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Dune

Dune

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  • Author：Frank Herbert
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In 1965， after being rejected by more than a dozen publishing houses， a book called "Dune" was brought out by the Chilton Book Company。 Its respected author， journalist Frank Herbert， had written "Dune" with nothing more in mind than to entertain his readers with the telling of a particularly complex story， one which had occupied his thoughts for more than six years。 No one - not Herbert， not Chilton， not the science fiction community at the time - had any idea that "Dune" would be adopted and read by successive generations with a fervor bordering on cult worship。 Or that it would prove to be merely the first of what have now become five international bestsellers about a desert world of the future - the planet Arrakis， called Dune。

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Reviews

Deepta Ramakrishnan ，

Whenever a book feels tricky or incoherent I don't give up and place complete trust in the author to not let me down。 Frank Herbert did not let me down。 Whenever a book feels tricky or incoherent I don't give up and place complete trust in the author to not let me down。 Frank Herbert did not let me down。 。。。more

Khadra خضرة ，

THIS IS A MASTERPIECE！ I am so happy I finished this science fiction novel before I watched the film。 This novel had several themes: ‘mythology， religion， politics， imperialism， environmentalism and the nature of power’ Herbert truly set such a high standard and foundation for the science fiction community and novels。

Marla Kauffman ，

Honestly I hate this book and am halfway through it and can’t finish it。

Ivette ，

Echt heel knap hoe iemand zo'n hele wereld kan bedenken。 Nu ben ik helemaal klaar voor de film :） Echt heel knap hoe iemand zo'n hele wereld kan bedenken。 Nu ben ik helemaal klaar voor de film :） 。。。more

Jim ，

Gewoon een heel goed boek， met een sterk verhaal en goed geschreven。 Erg fantasierijk maar wel goed te volgen voor mensen die geen die-hard SF zijn。 Het deed me een beetje denken aan star wars op veel punten， dus daar word ik vanzelfsprekend enthousiast van。 Ben benieuwd of rest van de reeks ook zo goed is。

willa ，

Honestly one of the best books ever。 It's hard to read and can be boring at times， but it's totally worth it。 All the characters are just *chefs kiss*。 No character was really a flat character， they almost always had a change of some sort。 And the world building？ AHHH it's so good。 Honestly one of the best examples of world building in my opinion。 Honestly one of the best books ever。 It's hard to read and can be boring at times， but it's totally worth it。 All the characters are just *chefs kiss*。 No character was really a flat character， they almost always had a change of some sort。 And the world building？ AHHH it's so good。 Honestly one of the best examples of world building in my opinion。 。。。more

Michal Tomcik ，

Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov is a better sci-fi but it is a still-impressive story and world。 Good experience。

Eric Mowrer ，

FYI， my rating system is:5 stars: I literally can't stop reading this book。 A "page turner" as it were。4 stars: I always look forward to sitting down to read this book。3 stars: Not super compelling， but has some interesting nugget that's keeping me at least mildly interested。2 stars: Not that good， possibly even bad， but I will finish it anyway， because I'm not a quitter （it's a sickness）。1 stars: Not even my psychological compulsion to finish everything I start can overcome the terribleness of FYI， my rating system is:5 stars: I literally can't stop reading this book。 A "page turner" as it were。4 stars: I always look forward to sitting down to read this book。3 stars: Not super compelling， but has some interesting nugget that's keeping me at least mildly interested。2 stars: Not that good， possibly even bad， but I will finish it anyway， because I'm not a quitter （it's a sickness）。1 stars: Not even my psychological compulsion to finish everything I start can overcome the terribleness of this book （very rare）。 。。。more

Linda Arnsdorf ，

Read this in 1975。 I liked it。 It was memorable

Fira ，

DNF’d after 100 pages。 This book is really easy to read so it has that going for it， but I just don’t like it。 I don’t know if it’s fair to judge an 800-page book by its first 100 pages but I just couldn’t get myself to read anymore。 The book takes itself too seriously or something and I don’t like the tone of it。 Maybe I’ll try again some other time。

