sup /litl,
>reading the Dune series
>find the books hard to follow at times
>prescience, hidden plots and actions
>can read books like Harry Potter, ASOIAF, Stephen King easily
is this normal? how do i get better at reading? some chapters and even the quotes at the beginning of chapters are confusing and I just read them and move on so to speak
Read more. I don't think the Dune series is that tough.
>>9385162
>It's prescience, I ain't gotta explain shit.
This sums it up pretty well.
Its a heady fuckin book
>>9385101
Frank's prose is, generously described, less than fluid. The book is stylistically poor but thematically rich, the plot is pretty complex compared to the other shit you described which is all essentially YAshit written for marginally literate retards.
Except King, but he hasn't written anything worth reading in at least 20 years. My advice would be to read with a notebook and when you have a question, write it down. Whenever you sit down to read, read the questions you have and see if anything clears them up.
But yeah you're pretty much a brainlet, I was reading Dune in elementary school and did pretty okay. Of course there was some shit I didn't get, like what a 'beef swelling' was, but the general gist is pretty easy.