I found Dune very hard to read and tried 3 times as well over a 15 year period. What I found that helped is in that during that time period I read the White Plague and the Jesus Incedent, Lazerus Effect, and Acension Factor all by Frank Herbert. Those books were equally hard to get into but I got a feel for his writing style. I then read Dune and loved it. I hated Dune Messiah and Children of Dune but loved the rest. I also think that there should have been at least one more book after Chapter House Dune.
This being said I hated House Atreides and couldn't finish it.
I don't understand why people get so pissed at the record and music industry for trying to stop the pirating of Music/Movies.
Basically all I hear is whining and bitching because you all want to "Steal" Music and Movies that you haven't paid for.
They (RIAA/MPAA) aren't really infringing on your rights, Since it is you who are acting illegially and downloading copyrighted material.
The attitude of most people using the internet is if I can download it, it is my right to. Regardless if I didn't pay for it.
Really we need to view this type of internet activity in the same light we look at real theft. Whether you download a song illegially or you rob a record store it should be viewed as commiting the same crime.
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I found Dune very hard to read and tried 3 times as well over a 15 year period. What I found that helped is in that during that time period I read the White Plague and the Jesus Incedent, Lazerus Effect, and Acension Factor all by Frank Herbert. Those books were equally hard to get into but I got a feel for his writing style. I then read Dune and loved it. I hated Dune Messiah and Children of Dune but loved the rest. I also think that there should have been at least one more book after Chapter House Dune. This being said I hated House Atreides and couldn't finish it.
I don't understand why people get so pissed at the record and music industry for trying to stop the pirating of Music/Movies. Basically all I hear is whining and bitching because you all want to "Steal" Music and Movies that you haven't paid for. They (RIAA/MPAA) aren't really infringing on your rights, Since it is you who are acting illegially and downloading copyrighted material. The attitude of most people using the internet is if I can download it, it is my right to. Regardless if I didn't pay for it. Really we need to view this type of internet activity in the same light we look at real theft. Whether you download a song illegially or you rob a record store it should be viewed as commiting the same crime.