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I know some people say they don't read speculative fiction because it's "not realistic" well guess what 😜😂 (cdn.masto.host)

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I know some people say they don't read speculative fiction because it's "not realistic" well guess what 😜😂 @bookstodon @books @worldbuilding @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop#Dune#SpeculativeFiction #FantasyBooks#FantasyMemes #SciFiMemes #Fantasy #SciFi #Meme #Memes #Humor #Humour #Funny#Low #High #Epic #Science #Opera #Hard #CottageCore #SolarPunk #Comedic #Whatever #GiveMeAllYouveGot#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Bookstodon #Bookworm #Bookwyrm #BookLove

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I quite like the 1984 film version of Dune, but the characters are a bit far fetched. An obese, orange, diseased peadophile starting a war for his own selfish needs.
Come on.

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[–] StarkRG@myside-yourside.net 1 point 5 months ago

@lemonhead2 @NickEast_IndieWriter And then we find out that "spice" is actually worm poop. (or maybe worm dandruff, I forget, it's been a couple of decades since I read it)

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