Books that you loved the first time...

[Ramius75]

Dune, frank Herbert.
2001 series (u have to love it to read the whole series)

 

[Nylan]

The Dune series written by the son (forget his name).

Pearl S. Buck's "The Good Earth"

The Scarlet Letter A (Nathaniel Hawthorne I believe)

I'd agree with The Scarlet Letter. Interesting the first time around, but it's all a bit trite and overdone the second.

 

[Strider]

Dune, frank Herbert.
2001 series (u have to love it to read the whole series)

The Dune series (as written by Frank Herbert) is excellent. His son (who I remembered to be Brian Herbert once I read your post) has made the series awful.

I'd agree with The Scarlet Letter. Interesting the first time around, but it's all a bit trite and overdone the second.

The second time it seemed that very little happened over a long period of time. I think the first time I thought it was good because it was a new story/experience. The second time that "newness" was taken away and as such killed the entire thing.

 

[Nylan]

The second time it seemed that very little happened over a long period of time. I think the first time I thought it was good because it was a new story/experience. The second time that "newness" was taken away and as such killed the entire thing.

Indeed, it seemed unique. Once you realize that this book takes place over near a decade though and has so little to show for it, it seems a bit stretched.