Dune

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Summary: This is why God created books.
Review: Dune is a complex world. I love the detail. Herbert is a genius. If you have not read Dune yet, what are you waiting for! Order this book. It will change the type of books you read. I hated detailed books before I read Dune. Now I can't bare to read little 300 page books that are not in a series.

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Summary: Complex and engaging.
Review: I read this first a few years ago. Like eight or nine. I've reread it a couple of times and found that the sense of wonder elicited by Herbert's vivid prose and attention to detail is stunning. This is coupled with profound thoughts and a story that is unparalleled in this reader's experience w/fiction in terms of its complexity, yet remains clear enough to let the reader know the author's not forgotten us, that Herbert wants us in this world, not just observers of it. All this and an amazing couple of plots, plus jaw-dropping scale (read 'epic cubed') make this book a thoroughly, even stunningly engaging book and one of the few that are worth reading multiple times.

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Summary: THIS is the masterpiece of Science-Fiction
Review: I'am a science-fiction fan and I have read lots of very good books, but Dune is by far the best. I have never read such a good book. It has everything : Action, philosophy, psychology, everything is perfect. If I had to choose through my (big) collection of SF books, I would take this one without any hesitation. Really, there is no word to describe how fantastic it is.

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Summary: A book that will become your world...
Review: A avid fan of Science Fiction. I started reading the series when I was only ten years old. It changed my life. It taught me a new way of experiencing the world, a new way of living. I'm nineteen now, and this series is still the deepest most meaningful written work I've ever come across. Dune is a piece for everyone. But please, read ALL the books. Too many times I've heard people complain afer reading only the first. It's like using only one of your senses and then deciding that life's not worth living. Read them all, and let them combine to become the greatest work of all time.

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Summary: Great Book!!!
Review: Very good book. A lot of action and suspense. Frank Herbert just urges you to read on and on in the book. I've tried the other books in the series but none of them nearly as good. This is the BEST science fiction book I've ever read.

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Summary: One of the best Sci-fi books I've read
Review: I've read a great deal of science fiction books, and after seeing Dune the movie one evening, my roommate handed me the book. I finished it weeks ago and I'm still flipping through it, absorbing more each time I read something in it. The movie was good, but as usual, the book was fantastic. The degree of depth acheived in a book written in 1965 still has appeal thirty years later. Absolutely fascinating, worth every minute of reading.

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Summary: Do you hate sci-fi? Try this one out.
Review: You will find no nine eyed purple Martians attacking planet earth in "Dune", but human fears and desires in extraordinary circumstances. Deeply psychological, intricate relationships and power plays give this book a unique flavour. I especially liked the separation of a human from an animal by the ability to stand immense pain, and overcome the urge/reflex to withdraw his hand from a "pain box" - i.e. placing the will before the instinct. Do read this book (not once, but several times), and see if you also yearn for the "spice" - that mother of all hallucinogens found only on Dune that allows clairvoyance - among other things.

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Summary: As Good As Sci-Fi Gets
Review: Dune is a grand tale of the far future, chronicling Paul Atreides' fateful progression from boy to leader. Frank herbert's sweeping saga is closer to Homer and Vergil than to Star Wars. His concepts are brilliantly creative, his setting more real than any painting, his characters subtle. The level of spiritual description and development astounds. Like Aeneas, Paul survives the destruction of his family and home, to grows up among the people of the earth until, like Odysseus, he can finally arise to reclaim what was stolen decades ago. Considered by many to be the best science fiction ever written, Dune is not mere sci-fi but a literary classic which happens to have a sci-fi setting.

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Summary: The movie: "Dune"
Review: Those only familiar with the movie version of "Dune" may at first find it confusing. The critics blasted the movie. It's understandable. Having read the book much later, the movie (short version) leaves many questions unanswered. The long version of the movie is not available on videotape, but may be copied when it is shown on the Disney Channnel. For the most part, the movie tries in vain to follow the essence of the book, but like all literature translated to the screen, always falls short. I recommend reading the book first, then watch the movie. See it several times, and you will see what David Lynch was trying to achieve. It is obvious Lynch was familiar with the later Dune books in order to present the movie version. For example: the Spaceguilder in the movie is somewhat described in the 2nd Dune book: "Dune Messiah". Critics see a movie only once. This one can't be done in a one-timer.

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Summary: this is the book I'll take to the desert island!!!
Review: Well, this is simply the best book I've read EVER, starting the best SF series ever written by the human being. The plot is awesome, the scenery is witty, the writing is simply splendid... If you'll ever plan to go to the desert island, this is the definite no. 1 choice.