Anna ，

Listen。 Picking up a hefty science fiction novel is not my typical M。O。 I resisted reading Dune for as long as I could， but I decided to read it prior to the release of the new movie。 Every logical part of my brain wanted to hate it and dismiss it as convoluted literature for philosophy bros， but I LOVED it。 Herbert creates a world that is so rich and full of nuance。 Like any good piece of literature， Dune， its characters， and its themes mean something different to everyone。 Even more than the i Listen。 Picking up a hefty science fiction novel is not my typical M。O。 I resisted reading Dune for as long as I could， but I decided to read it prior to the release of the new movie。 Every logical part of my brain wanted to hate it and dismiss it as convoluted literature for philosophy bros， but I LOVED it。 Herbert creates a world that is so rich and full of nuance。 Like any good piece of literature， Dune， its characters， and its themes mean something different to everyone。 Even more than the incredible setting， I found myself drawn to the characters， each of their unique journeys， and the lessons learned by the reader through each of them。 Paul is an incredibly compelling hero， and I really think that it was the development of Paul that made me fall in love with the book and the world。 。。。more

Jovana De ，

Omdat ik er gewoon echt heel veel plezier aan heb beleefd！ Ik kon de verleiding niet weerstaan na de film gezien te hebben。 Ik had hem jaren terug al eens gelezen， maar ik was echt veel al weer vergeten。 Nu koste het nul moeite om me in te leven in het verhaal aangezien de film scherp op mijn netvlies stond en dit maakte dat ik me helemaal kon focussen op alle details en de onderlinge verhoudingen。 Ik kon helemaal opgaan in het verhaal en ervaarde het echt als een episch boek met veel diepe lage Omdat ik er gewoon echt heel veel plezier aan heb beleefd！ Ik kon de verleiding niet weerstaan na de film gezien te hebben。 Ik had hem jaren terug al eens gelezen， maar ik was echt veel al weer vergeten。 Nu koste het nul moeite om me in te leven in het verhaal aangezien de film scherp op mijn netvlies stond en dit maakte dat ik me helemaal kon focussen op alle details en de onderlinge verhoudingen。 Ik kon helemaal opgaan in het verhaal en ervaarde het echt als een episch boek met veel diepe lagen die echt bijdragen aan z’n grootsheid。 Dat het een klassieker is vind ik dan ook terecht。 Als ik dan toch iets moet noemen wat ik jammer vind is het dat er op het einde een paar grote sprongen worden gemaakt in de tijd die van mij iets subtieler mogen。 Maar ach， het heeft mijn leesplezier niet in de weg gestaan。 Snel door met Duin Messias！ 。。。more

Andy Grabia ，

Reading for the first time in about 20 years。 Still holds up。

AnnEverdeen ，

To jest dobra książka - wspaniały world building， bardzo różni bohaterowie， polityczne intrygi i cały czas akcja， akcja， akcja！ Mimo to mój stosunek do książki jest dosyć obojętny - "Diuna" mnie zupełnie nie wciągneła， bohaterowie praktycznie nie wzbudzali moich emocji （dobra może oprócz Jessici， która jest tam najbardziej interesujące） itp。 Ja naprawdę widzę ile autor włożył wysiłku w tą pozycje i przyznaje， że niektóre elementy były naprawdę zaskakujące ale。。。 to chyba nie jest książka dla mni To jest dobra książka - wspaniały world building， bardzo różni bohaterowie， polityczne intrygi i cały czas akcja， akcja， akcja！ Mimo to mój stosunek do książki jest dosyć obojętny - "Diuna" mnie zupełnie nie wciągneła， bohaterowie praktycznie nie wzbudzali moich emocji （dobra może oprócz Jessici， która jest tam najbardziej interesujące） itp。 Ja naprawdę widzę ile autor włożył wysiłku w tą pozycje i przyznaje， że niektóre elementy były naprawdę zaskakujące ale。。。 to chyba nie jest książka dla mnie。 Skończyłam ją aby skończyć， bez jakiegoś większego entuzjazmu。 Zapewne film będzie mi się o wiele bardziej podobać （nie wiem co to za dziwna zależność ale filmowe sci-fi chyba jest bardziej dla mnie）。 。。。more

