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Summary: Dune is beyond belief.
Review: I loved Dune. I have read this book 7 times. Enough simple facts, and into the pitch. When I first heard about Dune, I thought "I hate fantasy books", and promptly forgot about it. Later, I was bored enough to give it a shot, and was totally spellbound. Not only is this book wholly entertaining, but when I took Sociology 101, I was totally prepared as far as mindset goes, because this book teaches you how to understand a group of humans as a single entity. This education wasn't upfront of course, the educational medicine has a truckful of sugar to help it go down. I hate most fantasy, hate half the sci-fi out there, and I love this book. Read it, and don't be scared by words you don't promptly understand. There's a dictionary in the back.
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Summary: READ THIS BOOK!
Review: I drive over 100 miles back & forth to work each day so I "read" a lot of Books on Tape. With Dune, it got to the point where I was arriving late to work because I was spending extra half hours outside the building before work, during lunch, etc! Finally, I had to buy the book to finish it. A classic, must read!
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Summary: Science Fiction's master work
Review: The fact that this book has over 200 reviews really says it all, this is Herbert's supreme masterpiece of the imagination. If only more SF were even half as good. I've been coming back to this book since I discovered it over ten years ago, its themes, ideas and style are haunting.Most of the illiterates that are taken with Star Wars fever have probably never heard of Dune. Herbert did all the hard work, and then some, for Lucas.
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Summary: Frightening and Powerful.
Review: Frank Herbert's masterpiece Dune, is definitely one of The Greats in science fiction. The power and the horror of religious fervor on a dead planet where the minds of the people are terrifyingly fatalistic is captured in surreal and mesmerizing clarity. Where water is so scarce, the people dehydrate their dead for their water, and death is an oh so real component of everyday life, you can feel how the barren landscape imprints itself in the minds of the characters, as messiahnic insanity devours an entire world in its jaws.
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Summary: WOW... it changed my life
Review: ok... you know... i thought that this book was amazing... it was well written and the idea was fabulous... Herbert really pulled it off....
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Summary: One word: Wow...
Review: This book is a masterpiece of the century, a book that will set the standerds for all sci-fi novels to come. Never have I seen such a book that created such a world in my mind, the world of Muad'Dib and his Fremen riding across the desert. This book was mentioned to me by my friend, and I loved it so much, that I have read every other book in the series! Do yourself a favor sci-fi fans and anti-fi fans alike. Read Dune and travel to the world which you will never want to leave...
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Summary: This book rocks!
Review: This book is the best I've read...next to Foundation. The characters, the plot, the places are all so well thought up. Only a brilliant writer like Frank Herbert could have created such an extraordinary world. I've just finished reading The King's Daughter, and I've realized how much Dune and all science fiction books are much better! Dune rocks!
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Summary: Just the Best
Review: Honestly, this book is one of the best I have ever read.(I have read a lot of books). Its plot, characterization and flawless storytelling make for one compelling read.
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Summary: timeless clasic wit a great message
Review: a gerat book with a lot of action, and a great message. Though the launge can get to be a little hard when he gets into the fremen speak.
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Summary: Dune: Ignore that it is sci-fi and take its message to heart
Review: I will say this as concise as I can: Dune is a great novel. Sci-fi adventure is there, but if you dig deeper, you may be suprised to find an excellent cross-section of religion, ecology, politics, and business. There are many themes that you can follow throughout the book, or you can just read it superficially and be overwhelmed by the tide of complexity. I read it for my first time this month, I am 24. I wish I had read it sooner. I reccomend this book to the young Sci-Fi reader (there are battles and giant worms and space craft), to the young adult (learn a little about how fuedal politics work as well as conservation), and the adult alike (apply water discipline to your business and see how it changes). A book that transcends the author and format itself, a true marvel of writing. No wonder it has a cult following, which I now belong to. Now, we just need a few more decent web sites devoted to it.....
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