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Summary: It' doesn't get any better than this.
Review: Hi, my name's Ethan and I've read all six of Frank Herbert's Dune novels. I've had to do a lot of reading since I was a kid (my Father being an English teacher and all), but nothing I've read has ever compared to Dune. The only set of books that have ever come remotely close to the scope and drama involved in the Dune series is The Lord of the Rings (excellent historical background and plenty of action and suspense, but no where near as much intellecutal intrigue as Dune). If you haven't bought Dune yet... I don't know what's wrong with you. You have to read this book--it's the epitome of entertainment. As for the rest of Frank Herbert's Dune series, those books will change the way you think about life. Have fun.
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Summary: THE SF Masterpiece
Review: I don't think I need to say much. I've read most of the best books sci-fi and fantasy have produced, and I would say Dune is to SF what The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy. Simply incomparable. I just wish high school English teachers would take it up as a subject of study in lit classes. It would be a hell of a lot more interesting than To Kill A Mockingbird.
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Summary: Landmark
Review: Dune is a timeless book. The writing style is superior to many novels, even after 35 years. I admit that I tried reading Dune and then quit(I was in the 7th grade). But after I saw the movie I wanted to read the book. Was I ever glad that I did! Buy this book. Oh, the sequels. People have mixed feelings about the sequels, so I recommend that you read them at your local library before deciding to buy them. P.S. This book is far better than anything Heinlein ever wrote.
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Summary: A book of action, reflection and intrigue.
Review: I was fascinated with the world Frank Herbert created. I was also fascinated with the characters and plot of a Sci-Fi classic.
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Summary: Not a dust collector
Review: The descriptiveness Herbert applies to every aspect of this novel is unbeleivable. I picked this up as something to do between other series and found myself unable to put it away. After having seen bits and pieces of the movie, I figured I would give it a shot and see how much the movie butchered the text. Wow, was I ever surprised. It didn't deserve to be sitting on the neglegted bookcase gathering dust the way it was.
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Summary: Very good, but lack of human feeling.
Review: After finished reading this book, I really started to love water, started to notice how beatiful, how powerful, how useful those little drops can be. I used to fear get in to cold water and swim, but now, I love to swim in cold water, feel the coldness. This book is a book about a boy's legendary history. His father was a Duck, but their enemy killed his father, and he was been chased by that enemy. He hided in the desert with his mother, lived with the people on the desert, and he became the leader of those desert people who are really brave but were lack of technologies. Then, he had a huge fight with the enemy that killed his father and won. It has amazing plot. But something that this book lacks is the feeling of people, I have just read Ender's game before Dune, and you just don't feel that you are a part of the story in this book as you are in Ender's Game. I have learned a lot from this book too--Do not fear, come down and think of a way out, be confident of yourself, and also do not be too arrogant think your own idea as the always true thought. This is a good book, you should read it!
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Summary: A true bless
Review: This masterpiece deserves in every single aspect the award won as the best science fiction novel of the Century, beating Lord of the Rings itself. Long live the house of Atreids
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Summary: The one to beat.
Review: I know some people who hate the movie and will not touch this book. I know a few who own and love the movie but have never read the book. I have lent DUNE to friends who could get no further than page 20 because it was too "out there" or too difficult, with its array of characters and glossary of made-up terms. But of all the people who have gotten past page 20- I don't know one who doesn't praise it among their absolute favorites. I am no exception. I love sci-fi but don't read much of it because I prefer fantasy. DUNE feels like a perfect blend of the two. A war of noble houses set in space. Paul Atreides is heir to the duchy- and to say that he is well trained for the job would be an understatement. His father, Duke Leto, is given charge of Arrakis- a hellish desert-world and the sole source of "the spice" which the entire universe needs. A very prestigious assignment, but treachery and peril comes with it. Paul finds himself thrown into the mystery of Dune and its fierce natives, the Fremen. Is he the savior their prophecy speaks of? I was first blown away by DUNE at the age of 16, and have since considered it "the one to beat". In 8 years, very few books have made me question that judgment: Game of Thrones, Foundation, Lord of the Rings, Ender's Game. I had to reread it to be sure I wasn't just naïve at the time. Was it really THAT great? Absolutely.
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Summary: Potential Sacrilege
Review: Dune is possibly the most imaginative and one of the most original science fiction novels I have ever read. Never have I seen a universe so completely, lovingly, and interestingly created. Dune contains all the elements of a medieval adventure seamlessly combined with a plausible future (well, except maybe the messiah part). This was (along with Dandelion Wine) the book that turned me on to science fiction and made me excited about reading over twenty years ago. Now the sacrilege: Read Dune, then stop. As Frank Herbert should have. Everything after Dune is, by comparison, trash. Dune Messiah seemed like an afterthought. Children of Dune was a little better, but then the series got worse from there. Sometimes the original is so good, there just shouldn't be a sequel. This is one of those times.
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Summary: Dune --a wonderful science fiction novel
Review: The real reason that I decided to read this long and detailed book is because a guy I know is a complete Dune fanatic and I wanted to see what it is all about. This book is for two types of readers: the ones who like epic adventures, struggling against evil powers and the roughness of nature, and the ones who enjoy books on detailed insights to the human mind, human instincts, and most of all --ecology. Dune is a desert planet with absolutely no water except for some that the locals, Fremen, carry around with them. Paul Atredes is the main character whose goal is to make this planet a paradise world --like earth. However, there's many obsticles that must be passed to begin this plan. That is the basic rundown of the book but there's a whole lot more than that. Dune won't appeal to everyone, but its a nice one to try if you have the time.
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