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Ok. I know that this post is going to be downvoted to hell, although I never understood why people downvote a post that has a different opinion to theirs, but I will say it anyways.. Reading DUNE did not turn out the way I thought it would.
I liked science fiction ideas in general ever since I was a kid. It was mostly due to the influence of films and thriller novels with light sci-fi plot lines with the exception of Andy Weir's The Martian which I loved. But I wanted to pick up some classic sci-fi works for quite some time.
So, this year, I decided to give DUNE a go as I wanted to read this novel before watching the movie that was supposed to come out this December. I started the novel in August.
It was going fine until the first couple of hundred pages, but soon the reading experience turned into a tough one. The world building was too complex, and the descriptions seemed to be too much.. of things, traditions, cultures, and whatnot. Additionally, I was having trouble creating the mental images of a lot of things.. example: all the equipment and machinery used on Arrakis.
I don't know if this is how all epic sci-fi is written or if this is specific to particular works but the plot felt to be moving either far too slowly or moving in far too uninteresting way. I think the latter. It was never really exciting to me the journey of Paul and Jessica across the desert and how they get adopted into the Fremen clan.. and the Fremen rituals of Holy Mother and etc...
Unfortunately, none of the things in the book made it a page-turner to me. I gave long break between readings. It took me months to finish this book. But I have to mention that I was reading the new paperback edition. I regretted not going for a kindle edition. That could also be a reason why I read it far too slowly.
I also couldn't connect emotionally to any characters in the book which is strange as there are SO MANY characters. The villain seemed too typical and there are specific plot points that made no sense to me.
Overall, I was quite disappointed that I couldn't enjoy it more. I came to DUNE with different expectations and minimal reading experience in hardcore science fiction literature which I believe to also be contributing to how I'm feeling about this novel. I was left fully exhausted by the end and didn't pickup another novel for this month.
EDIT: Amazed at the response and support I got here and very happy that I was proven wrong by you all who upheld a fellow reader's genuine opinion. Thank you all very much.
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I recently graduated university and at this point haven’t had to read fiction for a class in over 2 years but I still can’t bring myself to read any classic literature even if I already know I enjoy the story. My brain has made such an intense association between classical writing styles and excessive hw/quizzes/papers that I can’t just relax and enjoy the book. Wondering if anyone else has this issue and how to get over it.
EDIT: Might have phrased this wrong since a lot of people think I just stopped reading books. I still love reading the question is more for people who are fans of classics-how do you get over feeling like it’s work to read them
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Edit to add: please feel free to share any books you’ve found yourself completely lost in lately :)
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That's it, in a nutshell. Any way to get good at writing without the habit of reading or it is useless to avoid it? Yes, it is a strange thing to ask (and to have) but i guess i am a strange guy. Perhaps i am only choosing the wrong books or am in a strange time in my life, but i still hope for some advice,if you can. Update:
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I’m a novice reader. Dune is the first fiction book I’ve read for a very long time but, despite the plot being a bit hard to grasp at first, I really love the way it’s written.
I’m excited to move onto more books with different authors, but I’m wondering if I should manage my expectations for the quality of writing. I know Dune is a very popular classic so I feel as though I may have started on a peak and should expect that there’ll likely be a dip in quality in the next novel I read. Is this misguided?
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Like seriously. Isn't this ironic?
Edit because this is blowing up.
I'm not a student, or teacher.
I'm just wondering why teachers and students can't work together using AI , and is has to be this "taboo" thing.
That's at least what I have observed from the outside looking in.
All of you 100% missed my point!
"I feel the child is getting short changed on both ends. By generating papers with chatGPT, and having their paper graded by chatGPT, you never actually get a humans opinion on your work."
I really had the child's best interest in mind but you all are so fast to attack someone.... Jesus. You people who don't want healthy discourse are the problem.
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