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Title: Very good but...
Review: Very good book, but if you don't already know, it is all just one long anti-Jewish, pro-Arab commentary. I don't remember if Herbert acknowleged this or not; I could be wrong, but I think he did. We are meant to see the Fremen as Arabs, the Harkonnen as the "evil Jews" (they came to take the land of the Fremen away from them; they only care about profit; Baron Harkonnen drinks blood; etc.), the spice is very obviously oil, the Emperor is the USA. It is a testament to the book's worth that this less-than-savory inspiration for it nevertheless does not detract from Dune's overall artistic merit.
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