Tanya Stinson ，

I first read this in High School and then again in college along with the rest of the series。 But after seeing the movie Saturday I decided it was time for a reread。 It was excellent。I remember initially struggling with the political play when I first read it， but now I guess with maturity it all became clear。 The intricacies of this book are such that you discover new things with each rereading。 I can't recommend it enough。 <3 Now on to reading the rest of the series！ Put this down as a "must-r I first read this in High School and then again in college along with the rest of the series。 But after seeing the movie Saturday I decided it was time for a reread。 It was excellent。I remember initially struggling with the political play when I first read it， but now I guess with maturity it all became clear。 The intricacies of this book are such that you discover new things with each rereading。 I can't recommend it enough。 <3 Now on to reading the rest of the series！ Put this down as a "must-read"。 。。。more

Anthony Thompson ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 There's a thing all Sci-Fi， Fantasy， Anime， YA， and comic-book readers and watchers have in common， and that's the tendency to fall in love with a genre， consume a bunch of dung within it， and then evangelize with their shit-stained teeth， the mediocre works of their chosen genre。 This， at times， leads me to avoid genre work， because so much of it IS bad。 This book is not that， as much as I feared it might be。 It's not great art， but it nearly is。 This book suffers from unearned-saviourism and a There's a thing all Sci-Fi， Fantasy， Anime， YA， and comic-book readers and watchers have in common， and that's the tendency to fall in love with a genre， consume a bunch of dung within it， and then evangelize with their shit-stained teeth， the mediocre works of their chosen genre。 This， at times， leads me to avoid genre work， because so much of it IS bad。 This book is not that， as much as I feared it might be。 It's not great art， but it nearly is。 This book suffers from unearned-saviourism and a constant sort of empowered misogyny， that it even ends the book with。 Herbert's Dune also suffers from the third book dumping the pace of the first two， and sort of attempting to quicky bring together all of the many threads he attempted to thread in the first two。It's a drug fueled epic that hints at some genius revolutionary thought in each 'chapters' leading quotation， but it never really explores most of those themes in the narrative。 The final book is a mess with the introduction of a son and his murder mere pages later， and the main villain of the book being dispatched by Paul's little sister， who had also just sprung forward as a character。 It doesn't start any better。 The opening pages of the first book are a messy barrier of rapidly introduced jargon as Herbert introduces EVERY unique noun from the book in the first chapter， which is less masterful immersion， and more of a hamfisted introduction into a great fantasy world。 The book does not give away the ending at the beginning， but rather builds around the one piece of information they do give you， that Paul is the CHOSEN ONE。 It is a slightly more mature Ender's Game。 It's Ender's Game meets some bad LSD， except Paul never approaches the cleverness or the breadth of character of Ender Wiggin。 "Treachery upon treachery upon treachery。" Paul thinks during the final duel with a character he's just met， and I thought it was a poignant observation。 This entire book is filled with the good guys pointing daggers at each other's throats and it's really quite insidious and uncharming。 I was over it the third time it happened， and genuinely weary the eighth time。 That George Martin was able to dupe everyone with this type of storytelling half a century later， just indicates it's popularity。 Machiavellian schemes just aren't interesting to me。 Most of it is well written though， and engaging， and I didn't find myself bored trying to finish it in two days。 I'm going to keep going with the series when I may， to see if he susses any of these ideas further。 At times his vision of the path forward sounds like the one that I meditate on。 The taking of both paths， and the eschewing of money。 The way Fremen handle water is the way we should all handle life and her gifts。 Water as a metaphor for life isn't even a stretch， it's a trope。 His quotes that I've highlighted will illustrate what I mean。 "There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man -- with human flesh。""You think we have the Byzantine corruption。" （In reference to money。）"Fear is the mind-killer。 Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration。 I will face my fear。 I will permit it to pass over me and through me。 And when it has gone past me I will turn to see fear's path。 Where the fear has gone there will be nothing。 Only I will remain。""The greatest peril to the Giver is the force that takes。 The greatest peril to the Taker is the force that gives。 It's as easy to be overwhelmed by giving as by taking。" 。。。more

