Started 'Dune.' It begins in Awkward Exposition Land. "I need no history lessons!" "True—you know we've a three-part civilization..."
@sarahbarmak Herbert's world-building especially in first Dune book is amazing and repays reading. But he breaks every shown not tell rule
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@HeerJeet He tries to slip it into dialogue, but then the dialogue sounds unbelievably stilted.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet But the world he creates is pretty great — fascinatingly odd idea of gender roles so far. -
@sarahbarmak I know, it's crazily replete with fresh ideas & inventiveness.
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