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Summary: Best science fiction book ever
Review: Thats it, actually.
It is the best I've ever read, anyway. P.S.
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Summary: Dune is an excellent, amazing book...
Review: The Dune SERIES, although I am only partway through it is AMAZING... He creates a world so realistically scary, with its secrets and conspiracies, some that you would never suspect- yet still puts in details about the wants of the people, and the other characters. In a single word: brillian
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Summary: A Cornerstone of Science Fiction
Review: This epic and enthralling tale is one of the single greatest achievements in science fiction writing and also one of the fastest 500+ page reads I've ever experienced. Generally speaking, something of this size would take at least a week to read, but I was so captured by the Dune mythos and Herbert's writing stlye that I finished it in three days. If science fiction ever had a better flagship, I don't know it.
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Summary: One of the most brilliant writers of our time.
Review: The book Dune is a stunning achievement for a remarkable writer. Since reading Dune a mere four years ago, I have ravenously eaten up every other novel he has written, including reading the entire Dune series three times. He is profoundly brilliant in his complex story lines, adept observation of human character, and wonderful story teller. Dune is not only the best book I have ever read (It shares the number one spot with "My Name Is Asher Lev" by Chaim Potok), he is the greatest writer I have ever read, sharing that title with Chaim Potok. After Dune, read "The White Plague", "The Dosadi Experiment",and "The Jesus Incident"
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Summary: A World beyond your experience, beyond your imagination.
Review: Intriguing. Enthralling. Addicting. I am speaking of the novel DUNE by Frank Herbert. A masterpiece of modern literature, DUNE is the greatest novel I have ever read. From the vile, perverted Harkonnens, to the savage but honorable Fremen, DUNE is filled with excitement, intrigue, and magic. In short, a must read. And don't miss the film, either. Despite what others may tell you, David Lynch made an imaginative, relatively faithful adaptation of this masterpiece. The film is as good a film as the novel is a book
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Summary: We make our own justice. We make it here on Arrakis!
Review: Most of what can be said about Dune has been said already, so let me throw in my two cents briefly.
No other single science fiction book I know of creates such a marvelous, believable universe. From the religions of the future to the assassination weapons of the rich and targeted, from the mastery of mental and physical powers to the breeding program for a superbeing, and- ABOVE ALL- from the oceans and rivers of Caladan to the desolate, sandy wastes of Arrakis, it is easy to believe that Herbert researched this book for five years before writing it. This is a masterpiece. Buy it. Read it. And don't hold me responsible for any isolationary side effects.
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Summary: Dune: encompassing all of humanity
Review: Frank Herbert's novel <Dune> encompases so much of humanity with an economy of space and word. And it is with words that Herbert delights the reader, whether it be his playful mixing of Latin and Arabic roots, the "Words" of Christianity and Islam, or his at times poetic description of alien landscapes, which become so real to the reader. His characters, the vile (or perhaps simply antagonistic) Harkonnens; the noble Atreides; the mysterious Bene Gesserit; the powerful Mentats; the fervent Fremen -- all are developed fully and take on their own personalities. From large-scale intergalactic politics to the tight-knit community of Fremen to "plans within plans within plans," Herbert strings together episodes into a wonderful tale -- a jeweled necklace among books
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Summary: Still an enduring classic that transcends the genre
Review: If you haven't read this science fiction classic you should catch up right away. The rest of the Dune series never quite lived up to this seminal masterpiece, a peerless visionary novel that is as readable and masterly as any piece of literature in any category. It is the story of a young man born to be the spiritual and military leader of a mystical band of desert nomads who survive in the wastelands of the planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. The battle occurs in the very distant future against the backdrop of complicated Universal politics and intrigue. The book has a bitter taste as we watch what truly befalls a real messiah (as you know, a prophet is never loved in his own land), but it is cut with sweetness that includes romance and mysticism
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Summary: Great Literature
Review: Frank Herbert has not only achieved science fiction greatness, but also literary greatness with his masterpiece, "Dune". Other reveiwers have commented on the supreme tension and intrigue he weaves, but to me the lasting excellence of this book is to be found in the carefully crafted characters.
Each of Herbert's characters evolves as a real person; the flaws of his heroes are not hidden or glossed over and even the villians are not without their strengths. Each time I reread this classic, I learn more about the wonderful men and women crafted by Herbert.
"Dune" is a must-read, which is as timely today as it was three decades ago when it was written. How can any speaker of the English language deem himself literate without having treated him or herself to this wonderful and timeless novel?
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Summary: AWSOME!
Review: THis is the Best book I have ever read!! It is even better then The Lord of The Rings!!!
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