• michaelmrose@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    You’ve missed most of the point of the books. Do you actually read science fiction? If so what is a better example of good science fiction?

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      4 days ago

      Why is Dune even considered good sci-fi? It’s more fantasy than Star Wars. Except for maybe replacing the ornithopters with blimps, you could change everything to a pseudo-medieval setting and it wouldn’t change anything in the story.

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        3 days ago

        Why is star wars science fiction when its closer to a mix of fantasy and spaghetti western? We have often chosen to classify works based in large part by their tropes and trappings. I think its a good work because it explores interesting themes, settings, and characters with the trappings and tropes of science fiction.