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Message: <blockquote data-quote="R_J_K75" data-source="post: 8085214" data-attributes="member: 6921294">Here's my story on "reading" Dune...My first introduction to Dune was in 1983 when I bought Iron Maiden's "Piece of Mind".  "To Tame a Land" was written about the book, and was originally titled "Dune" but Frank Herbert wouldn't give them the rights.  I'm paraphrasing but I think his response to the request was simply "I don't like Heavy Metal".In my freshman year of high school, in English class we were told at the beginning of the year we were going to have to do a book report.  Get ready, pick a book, and read it as it was due in January and we had to submit the book for approval by November.  I walk into class in November...late, and immediately my teacher asks me what book I was doing my report on.  I completely forgot, or just didn't care and told her I hadn't figured it out yet.  In response she points to an old spinner rack in the corner of the room with books on it and said, "PICK ONE".  So I picked Dune.  I read up until the Harkonnens attacked the Atreides' on Arrakis, and wrote a half hearted report on the book.  Day comes when we get our reports back, and as she's giving them back, placing them face down on the desk she says "see me after class" I figure Im busted.  Class leaves and I'm left with my teacher and the first words out her mouth were, "I loved your book report"  She starts asking me a bunch of questions, giving me her critique and asking my opinions, I'm sitting there dumbfounded mouth agape, thinking to myself, think quick, the jig is up she's gonna realize you didn't read the book.  Anyhow, don't ask me how but I got an A, Fast forward a few years I'm working graveyard at a gas station, to kill time I brought Dune along to read.  No surprise I didn't finish it.  Long story short I've started reading this book 5 or 6 times and have never finished it for one reason or another.  Got within 30 pages once.  Watched the movies, never finished them.  I was going to pick it up again a few weeks ago but I'm convinced that if I do finish it I'll croak.  Funny thing is I read all 6 Prelude to Dune books by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson. Guess I'm just a slacker; not to mention every time I try reading it I could never get that song out of my head.</blockquote>

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