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Dune (Dune #1)

Frank Herbert

Start date: April 1, 2015

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Feb 14, 2022 Chadi Raheb marked it as dropped · review of another edition

Reasons I’m putting this book on hold

1. Almost everyone recommended to continue reading it -even if I’m clearly suffering and bored because of it-, so I decided not to read it 🐌

2. Almost everyone shared the idea not to watch the movie before reading the book first, so I decided to watch the movie first ASAP 🐌

3. Today is Valentine’s day, and he’s not here 🍊

4. HaMiT, the reading buddy #1, told me to drop it. So I dropped it and you can’t say that I don’t value people’s opinion 🐌

5. I lied in ...more

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Sep 08, 2020 Vigneswara Prabhu rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, locations-as-characters, fantastical-worlds

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Things that I like about Dune, Herbert's writing and the themes that it presents:

1. World building, world building, worldbuilding. Or in this case universe building.

2. The shifting and layered themes; On the surface there is a space opera, a hero’s journey.
A layer down, a meditation of power and how it corrupts,
Subtextually, the danger of masses following charismatic leaders,
Opinionated, the influence of religion and mysticism,
And what sci-fi always strives to present; purpose of humanity in ...more

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