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Oct 22, 2017
Michael Finocchiaro
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I reread Dune for the first time in several decades and immensely enjoyed it. I also went back to watch the original cult feature film by David Lynch and had quite mixed feelings - while it was close to the overall aesthetic that Frank Herbert describes with the gorgeous desert sets and the terrifying worms, the parts of the story that were necessarily culled out was disturbing (that and the woeful special effects at the time trying (and IMHO failing) to visualize the personal shields t ...more
I reread Dune for the first time in several decades and immensely enjoyed it. I also went back to watch the original cult feature film by David Lynch and had quite mixed feelings - while it was close to the overall aesthetic that Frank Herbert describes with the gorgeous desert sets and the terrifying worms, the parts of the story that were necessarily culled out was disturbing (that and the woeful special effects at the time trying (and IMHO failing) to visualize the personal shields t ...more
When the epic and ensemble cast movie of Dennis Villenevue is about to release, I decided to choose this fantastic and also one of my favorite cult sci-fi series as flashback Saturday reading! ( it looks better than David Lynch- Kyle MacLachlan version but the looks may be deceiving! At least Timothy and Zendaya look so cool in those stylish clothes and grimy expressions on their faces)
After nearly three decades later, holding this paperback into my hands is magical experience take me a time tr ...more
After nearly three decades later, holding this paperback into my hands is magical experience take me a time tr ...more
This book took me quite a while to read through. The previous statement is an understatement.
To be really frank, this was one of the most engaging science fiction novels I have had the honor of reading! The story is vast and airtight; the universe so well-drawn; the characters so complex and unique by themselves; adjectives and superlatives simply don't do justice to the pioneering masterpiece that Frank Herbert has created. I find it no wonder that it is consistently rated among the best scien ...more
To be really frank, this was one of the most engaging science fiction novels I have had the honor of reading! The story is vast and airtight; the universe so well-drawn; the characters so complex and unique by themselves; adjectives and superlatives simply don't do justice to the pioneering masterpiece that Frank Herbert has created. I find it no wonder that it is consistently rated among the best scien ...more
Apr 01, 2018
Linnéa
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Sep 08, 2018
Pardis Ahmadi
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Jan 02, 2019
Barbara Yeboah
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Oct 05, 2019
Soul longings
marked it as to-read
