And I was 18 and everybody was reading “Dune”and “The Hobbit” and ‘LOTR”. Good times. But I came across this book and read it again and it still blew my mind! Good time redux.

unironically the second worst dune book

Very rarely do you hear the movie was better than the book. Not a knock to the book by any means, but Dune Part 2 was a masterpiece in theaters.

Wonderful and philosophical story telling from Frank. A true pleasure to consume.

Incredible.

An interesting and entertaining read.

My first foray into science fiction and this book did not disappoint!

Read it in high school and was very ok with it and really liked the premise and non-star wars nature of the book.

Read it again on a whim after seeing the movies recently; it wasn't anywhere near as exciting as I remembered it being and just seemed to draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag on and on about nothing.

Keeping this hidden on the shelf where it belongs.

What can I say this is the best book I have read. It has a way to draw you in and I loved every moment of it, frank hubert has way when writing books and you can see that by how he created his characters, he showed the humanity in the character then them being perfect he showed their flaws and beauty.

A bit convoluted with both mental and physical imagery, but showing perfectly how complex and marvelous a human mind can be if trained properly (I don’t mean the supernatural part of it). Not that it would make someone happier, as seen with the main protagonist.

2.:/2m

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Still haven’t finished it but I love it I’m putting four stars instead of five because I still haven’t finished it

3rd time around. Still dope

Plans within plans within plans within plans within plans within plans

Beautifully written, an incredible descriptive epic tale. Wish I could read this one over for the 1st time.

I love dune

It’s the book from the movie oh snapper

Fantastic Job

An incredibly telling story from an author, who was well ahead of his time, and how he pictured the future. A story that has it all. Science-fiction, romance, war, mystery, and more. I will look forward to the next in the series.

Entertaining from the moment you open the book, to the second the movie ends. Love the book and movie! 10/10

I want to point out how amazing it was as an author of sci-fi novels, to see how much George Lucas took from Dune. I have been inspired by Star Wars to write stories of my own and now I have read what inspired Lucas. However, after reading the unknown sci-fi grandfather of my novels, I do ask myself this question; (although I already know the answer to it) “Which story of my heritage is greater?”

-Thoughts of “James Gilliland” a lesser of the novel houses

Great book even greater movie. Watching the movie helped me visualize a lot of this and made the book so much more enjoyable. I would recommend this book to anyone e who enjoys the movies but could understand how it might be difficult at first to imagine this world without seeing the movie first.

I read this book to answer some questions I had about the movies and it answered all of them in an entertaining way. I strongly urge anyone curious about the world of Dune to pick the book up. A great story, I am eager to see what happens next.

5 STARS I LITERALLLY CPULDNT EAR OR DRINK UNTIL IT WAS OVER!

It’s hard to judge without comparing to the movie, I think the story is compelling but I wish there was more development for some relationships.

what book is good instead of this 1?

One of the best books I’ve read in a while.

I’ve read the book before and this e-book has been annotated. Don’t buy it.

As we all know from the movies, Dune is an amazingly detailed and rich sci fi series. The first book is THICK and rightfully so. You need to be whole heartedly into it to get through some of the slow stuff, but the pay off is well worth it. Amazing first book that leads so well into the second.

This book, I never read it, but the the movies are good!!!!

i like sand

Truly a unique journey

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Classic tale of mantator leader looking for the spice millanji. The best way is to read the saga series and watch the feature film after

I read this book for the first time in 2018. Immediately fell in love with it. To this day it is still my favorite sci-fi book. I’ve read all 6 original books in the series written by Frank Herbert and remains as my favorite science fiction story. There is so much depth and it relates to human belief and relations to society even today. I highly recommend this read to pretty much everyone.

Great book. It has a way of keeping one interested the whole time. A long read but definitely worth it!

Guys I ate another 3 pound jar of sand on accident when I was trying to read this book sorry it just happens you know like one minute you’re reading a book and the next you’ve eaten an entire 3 pounds of sand

Could you put Dune 1-6 Trilogy on audiobooks please thank you

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The greatest sci-fi novel ever written.

It was good, but it think it’s been built up over the last 58 years, that I expected too much from it, maybe.

