to the table in
> ultimately understanding Dune, IMO. Of course, with the caveat that I've
been
> reading it off and on for 30+ years and I don't totally understand it.
>
> BT
>
> >
> >
I can agree. I have read through the series at least three times in the
last 20
years. Every time brings out something new that I had missed on previous
reads.
--
Fred
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