Dune is a product of its time, and for the most part it shows: Teenager chosen one born into aristocracy, has super powers, gets even more super powers, and by the end everyone worships this egotistical prick of a person. Bad guys are so demonstrably evil for no justifiable merit. Lots of characters talking about prophecy.
Reading the first few chapters is a slog, and the main character's POV isn't explored more congruently until much, much later in the book. Most of the adult characters are characteurs or stilted, often internally monologueing to themselves ad nauseum about their distrust in others. Problem with the book is unfortunately the first 1/4 of this is that, and it makes it hard to penetrate into the later parts of the book with Dune, the Freman, and the evolving plot. The backstory of the adults is relatively unnecessary. Later on, the book is its own "this will be a series" and "spoiler alerts," so it struggles to live on its own, not that I'm invested in these people to begin with. Author kills a child with such little fanfare by the other characters at one point. There is a lot of "it works because we say so" mechanics that the reader is forced to accept.
The one thing that is consistently modern was the discussions on ecology and water preservation. Even more relevant today than it was back then, and I appreciate the extent of research the author put into it. Impressive. Once the 1/3rd of the book comes along, the Freman lifestyle is explored, then I found myself more engaged in it, could read through it. But that first bit is rough.
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Only about halfway through the book, it has been absolutely amazing so far. But this review is not about the content. halfway through the book and I have come across 2 pages that are illegible! as if the printer broke and ink spilt all over the page. It is not a deal break for me, but it pains me to think about what I could be missing in those three pages!I recommend the book highly, but maybe don't buy this version of it.
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Reviewed in Canada on April 10, 2017
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Only about halfway through the book, it has been absolutely amazing so far. But this review is not about the content. halfway through the book and I have come across 2 pages that are illegible! as if the printer broke and ink spilt all over the page. It is not a deal break for me, but it pains me to think about what I could be missing in those three pages!
I recommend the book highly, but maybe don't buy this version of it.
I recommend the book highly, but maybe don't buy this version of it.
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Dune is a great introduction to the series. You can read it as a stand-alone in anticipation to the film but the story really spans throughout the 6 books. There’s a lot to unpack but Herbert is a very accessible writer so even if you’re not an avid reader it’s an enjoyable read. It can be dense with the lore and characters but following an audiobook helps since there are voice actors to help distinguish characters. Read dune and then messiah and then children of dune and so on and so forth.
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