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Tag: Dune

Dune Post Mortem: Zen and the Art of Thinking Machines

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Ben Gilles

As of this month, Words About Books has officially covered all of the Dune books written by Frank Herbert. It’s a strange feeling. Words About… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ThoughtsTagged Ben, Dune, Words About Books

Nate talks Hell Hole by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Nate

Mediocre is too generous a word I don’t know if I need to write a review of this or not. I only read the second… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Books that are awful, Brian, Dune, Garbage, Herbert, Hole, Kevin

Some Thoughts on Sex and Gender in Dune

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Ben Gilles

Frank Herbert’s Dune Chronicle is a series of science fiction books that deal with multiple themes, but central to every book is the longevity of… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ThoughtsTagged Ben, Dune

Nate Reads: Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Nate

I’ve been experimenting with what to call this series. Calling it “Nate Reads” is easy enough but I think I need a better name. I… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Dune, Frank, Herbter, Heretics of Dune

Ben Reviews: God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Ben Gilles

I’m going to do something a little different with this post. I’m going to share my original Goodreads review of God Emperor of Dune from… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ReviewsTagged Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Review, Words About Books

A Book Reader’s Dune 2021 Movie Review

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Ben Gilles

At this point on the podcast, I have spoken for well over 10-hours about Dune. I have recorded another 3-hours that were cut. Not only… Continue reading

Posted in ReviewsTagged Dune, Movie

Duke of Caladan, Nate, and Indefensible positions

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Nate

  Hey all, Nate here! This blog is going to be rough around the edges as I vomit stream-of-conscious thought onto you. I’ve decided to… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Brian, Caladan, Denis Villeneuve, Duke of Caladan, Duncan Idaho, Dune, Fanfiction, Frank, Herbert, Movie, Timothee Chalamet, Words About Books, Words About Words

Dune – A Spicy Hot Take

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Ben Gilles

(Buy that Muad’Dib poster) Nate and I always get a little nervous when our recorded conversations start to head into territory that could be considered… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Brian Herbert, Dune, Frank Herbert, Satire, White Savior

Ben's books

The President Is Missing
it was ok
The President Is Missing
by Bill Clinton
Where to start with this book? Should I talk about how I don't believe that either James Patterson or Bill Clinton actually did much of the writing? Should I talk about how Bill Clinton is spending his retirement creating Bill Clinton fa...
A Court of Mist and Fury
liked it
A Court of Mist and Fury
by Sarah J. Maas
I thought this was pretty ok. I'm team Night Court. I really enjoy that Feyre is getting to have a hipster phase with the cool kids in a fancy Bohemian city. I dont even mind that she has all the super powers, I thought that would bug me...
The Infernal City
it was ok
The Infernal City
by Greg Keyes
I don't often do this, but I'm going to engage in a controversial DNF review. I'm fairly confident that being forced to read every word of the rest of it would only lower my score. I made it about half way through Part 1 of the audio boo...
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
it was amazing
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
by Unknown Author
I've read a few translations of Beowulf, and the only thing that's really missing from this one is the original language text. Ringler does a pretty good job of the translation itself. He includes very solid explanation and context as well.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
did not like it
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells
I'm neither a mother nor a daughter so take this with a grain of salt, I guess. Siddalee is a famous stage director who stages a hit play. She's interviewed for a New York Times article. When asked about her childhood she accidentally pr...

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