Teghan Halverson ，

Alright I'll say it！ Dune is boring！ It was way longer then it need to be dragging the story in and on within an centermeter of its life。 The characters were lacking most sense of personality or self and they very well blended into each other。 The world was overly complicated and underdeveloped at the same time and let me just say it's really hard to go back to a glossary on an ereader。。。。 But with all that being said I still can see why people liked it I can see why it's as popular as it is be Alright I'll say it！ Dune is boring！ It was way longer then it need to be dragging the story in and on within an centermeter of its life。 The characters were lacking most sense of personality or self and they very well blended into each other。 The world was overly complicated and underdeveloped at the same time and let me just say it's really hard to go back to a glossary on an ereader。。。。 But with all that being said I still can see why people liked it I can see why it's as popular as it is because with some stuff removed from the story and the plot a bit tighter this could have been amazing and I really did like the original film。 Have not seen this new one yet but I do have hopes。 。。。more

it's a book story ，

{5/5}I really love reading this book， it was quite difficult at the beginning to enter and undestand the complex universe of Frank Herbert but once your are into it you canno't leave this universe。 The story is beautiful， the character are unbelievable， the plot is extremely well written。 All of the story is panting ！ {5/5}I really love reading this book， it was quite difficult at the beginning to enter and undestand the complex universe of Frank Herbert but once your are into it you canno't leave this universe。 The story is beautiful， the character are unbelievable， the plot is extremely well written。 All of the story is panting ！ 。。。more

Rosh | Reads and Reviews ，

Let’s get the obvious things out of the way: Yes this book is long。Yes it can be confusing。Yes it is slow to start。Yes it’s intimidating。Now onto the good stuff:The world building is incredible。The characters are well thought out and developed。The plot is super interesting。It leaves you asking questions and wanting to know more in the best way possible！Words of advice:Read this with a buddy， or a few， so you can compare notes。Listen on audio while reading to help with names and keeping character Let’s get the obvious things out of the way: Yes this book is long。Yes it can be confusing。Yes it is slow to start。Yes it’s intimidating。Now onto the good stuff:The world building is incredible。The characters are well thought out and developed。The plot is super interesting。It leaves you asking questions and wanting to know more in the best way possible！Words of advice:Read this with a buddy， or a few， so you can compare notes。Listen on audio while reading to help with names and keeping characters straight。Break the book up into smaller sections to make more realistic weekly reading goals。All in all， I’m super glad I read this book。 Will I read the rest of the series？ That remains to be seen。 😂 。。。more

Gabriel pineiro ，

Am I dying to re-read this book or hurrying to pick up the next book in the series？ No。 Was it a good book？ it was marginally above decent。 Overall 6/10

Lucas Bertholdi-Saad ，

Excellent， though some elements are a bit dated （particularly the characterisation of Baron Harkonnen）

Sydney Steib ，

The voices were phenomenal but I drew out the listening too long。 I think I would have liked it better if I didn’t take such long breaks。 Won’t read the sequels though。

N ，

I was initially concerned I might remember too much of this book， but the hilarity of that conceit quickly became clear。 On the one hand， the loss of fear as an adult is a sad thing， the sandworms made no impact on me at all and I remember how viscerally terrifying they were 2 decades ago， how their shadow hung over every next page never letting me relax into a character's apparent security。 On the other hand， I'm quite sure I properly understood absolutely none of the complex world-building bac I was initially concerned I might remember too much of this book， but the hilarity of that conceit quickly became clear。 On the one hand， the loss of fear as an adult is a sad thing， the sandworms made no impact on me at all and I remember how viscerally terrifying they were 2 decades ago， how their shadow hung over every next page never letting me relax into a character's apparent security。 On the other hand， I'm quite sure I properly understood absolutely none of the complex world-building back then， reducing the book to a Jurassic Park: Annelid Apocalypse。 With the worms reinstated to their role as adding beautiful texture to the world， I was blown away by this re-read and saw all the best and true-fantasy parts of ASoIaF and WoT introduced here with such clarity and brevity。 。。。more

