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submitted 9 months ago by wrenchmonkey to c/196

for the record, like almost all big classic sci-fi, these books (dune) are remarkably bigoted and reductive. i still like space stories and political intrigue tho.

alt text: Trade Offer from Sand Worm Leto Atreides. You receive: 4000 years of planet bound subjugation. Spice, eventually. Famine. Sex ninjas from outer space. Golden Path... I recieve: Like 70 something Duncan Idahos. Gentle Hwi.

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[-] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

Even his male characters were paper thin. IA was more into how the sci-fi ideas affected everyone than individual characters.

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