Comments on: Book Review: Paul of Dune - Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson http://www.bloggernews.net/118153 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:07:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: dave chicago http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-1438851 dave chicago Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:41:05 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-1438851 Tough to believe that a son of a great author could bring himself to cash in with such horribly written tripe. One gets the impression that he didn't really read his dad's books! Countless points that don't mesh with the original book's plot lines. I suffered through a couple of them hoping for improvement, and found none. Only the Frank Herbert dune books grace my bookcase, none of these pot-boilers! Tough to believe that a son of a great author could bring himself to cash in with such horribly written tripe. One gets the impression that he didn’t really read his dad’s books! Countless points that don’t mesh with the original book’s plot lines. I suffered through a couple of them hoping for improvement, and found none. Only the Frank Herbert dune books grace my bookcase, none of these pot-boilers!

]]> By: Jumbolo http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-1425886 Jumbolo Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:19:53 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-1425886 Let me start by saying that I read the first book, Dune this past summer and devoured through the rest of the Dune Saga within a couple of months. I am 30 years old and have been a devout reader since I was a pre teen, and I truly have never been more engrossed in piece of fiction. This crap though belongs in the bargain bin. As a teen I would have enjoyed this, but as a grown man, it is easy to see through these author's motives... the bottom line. Simply put. Frank Herbert wrote a brillant Saga of the future of mankind and his Son made it dumb. Let me start by saying that I read the first book, Dune this past summer and devoured through the rest of the Dune Saga within a couple of months. I am 30 years old and have been a devout reader since I was a pre teen, and I truly have never been more engrossed in piece of fiction.

This crap though belongs in the bargain bin. As a teen I would have enjoyed this, but as a grown man, it is easy to see through these author’s motives… the bottom line. Simply put. Frank Herbert wrote a brillant Saga of the future of mankind and his Son made it dumb.

]]> By: Kaptajn Congoboy http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-1395833 Kaptajn Congoboy Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:44:23 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-1395833 The initial Preludes were not good books, but they were not the complete disasters the Legends books were. After the painful read-through of The Butlerian Jihad, I went on to The Machine Crusade, hoping something might be salvaged from the wreckage of the first book's brutal rape of the interesting and mysterious background of Frank Herbert's universe. I ended up putting the book down halfway in disgust, which, considering my usual determination to plough through even the worst kind of literary crap, it actually only shares with half a dozen other books. The Dune series ended, unfinished, with Chapterhouse Dune. Sad, but a far better alternative than accepting the horrible nonsense Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson published in a determined attempt to ruin Frank Herbert's Legacy. Remember, the attempt is only successful if you actually but and read them. The initial Preludes were not good books, but they were not the complete disasters the Legends books were. After the painful read-through of The Butlerian Jihad, I went on to The Machine Crusade, hoping something might be salvaged from the wreckage of the first book’s brutal rape of the interesting and mysterious background of Frank Herbert’s universe. I ended up putting the book down halfway in disgust, which, considering my usual determination to plough through even the worst kind of literary crap, it actually only shares with half a dozen other books.

The Dune series ended, unfinished, with Chapterhouse Dune. Sad, but a far better alternative than accepting the horrible nonsense Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson published in a determined attempt to ruin Frank Herbert’s Legacy. Remember, the attempt is only successful if you actually but and read them.

]]> By: edmoney http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-1378303 edmoney Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:36:51 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-1378303 The ruined the story. What else can I say. I doubt the Brian Herbert and Keven Anderson ever read a Dune book. Realistically, they probably did, but with the novels they wrote they wondered so far from Frank Herbert's story that it seems as if they only read the cliffnotes. The ruined the story. What else can I say. I doubt the Brian Herbert and Keven Anderson ever read a Dune book. Realistically, they probably did, but with the novels they wrote they wondered so far from Frank Herbert’s story that it seems as if they only read the cliffnotes.

]]> By: SandRider http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-801837 SandRider Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:21:26 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-801837 Where to start ? I'll be kind, and implore you to re-read Frank's Dune, THEN see what you think of KJA and the Other Guy's total misunderstanding of ... well, just about everything Frank wrote about. Before you delve into the pretard books, get some background from jacurutu. On the other hand, if you really, truly enjoyed the WRITING STYLE of the Star Wars Comic Book Guy, and just didn't remember enough of your first read of Frank's Dune to go "What the Hell ?", then maybe you should avoid jacurutu and go play with the kids at the dunenovels.com forum, run by *gasp* the GRANDSON OF FRANK HERBERT !! True Dune fans are already aware of how bad this book is, how bad KJA and the Other Guy are, and how poorly the HLP is treating the Legacy of Frank Herbert and a Masterpiece of American Literature. (and you are helping them, Fitz. Good job. Shai-hulud will judge.) Where to start ? I’ll be kind, and implore you to re-read Frank’s Dune, THEN see what you think of KJA and the Other Guy’s total misunderstanding of … well, just about everything Frank wrote about. Before you delve into the pretard books, get some background from jacurutu. On the other hand, if you really, truly enjoyed the WRITING STYLE of the Star Wars Comic Book Guy, and just didn’t remember enough of your first read of Frank’s Dune to go “What the Hell ?”, then maybe you should avoid jacurutu and go play with the kids at the dunenovels.com forum, run by *gasp* the GRANDSON OF FRANK HERBERT !!

True Dune fans are already aware of how bad this book is, how bad KJA and the Other Guy are, and how poorly the HLP is treating the Legacy of Frank Herbert and a Masterpiece of American Literature. (and you are helping them, Fitz. Good job. Shai-hulud will judge.)

]]> By: entactogen http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-749733 entactogen Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:31:05 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/118153#comment-749733 Thanks for the review... I strongly recommend to read Heretics and Chapterhouse as well as the concluding Hunters and Sandworms of Dune by Anderson/B. Herbert. I was somewhat worried when I first heard about Frank Herberts son writing Dune-books but I think he and Anderson did a good job making the story whole. I´d also recommend the "Legends of Dune" series - one might want to read them prior to the final book ;) Thanks for the review…
I strongly recommend to read Heretics and Chapterhouse as well as the concluding Hunters and Sandworms of Dune by Anderson/B. Herbert. I was somewhat worried when I first heard about Frank Herberts son writing Dune-books but I think he and Anderson did a good job making the story whole. I´d also recommend the “Legends of Dune” series - one might want to read them prior to the final book ;)

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