Dune has often been interpreted as a story that contains metaphors to nodern politics such as how the spice dependence is similar to our oil dependence and undertones of how authoritarian regimes try to control the fates of peoples. A lot of the events in the books can be drawn as parallels to our history and modern day situations.

I was asking for more context on:

> Very first paragraph, and already a turn-off.

I know the context for the book’s first phrase, I wanted to know why earlier commenter considered the book’s first phrase a turn-off.