What it makes me think is that Herbert was, whether consciously or not, dismissive of the intelligence of his readers - that he thought he was being So Very Smort about every little thing that he HAD to explain it, or no one would get it, and therefore not KNOW he was Smort.
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sign number 987 that this book was written in the mid sixtiespic.twitter.com/NmXqbkNAQT
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"his left hand felt at the sphincter-seal of the tent's entrance"pic.twitter.com/NnDUJSd0BL
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Paul is going through a list of what's in their survival kit and I just choke-snorted because one of the items is listed as a sandsnork. After a moment's thought I'm guessing this is short for sand-snorkel but at first glance it was just hilarious gibberish.
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Paul has suddenly morphed into an all-seeing, all-knowing Whingetwink of Destiny who's rude to his brilliant mother and it is, dare I say it, EXTREMELY annoying.
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does the fact that Harkonnen wants to bone his own grandson, albeit unknowingly, ever get addressed or nah?pic.twitter.com/McJgkcElqP
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"He remained silent, thinking like the seed he was, thinking with the race consciousness he had first experienced as terrible purpose."pic.twitter.com/MZReF2J0YM
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WELP THIS SURE IS A BOOK FROM THE SIXTIES WRITTEN BY A WHITE DUDEpic.twitter.com/6UXJUz6FIc
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HOKAY, I am done for tonight! Deep breath. I can rest now.
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