Christian ，

The sum is greater here than its parts - the vision rises above the imho rather clunky omniscient narrator and a somewhat unorganic， abrupt plot。 But the worlbuilding - normally nothing I value that much - is really remarcable， at least for its day， and the themes were and still are relevant。 Ad to that this massive WH40k feeling （I know I know， it's the other way around） and you got yourself a quite enjoyable read。 The sum is greater here than its parts - the vision rises above the imho rather clunky omniscient narrator and a somewhat unorganic， abrupt plot。 But the worlbuilding - normally nothing I value that much - is really remarcable， at least for its day， and the themes were and still are relevant。 Ad to that this massive WH40k feeling （I know I know， it's the other way around） and you got yourself a quite enjoyable read。 。。。more

Gastón Ledesma ，

Al leerla me paso algo similar a cuando leí el señor de los anillos， principalmente por las dimensiones gigantescas del mundo que el libro propone。 Definitivamente me gusto， lo súper recomiendo。

Jesse Solis ，

Wtf why is this so good。 Who let me go 26 years in life without reading this。

Michael A ，

This book is ahead of its time。 It's definitely among my top 10 sci-fi books。 I highly recommend it。 This book is ahead of its time。 It's definitely among my top 10 sci-fi books。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Ints Brunenieks ，

Pēc romāna ekranizācijas parādīšanās kino nolēmu iepazīties arī ar šo klasikas gabalu grāmatas formātā。 Tā kā latviešu valodā grāmata nav pieejama un krievu valodā bija slinkums lasīt， tad izvēlējos audiogrāmatu krievu valodā。 Nav klasiskā lasīšana， bet iztēle tāpat darbojās， personāži un ainas gar acīm tāpat virmo。 Kopumā interesanta nākotnes pasaules sāga， varbūt brīžiem parāka lēna notikumu darbība， varbūt gribējās vairāk svešās planētas dabas aprakstu。 Bet reizēm sižets uzņēma arī straujākus Pēc romāna ekranizācijas parādīšanās kino nolēmu iepazīties arī ar šo klasikas gabalu grāmatas formātā。 Tā kā latviešu valodā grāmata nav pieejama un krievu valodā bija slinkums lasīt， tad izvēlējos audiogrāmatu krievu valodā。 Nav klasiskā lasīšana， bet iztēle tāpat darbojās， personāži un ainas gar acīm tāpat virmo。 Kopumā interesanta nākotnes pasaules sāga， varbūt brīžiem parāka lēna notikumu darbība， varbūt gribējās vairāk svešās planētas dabas aprakstu。 Bet reizēm sižets uzņēma arī straujākus apgriezienus， ko pastiprināja arī audiostāstnieka balss intonācijas。 Kopumā sava veida galma intrigas， cīņa par varu nākotnes pasaulē。 Resursi， valsts iekārta un hierarhija ir pavisam atšķirīga no mūsdienām， bet psiholoģija， un cilvēku reakciju pamatprincipi ir līdzīgi。 Psihovēsture bija ， ir un būs :） 。。。more

Claire Mac ，

After seeing the movie （which is amazing by the way） I decided I needed a reread of the book。

Megan ，

I’m not a huge a sci-fi reader， but I wanted to give this book a chance。 I found the beginning a tad confusing， but only due to new concepts， names， and languages。 I was so grateful for the added appendixes that explain terms and characters。 At the start of section 2， I was drawn in to the story and how each character was intertwined。 The idea of the planet this takes place on is also one of fascination， and how exactly the humans live on it。 Overall， a good read， and one I could continue on in I’m not a huge a sci-fi reader， but I wanted to give this book a chance。 I found the beginning a tad confusing， but only due to new concepts， names， and languages。 I was so grateful for the added appendixes that explain terms and characters。 At the start of section 2， I was drawn in to the story and how each character was intertwined。 The idea of the planet this takes place on is also one of fascination， and how exactly the humans live on it。 Overall， a good read， and one I could continue on in the series。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Dune

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Dune&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Dune&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0