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Don't buy this version! 9/26/2008 Don't get me wrong, i LOVE love love DUNE, but this is a review for this edition. As a rather thick soft cover book i have to manually hold the book open while i'm reading. Sounds like a dumb complaint, except that when you put your fingers on the text the ink smears. The pages are some kind of smooth newsprint-like paper. This isn't a big problem if you only read the book once i guess (although once you get to the right hand page there might be a big ol' thumb print on it) but i think that you will want to read it again and again. Maybe my hands are extra sweaty or i just had a bum copy or something but i have NEVER had this problem before, and i've read the next five books in the series as well, the paper is different. I've read this book three times, and after noticing the problem the first time i have to hold the book open at the teeny little borders at the edge of the page, which really isn't fun. When i'm reading this book i want to be able to concentrate on the spectacular world that is created for me in my mind and not on avoiding the text. I suggest trying a different edition if you don't want thumb cramps and smeared words! Thank You. Was this review helpful?
Arrakis 9/21/2008 This is a great sci-fi story. A must read for any sci-fi fan. A real page turner and a heck of a lot of fun. Thank You. Was this review helpful?
way over rated 9/12/2008 It really puzzles me how this book could have so many five stars. How a slow book like this could achieve a rating close to Ender's Game is indeed quite incomprehensible. Are there many fans from the 1960s editions rating it? Thank You. Was this review helpful?
4 1/2! All the hype had me skeptical 9/5/2008 "Dune", written by Frank Herbert The Atreides family is scurrying about on their home world of Caladan in preparation for their journey. The Atreides have been awarded the fief of the desert planet Arrakis also known as Dune. The planet Dune is rich in a substance called spice which people all across the universe use for different purposes but the true power of the spice is known to only a few. What all know is that the controller of the Fief of Arrakis can make themselves rich and powerful. The former controllers of Dune, the Harkonnen's are plotting the death of Duke Letto Atreides for having been awarded the Fief and the death of his whole family. The Atreides are well aware of the peril they face, even young Paul Atreides the Duke's son. Paul has been prepared all of his life for the challenges he will face and his training along with the spice is bound to make him something more than human... I was somewhat skeptical going into Dune. The book is held in such high regard and books that have so much hype surrounding them rarely live up to it. The books opens up slow and wasn't quick to grab my full attention which had me thinking that once again the legend had exceeded the reality. But after a slow start the hooks finally set and I was eager to see where the story was going. The Good: As many have likely noted, Herbert has built a complex, and unique universe with great depth. The overall government is led by a tyrannical Emperor that also comprises royal families. The Guild who are the only ones capable of deep space travel and hence have a vast amount of say regarding war and the transport of troops etc. The natives of Dune who have their own culture and religion with such great emphasis placed on water. As I said, a vast reaching and complex universe. The character development and evolution were all well done and the way Herbert was able to tie his complex universe together regarding Dune at the climax was masterful. The Bad: The only bad was that it took a while for the story to get my full attention but once it did I was hooked for the duration. Overall: Did Dune live up to the hype? Can anything really live up to that much hype? Dune was masterfully done though and if you haven't read it pick it ASAP. Thank You. Was this review helpful?
Worth reading even if you saw the movies already. 8/30/2008 Although I had already watched both movie adaptation, I wanted to read this book. It was well worth it. Anyone who gave this novel one star is being dishonest, and I doubt they read the book. If someone didn't enjoy the story they should not give it one star unless the writing it self was poor, and Dune is written well. That is why it won both sci-fi awards for best novel. I really like how more indepth the book is, which is always the case vs a movie adaptation. You learn so much about the characters, their motivations, etc, that the movies do not show. If you have not seen the movies, then the book is going to blow you away. if you like this sort of thing. The last line almost made me cry, and only one book has ever made me cry, and that was Swan's Song. Where the red fern grows came close. Thank You. Was this review helpful?
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