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Recently, no. Opinion, yes! I remember the story quite well because it made such a taupe impression on me. Taupe because it was not terribly exciting or fun. Even though the protagonist was in danger the stakes seemed incredibly low. Solidly interesting even when I read it about 1990 without being fun or full of beautiful scenery that would make it popular.

I think what made Dune such a big thing was that it was sort of a Sci-Fi Gormenghast. A few good SF ideas and wondrous imagery in a easy to understand nobility on adventures/battling for power framework. It is not a hugely better book in terms of character or science, but Herbert got the emotional impact right.

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