It's Robert Jordan's Fault
Dune is the kind of book that reminds me of going on a mountain climb with a friend. They and I hold hands, walk the trail, stop and enjoy every little crevice of the big rock, comment on its beauty, connect with the depths of its unknown, and finally we reach the summit.
Only there's no beautiful view there and your friend stands behind you as you look out, and kicks you down the mountain, and you land face down in disappointment.
The whole thing leaves behind a very bad after taste, which I had to wash off with re-reading parts of #thesilmarillion. #facepalm
The MC is bland, no doubt has potential. But there's so much interesting stuff happening around him and with others, but we spend time in the repetitiveness of his thoughts. All the action happens off page for some reason.
The author built a spectacular world, but I don't feel interested in exploring it, because the author himself doesn't seem to want that.
The MC is bland, no doubt has potential. But there's so much interesting stuff happening around him and with others, but we spend time in the repetitiveness of his thoughts. All the action happens off page for some reason.
The author built a spectacular world, but I don't feel interested in exploring it, because the author himself doesn't seem to want that.
