>>42448538>Its themes are not new"Maybe the Ottoman's imperialist exploitation of its ethnic and religious minorities were a mirror to our own troubled history of colonization" was absolutely revolutionary for a 1960s american author.
>its pacing is atrociousUndoubtedly, but the pacing is sacrificed at the altar of worldbuilding, which hindsight has shown was an absolutely worthy sacrifice. 60 years later nobody cares how Dune ends but it's still remembered fondly for the world it built and the way it built it.
>narratively it's incompetentWhat is this even mean? The story is milquetoast at worst, but it's a vehicle for other things.
