Dune by Frank Herbert

[Elyse, Moderator]

Oh hey did you finish reading, Shelby? What did you think?

[Shelby]

Elyse wrote: "Oh hey did you finish reading, Shelby? What did you think?"

I have not had time to finish it yet 😅 if I’m not done it by the end of the month It’ll be the first thing I tackle in September it looks like. With the Reading Rush and now Newts, I’m behind on other things.

[Shelby]

I just finished it! Overall I liked it. I'm not sure if I'll go on to the sequels, but we'll see. It got much bleaker by the end than I was expecting (by the end I was glad Alia was there for some much-needed levity), but I enjoyed reading about a chosen one story that's about the consequences of being the chosen one and how that affects someone's whole life.

I know the trailer for the new movie came out, but I've been avoiding it until I finished the book.

Crossed that off the list!

[Elyse, Moderator]

I don't think I'll be reading the rest of the series. I don't think I'll ever be that desperate for reading material. lol. Still haven't watched the old movie. I didn't realize there was a miniseries of Dune and Children of Dune. James McAvoy was in CoD. 😂 My husband is determined that the next film we see in theaters will be the new Dune. But I'm not really that interested in seeing it in theaters!

[Shelby]

Elyse wrote: "I don't think I'll be reading the rest of the series. I don't think I'll ever be that desperate for reading material. lol. Still haven't watched the old movie. I didn't realize there was a miniseri..."

I’m looking forward to the movie! Honestly this one feels so nice and self-contained, I don’t know if I really need more.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Dannnng, Dune has been pushed to October 2021!

[Shelby]

Elyse wrote: "Dannnng, Dune has been pushed to October 2021!"

😢

I mean, with the apocalypse going on the effects were probably pushed back.

[Stacie]

Shelby wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Dannnng, Dune has been pushed to October 2021!"

😢

I mean, with the apocalypse going on the effects were probably pushed back."

The push back was to allow for an in person theatrical release (assuming that enough vaccinations can be given to allow for that), because those make more money than streaming.

[Shelby]

It’s part of WB’s monthly streaming launch now, as far as I’m aware.

[Shelby]

It’s out now! I gotta wait for early next week.

[Carol]

Saw Dune last night in the theater! It was huge.

[Stacie]

I just watched it this morning. Best Dune adaptation so far… but you still need to have read the book to get much more out of it than “just go with it because it looks cool”. I do hope that the second one gets made *crosses fingers*

[Shelby]

I just got back from seeing it. I liked it! Looking forward to more.

[Carol]

Just saw it, too. I liked it. Glad I saw it in the theater instead of on the TV. It wouldn't have been the same experience.

[Elyse, Moderator]

I watched it on HBOMAX last night. Visually stunning but meh. Part One did not tell enough, for me. I've read the book but my partner hasn't and he was like, so nothing happens? lol.

[Shelby]

saw it again and I liked it even more this time.