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Dune, by Frank Herbert. Bear with me on this. It was a bridge into politics, ecology, religion, and economics, as well as an amazing world-building narrative.
by jwx48 5y ago
Dune, by Frank Herbert.
Bear with me on this. It was a bridge into politics, ecology, religion, and economics, as well as an amazing world-building narrative. It got me interested in philosophy and literature, and the roles they play in creating, describing, or influencing cultures. It is my keystone book.
- WillAdams 5y agoYou should also read the book which inspired Frank Herbert, Lesley Blanch's _The Sabres of Paradise_: https://arnoldkhan.medium.com/how-the-sabre-of-paradise-inspired-dune-f2b892c4869e https://arnoldkhan.medium.com/how-the-sabre-of-paradise-insp...
- sizzle 5y agoWhat did you think of the movie?
- s0rr0wskill 5y agoI've been holding out on reading it, is it really that influential?
- jabl 5y agoI wouldn't say it's THAT influential. It's a very good SF book though. Too much SF and fantasy writing is dorks geeking out on space travel or witchcraft or whatever, with very little literary quality in the writing itself. Dune bucks that sad trend.