Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Talking ‘Dune’: Book and Movies
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Chapterhouse Dune
Discussed“at this point Herbert wrote six novels he wrote Dune and then there are five sequels Dune Messiah children of Dune God emperor of Dune Heretics of Dune and Chapter House Dune”
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Children of Dune
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert is the complex and sweeping third installment of the seminal science fiction series, exploring the turbulent aftermath of planetary transformation and the heavy burdens of prophetic rule.
Discussed“at this point Herbert wrote six novels he wrote Dune and then there are five sequels Dune Messiah children of Dune God emperor of Dune Heretics of Dune and Chapter House Dune”
Where to get it
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Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert is a landmark science fiction epic set on the desert planet Arrakis, exploring complex themes of politics, religion, ecology, and human potential.
Discussed“at this point Herbert wrote six novels he wrote Dune and then there are five sequels Dune Messiah children of Dune God emperor of Dune Heretics of Dune and Chapter House Dune”
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Dune Messiah
Discussed“at this point Herbert wrote six novels he wrote Dune and then there are five sequels Dune Messiah children of Dune God emperor of Dune Heretics of Dune and Chapter House Dune”
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God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert's God Emperor of Dune is the fourth installment in the iconic science fiction series, exploring deep philosophical themes, ecological transformation, and the millennia-long reign of a God Emperor.
Discussed“at this point Herbert wrote six novels he wrote Dune and then there are five sequels Dune Messiah children of Dune God emperor of Dune Heretics of Dune and Chapter House Dune”
Where to get it
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Heretics of Dune
Discussed“at this point Herbert wrote six novels he wrote Dune and then there are five sequels Dune Messiah children of Dune God emperor of Dune Heretics of Dune and Chapter House Dune”
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Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is a meticulously researched historical fiction novel that chronicles the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII.
Discussed“it's sci-fi but it also feels like some version of Wolf Hall maybe with all these people whispering in each other's ears and plots upon plots”
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M.
Discussed“it really reminds me of one of my favorite novels which is a chical for Lebovitz which is published in 1959 and is looking at kind of humanity through the Long View in a post-nuclear age”
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The devil wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger is a popular contemporary novel that chronicles the intense and demanding world of high-fashion journalism through the eyes of a stressed-out assistant navigating a notoriously difficult boss.
Discussed“one of my personal favorites The Devil Wears Prada okay in which the book is just interior monologue a main character and you end up hating her by the end and in the movie we don't hear her interior monologue”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“my undergraduate was at a stem school so this was like one of the Holy texts alongside Lord of the Rings and The Star Wars movies”
“and there's also Florence Pew in this movie and as people have pointed out on Twitter this is the second recent movie in which Florence Pew is Timothy shal's second socially acceptable choice for wife if we count Little Women”