Audiobooks

That's a great term, haha. I guess I didn't think of it as a commitment, but a curiosity. I likely wouldn't have gotten so far into the first one if I hadn't seen the two movies. I wanted to see what was consistent or not. So far, beyond the trope outlined above, the most jarring aspect of the world is the contrast in name types. "Jessica" and "Paul" feel out of place even amongst other members of the same house Atreides. I may or may not keep with the series of books depending on how edgy the author finds himself needing to be to show how desperate and desolate the universe is. But I rarely listen to audiobooks as I get distracted, so I consider this a surprising success.