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This is amongst the best-written encyclopedias ever. While some may question Herbert's decision to dramatize the history of Arrakis, doing so makes this important point much more accessible and helps with understanding of the current galactic political situation.
OK, seriously, as a novel this is weak; the plot has approximately the right curve, but there are too many red herrings and some events appear to happen mostly to fill what would otherwise be empty narrative space. The strength of this ...more
OK, seriously, as a novel this is weak; the plot has approximately the right curve, but there are too many red herrings and some events appear to happen mostly to fill what would otherwise be empty narrative space. The strength of this ...more
May 18, 2010
Ohenrypacey
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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re-readable
This book definitely holds up. I was almost surprised at how much I enjoyed re-reading this after many years. I thought i knew it scene by scene but was still caught off guard by its power.
May 17, 2010
fellowhuman
marked it as to-read
Feb 20, 2012
Kimberly McCarty
marked it as to-read
