m said:Has anybody here read or heard about Aztec or Shōgun? I'd find it very interesting to know what people who like Berserk think about these books.
Aazealh said:I actually haven't read them in years (since my original read-through in French), and I've been delaying a re-read in English for many years now. I'll get to it eventually, and when I do I'll be sure to let you know.
It's definitely not just you. Herbert has a unique way of throwing in jargon and futuristic terminology that takes some getting used to. It stems from the fact that he's created whole histories, religions and philosophies in an utterly alien world. So of course there are words that don't have binary meanings to our vocabulary.Rhombaad said:I'm going to try and power through them as best I can, but I want to know if anyone else who has read Dune and its sequels has had these same issues? I hope I'm not alone in this. It's been pretty disheartening.
Walter said:It's definitely not just you. Herbert has a unique way of throwing in jargon and futuristic terminology that takes some getting used to. It stems from the fact that he's created whole histories, religions and philosophies in an utterly alien world. So of course there are words that don't have binary meanings to our vocabulary.
Walter said:I liked Dune the best from what I'd read. It has the best story momentum. It feels perfectly crafted. I could be happy reading that book 20 times over.
I also finished that book about a month ago. Wasn't impressed at all.Scorpio said:Recently read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and didn't like it. For a mystery-crime novel, there weren't enough shocking revelations and there were too many people sitting around making coffee.
Good man!I'm now going to pick up Dune, which is something I've meant to do for about a decade with this thread bringing it to a head.
Rhombaad said:Oddly enough, it isn't his futuristic jargon that annoys me; it's his writing style. It's hard to explain, but you'll probably know what I mean: conversations, paragraphs, etc. just don't flow the way they're supposed to. His writing style is utterly unique, and utterly frustrating.
Rhombaad said:I remember the last two novels, Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse: Dune, were spectacular. But that was some time ago.
Aazealh said:Hmm. I'm going to have to re-read the books pretty quickly so that I can disagree more firmly on that!
Aazealh said:Miles Teg!
Scorpio said:Finished Dune...
Scorpio said:As for the way Frank Herbert writes: I had no problems with it.
Oburi said:I bought this when I saw it in a bookstore today.
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Now does anyone have a suggestion as where to begin? What should I read first? or next? I'm thinking Shadow Over Innsmouth since other people were talking about that during recent Berserk episodes.