When i started reading Dune it took me a while to actually get into it since it wasn’t very action-packed in the beginning. But as i started emerging into the end of part one (Dune) to part two (Muad’Dib) and three (The Prophet), the story was so hooking and entertaining it was something i’d think about when I wasnt reading it. Also, how the book was written is very impressive. There is a lot of artistry in the book that should be recognized when reading. I enjoyed part three of the book the most since it showed a large difference to Paul Atreides and Paul-Muad’Dib/Usul. I am also pleased to see how i really like the character Jessica (her backstory is very interesting) since i wasnt feeling that i like her too much when i first watched some of the movie. I am excited to fully watch the movie and refer to the book. I am also excited for Dune 2 since Zendaya got more screen time, Florence Pugh is in it, and I get to see Timothée Chalamet :). Thank you for reading my review and do read this book.

One of the best books I’ve ever read.

Growing up, my mom told me that I should read Dune since I love sci-fi so much. My best friends dad echoed the same thing. When the movie was announced a few years ago I decided I should pick the book up and read it.

I’m a very slow reader but also a parent of two younger children so it took me almost three years to finish it.

Man this is so good…I honestly wasn’t sure I would even entertain the idea of the second book because the middle just slowed everything down. But now I’m all in.

I remember the movie and was interested in how the movie followed the book. It was a good read and one that I could read a little bit or for several hours

On to see how the story line is developed in the series

Truly the best piece of fiction I’ve ever read. I’m currently on Chapterhouse, and the start of this series is standalone one of the most inventive sci fi stories that’s been told. Each story in this series stands out, and each builds upon the last in a way I’ve never seen recreated or matched. The story hooks you in, and the wisdom and knowledge Frank Herbert beams into your brain through the guise of entertainment is priceless, and terrifying. If you have the dedication to see yourself to the end of Frank Herbert’s magnum opus, all I can promise you will be profoundly changed, and profoundly entertained

Enough said.

Having seen the movie, I decided to take a look a the book. I was surprised with the detail the book relays. Excellent read!

So I was curious about the dune series and figured I’d start reading the dune series, wow frank herbert thanks for the awesome book I loved it and just bought the second book to see what happens next thank

Dune is one of the most applauded and highly recommended books in the entire sci-fi genre.

And it’s been that way for over 50 years.

So why is it that even in 2022 when all of modern sci-fi and it’s predecessors have have taken inspiration from and tried to improve upon the standards set by Herbert, Dune still manages to stay not just relevant, but almost fresh?

It’s because despite inspiring the likes of Bradbury and George Lucas, Dune is so vastly original, that only someone as Tolkienesc as Herbert would be able to write something to match Dune.

Having read this as a 18-19 year old (it took a while to finish, I’m a slow reader) it has taught me so much about what I need to learn to better myself as a writer, which isn’t bad. I’m currently on the third dune book, and I am absolutely enthralled with the overarching lore, and am excited to read the next 3 books.

Do yourself a favor. Read Dune.

I kept waiting for something big to happen - it never did. The map is blurry; it needs to be reformatedf for clarity. I may attempt to read the entire Dune Chronicles, but it does not look good based on the first book. Dune had too much mysticism, and not enough action.

I remember reading this when it first was published (Way back in 1990 when there were still ‘Sci-Fi Book Clubs’). Frank Herbert combines serious social issues with a fascinating new world/universe. The movie was also great-but was unfortunately panned by critics. (It’s gotta❤️Sting!)

At first the book seems to be slow, but it lays the groundwork for you to be transported to a whole different world. It is amazing how it has different layers of politics, ecology and tradition that totally engulfs the reader. It is qutie fascinating. A must read

Don’t let anyone tell you that this book is not amazing.

If not the the best Science Fiction novel ever written, undoubtedly one of the best. Frank Herbert turns religion, ecology, mysticism, politics, power and greed all on their collective ears. The characters are powerfully intelligent and the plot is forever changing and broad in it's scope. Was Mr. Herbert on the spice when he wrote this? Absolutely amazing.

The absolute best. Read it. Now.

This novel totally transcends the science fiction genre. I'm not even sure how to describe it. Maybe a cautionary coming-of-age-ecological-Messianic drama? Think "I, Claudius" mixed with "Star Wars," and a lot of T.E. Lawrence.

Am looking forward to the second book.

One of the best. The politics and ecology are timely no matter when this book is read, today, or 100 years from now.

Just a great book. Excellent format.

Simply put, Dune is not only the single greatest achievement in science fiction writing of all time, but also the inspiration for Star Wars, and manages to be a critique of monotheistic religions and the concept of messiahs. This book, and its subsequent sequels are masterpieces, and you're doing yourself a disservice if you haven't read them.