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Dune (Dune #1)

Frank Herbert

Start date: December 1, 2015

Finish date: December 31, 2015

Discussion: Dune Discussion

Why we're reading this: Winner of the vote so we shall be attempting Dune in the Month of December :)
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Sep 24, 2014 Paul rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Video review: https://youtu.be/67LU9YW1CeI

With all its quirks and things that I didn’t really care for, Dune is still an entertaining narrative, especially considering it is 50 years old.

3/5 15/25 Possible Score

Plot – 4(Strong)

Characters – 3(Fine)

Setting/World Building – 4(Strong)

Writing Style – 2(Weak)

Heart & Mind Aspect – 2(Weak)

Summary:

Dune is a story of the exploitation of a planet for its one of a kind spice that makes interstellar travel ...more

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Jun 02, 2015 Chelsea rated it it was ok

Shelves: science-fiction, big-ass-book, library

While there were aspects I appreciated and found interesting (Stilgar, the Bene Gesserit) the further the book went on the less and less interesting I found it and the more it's age started to show through. I can understand its place as a classic of the genre, but I'm afraid it just wasn't for me! ...more

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Jun 06, 2016 Jamie Welch rated it really liked it · review of another edition

In Dune, from the first sentence you are thrown into a whirlwind that starts off many a millennia from now when mankind has populated the galaxies and now wage war among the profits that are to be gained. The world building is complex and complete. Dune and the planet Arrakis, have a complete culture and subculture that I couldn't help but feel compelled to learn more about. The Fremen give off an almost magical mystique that I couldn't help but feel the urge to learn more about.
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Apr 29, 2019 Lex rated it really liked it · review of another edition

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Dune isn't SciFi, it's just fantasy in space with literally no scientific features. Just so you know what you're getting into.

3.5★. It was pretty good but doesn't feel worth all the insane love it gets. ...more

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