tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11042734.post1031098670309326610..comments2023-07-29T07:16:26.381-07:00Comments on Painted Ocean: What I just finished readingAlbatrosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156254141379602471noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11042734.post-84425906614061127562012-12-16T09:45:56.342-08:002012-12-16T09:45:56.342-08:00No, no deus ex machina. The actions that ended the...No, no deus ex machina. The actions that ended the story fit with what came before, I just think Herbert could have taken at least one more chapter to wind things down instead of ending it so abruptly. Think if the original Star Wars movie had ended with the explosion of the Death Star, followed immediately with the end credits. No ships making it out. No celebrations in the hangar. No medal ceremony. None of that.<br /><br />That's kind of how I felt when I finished <i>Dune</i>.<br />Albatrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156254141379602471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11042734.post-78572737816504930462012-12-08T11:28:26.719-08:002012-12-08T11:28:26.719-08:00Well, at least there were no deus ex machinae invo...Well, at least there were no deus ex machinae involved...were there?thesouthtexaspistolerohttp://thesouthtexaspistolero.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11042734.post-16708298016959226012012-10-26T03:22:20.263-07:002012-10-26T03:22:20.263-07:00Also, if you haven't ever read it, you should ...Also, if you haven't ever read it, you should try to find National Lampoon's "Doon." It's hilarious.AlanDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11042734.post-61948316070164777232012-10-24T17:20:34.518-07:002012-10-24T17:20:34.518-07:00Just looked it up, they re-released it in 2011. A...Just looked it up, they re-released it in 2011. Also you can get a 2-in-1 from Amazon of Dragon's Egg plus the sequel, Starquake. You should get both.AlanDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com