Started 'Dune.' It begins in Awkward Exposition Land. "I need no history lessons!" "True—you know we've a three-part civilization..."
@sarahbarmak Alas Herbert is all exposition all the time. Type of s.f. writer who has great ideas but limited writerly abilities.
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@HeerJeet The world he's created is interesting enough that I don't mind. He could have let this info trickle out slower though. -
@sarahbarmak Herbert's world-building especially in first Dune book is amazing and repays reading. But he breaks every shown not tell rule - Show replies
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