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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mucus: [QB] Sol System: Hmm, I must admit, both of my memory references were to the coming of age concept, explaining my confusion. You're right, both those novels wouldn't fit the techno-gimmick mold. However I was talking on a more general level and I would still be hard pressed to consider either Dune or Canticle as having a major focus on their characters. Possibly Dune, but I would say that Paul's character development is largely overshadowed . Well, as you've pointed out they share a similar structure, vague plot similarity, they both use characters in a similar way, they both don't depict much direct conflict, and they both have as a major theme that historical/social forces will eventually override anything that individual people may want. (And yes, I realise that this changes a lot in Foundation, but till the halfway point) That adds up to enough similarity in my eyes to safely say that if someone really didn't like one book, they probably won't like the other. At the very least, they're more similar to each other than say....well Blade Runner and Dune for lack of a better example. Campbell-style myth: You guys might find this useful [URL=http://www.jmsnews.com/scripts/MsgStore.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetMsg&List=1&Topic=1&Flags=1&Query=Campbell&QFlags=1&ls=1&qs=1&qt=0]Re: ATTN JMS: Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey[/URL] Psyliam: Popularity != good quality Heck, even TOS (without which, we wouldn't be here) was in constant threat of being cancelled...and then it was. You imply an excellent point however, since the original post didn't really make it specific, better questions would be. *Does* Star Trek need saving? Assuming it does... *Should* Star Trek be saved? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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