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You can't deny the sheer scope of achievement that Dune represents. The amount of thought and careful imagination that must have went into this novel and its five sequels is frankly astounding. For that alone I should probably give it five stars.
However, the way Herbert chooses to tell the actual story of Paul Atreides (showing us small windows of time that span years of events), while leaving me in awe of his creation, also prevented me from becoming emotionally attached to it any way. I liked ...more
However, the way Herbert chooses to tell the actual story of Paul Atreides (showing us small windows of time that span years of events), while leaving me in awe of his creation, also prevented me from becoming emotionally attached to it any way. I liked ...more
