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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 :)
[close] Winner of the vote so we shall be attempting Dune in the Month of December :)

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Sep 14, 2020 TS Chan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: physical-owned

And so, the trailer of the new Dune movie gave us a nice and swift kick in the butt to finally start reading this seminal science fiction novel.

Buddy Read with some of my favourite people in the whole world, Celeste, Eon and Emma ...more

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Jul 17, 2018 Che Adventure rated it it was amazing

full length review coming sooooooon

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Mar 17, 2017 Kylie Rae rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, fantasy

This book just wasn't for me. I know it's a classic, but I had a lot of issues with the pacing and the language. At times, it felt like nothing was happening, and Herbert's prose was dense and tough to parse. There was a lot of religious and mystical overtones that dominated the story. And I always have heard that this story has a lot of political intrigue, but where was it?? It was too few and far between, and Dune could have used more action in general. Overall, I'm glad to say I've read it, b ...more

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Aug 31, 2018 Adam Brickley rated it liked it

Finally got this classic finsihed. Glad to have read it. Vivid world. Interesting writing style. Worth the reputation but I'm not sure I'm a fan of the plot or the ending. ...more

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