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Title: the movie was better
Review: If you have never read this book, here it is...Dune... Arabs in space, some of whom are on drugs.Humanity devolves back into tribalism/feudalism, with attendant problems of religion and war. Dark, cult-ish, historical hodgepodge, all in sci-fi drag.Sorry, but throwing in some spaceships and anti-grav gadgets doesn't qualify Dune as a science fiction story. This story is simply a relic of the hippie-dippy culture... toss out rationality and other elements of modern civilization, and substitute supposed mind-expanding drugs, Eastern mysticism, and revolution.If that sounds like something you would enjoy (perhaps if you're an old hippie, or a "turn on, drop out" type) go for it.The movie was beautifully done, however. Even Frank liked it. Only problem with it was the story.
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