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Dune
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Jen
The first time I encountered Dune was while watching the miniseries on the Sci Fi channel while vacationing on Clear Lake, a place I do not recommend because there is nothing to do there except watch TV and laze around next to a lake that's not all that clear...

So, I watched the version adapted for television, which piqued my interest in the book, and I read the book, which is far and away 100 times better than any cinematic adaptation (actually, Dune was made into a pretty lame movie during the
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Louise
May 13, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Can't believe I only read this now. It is simply a classic. I really wish I didn't have so much to read, otherwise I would just devour the second one immediately. ...more
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Dec 12, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Note, not a review. Shortly after beginning this book, my father was hospitalized, then released under hospice care, and subsequently died about 3.5 weeks ago. It was a struggle to make myself read more than a "chapter" or two at a time. This is why it took me so long to read the book.

This book will forever be associated with my father's passing. Not sure I will ever return to re-read due to this.
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