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Dune (Dune #1)

Frank Herbert

Start date: March 13, 2009

Finish date: April 15, 2009

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May 23, 2007 Eric rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, unfinished

I am sure I will get a lot of flak for this, but I disliked this book so much I didn't even finish it, which is something I rarely do (That is my definition of one-star worthy).

The sad part is that Dune was promising at the start (with the exception of those annoying passages at the head of each chapter). There was also a really interesting scene where one character poisons another in a very unique way, which piqued my interest. But then the characters wind up in the desert. At this point, the ...more

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Jul 28, 2007 Brittany rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sciencefiction

I can't remember when I read this book for the first time, but I must have been pretty young, because a lot of the book makes waymore sense when you understand about sex, babies, and genetics. That aside, it was amazing how well this book stuck with me. The ideas Herbert presents were, in many cases, amazingly prescient, but the story and the themes are timeless.

I'm also struck by the prevalence of ecological concepts in the book. Which made me wonder: What do the sandworms eat? Do they sift ti ...more

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Feb 12, 2008 Jason rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

A sci-fi masterpiece. Any description I think of for this makes it sound lame; politics, legends, treachery, action, everything is here. Herbert crafts a living, breathing universe that still sounds amazingly plausible, despite the fact that it was written over 40 years ago.

A must for any sci-fi fan.

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