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Dune
Dune | Frank Herbert
"Unique...I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings."--Arthur C. ClarkeHere is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction. Frank Herbert's death in 1986 was a tragic loss, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary fiction will live forever.
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mindduckbooks
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Mind Duck Books Podcast ep. 50 - Dune by Frank Herbert

https://bit.ly/45e7BQN

#dune #frank #herbert

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mindduckbooks
Dune | Frank Herbert
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On the second part of our Dune special, we go directly into the plot and discuss all the details. That means full on spoilers.

Is there anything we disliked about Dune? what is the best way to make spice tea? Tune in for episode 51 of the Mind Duck Books Podcast.

https://bit.ly/3Z1Yocf

#dune #frank #herbert #summary #story #plot #spoilers

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mindduckbooks
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Mind Duck Books Podcast ep. 50 - Dune by Frank Herbert

https://bit.ly/45e7BQN

#dune #frank #herbert

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mindduckbooks
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Mind Duck Books Podcast ep. 50 - Dune by Frank Herbert

https://bit.ly/45e7BQN

#dune #frank #herbert

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mindduckbooks
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Mind Duck Books Podcast ep. 50 - Dune by Frank Herbert

https://bit.ly/45e7BQN

#dune #frank #herbert

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mindduckbooks
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Mind Duck Books Podcast ep. 50 - Dune by Frank Herbert

https://bit.ly/45e7BQN

#dune #frank #herbert

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mindduckbooks
Dune | Frank Herbert
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This has been one of the most memorable and influential book for me personally that I have ever read.

There are too many things to be said, so rather than read this short review, please check out our very special episode 50 of the Mind duck books podcast where we discuss all the details in depth:

https://bit.ly/45e7BQN

#dune #frank #herbert

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Bookwomble
Dune | Frank Herbert
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I spent the afternoon helping my son and his partner pick up this little guy from a rescue centre, bringing him home to his forever seitch.
His previous name was based on his fur colour, and while not the very worst it could have been, was inappropriate enough to require a re-naming. So, welcome Leto to #CatsOfLitsy 🐈‍⬛😻

Bookwomble My son's a Dune fan due to childhood indoctrination, Leto (Duke, rather than God-Emperor) apparently being the least objectionable name his partner was prepared to accept 😄 2mo
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 2mo
Jari-chan What a great name! Welcome to your forever home with lots of love and cuddles❤️😻 2mo
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dabbe Welcome to your beautiful home, Lovely Leto! 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
IndoorDame What a beauty 🐈‍⬛🖤😻welcome little one! 2mo
merelybookish Leto is a handsome dude! Glad he's found a place where he will be appreciated. 2mo
Bookwormjillk 😻 2mo
Bookwomble @merelybookish He's appreciated and loved 😊 They'd picked out another cat initially, who was temporarily fostered, but by the time the animal sanctuary had done the paperwork, the fosterer had bonded and asked to keep them, which my son's partner was really upset by. Leto was from a different, more efficient, sanctuary and is already settling in, so this was the cat they were meant to have! 2mo
merelybookish @Bookwomble sounds like a win for everyone! ❤️ 2mo
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Gryffleclaw95
Dune | Frank Herbert
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It took me several months to get through this monster of a book, and despite it being a classic, I struggled to get through it. The world-building and plot was difficult to grasp, and a lot of the book was simply boring. There were certain moments that kept me entertained, but most of my reading consisted of trying to understand the abundance of confusing terminology and what was actually happening in the book.

Amiable Props to you for getting through it. I tried reading it at the urging of my husband and son (both of whom love this book). I made it 100 pages before I finally said, “Nope.” 😖 3mo
Becker I struggled with it too but I think I‘d like to try it again. 3mo
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jacobeck
Dune | Frank Herbert
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love. incredible. i‘m a dunehead now

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Laughterhp
Dune | Frank Herbert
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#thingsincommon - I wasn‘t sure how I was going to connect these 2, but then I put them side by side and the cover coloring is SO similar! So cover color on goodreads

I‘ve been wanting to read Dune for a while now. I watched the new movie (never seen any of the old) and it gave me the courage to read this. I understood the world and story a bit. Normally, I would never watch a movie before the book but it helped here.

#awesomeapril

Clwojick Yes! Especially with the teal bits. 💙 (edited) 6mo
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TheSpineView
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Eggs Perfect choice👍🏼 6mo
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JoeMo
Dune | Frank Herbert
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. I will provide no description and no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, and some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookaDay2023

tonymp This one is also in my TBR. People are always saying to me, “Really? You‘ve never read it?” So nice to see I am not alone! 6mo
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Bigcountry15
Dune | Frank Herbert
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I really enjoyed Dune. A true classic that I have finally crossed off my TBR. The world building is incredible. I very much enjoyed Paul's story and his growth into Muad-Dib. There are many more memorable characters and scenes. And sandworms! The first 100 pages might be slow, but they are very important to the rest of the book. I The appendices are very helpful.
I am looking forward to seeing the new movies and reading the rest of the series.

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Gryffleclaw95
Dune | Frank Herbert

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

- Frank Herbert

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TracyReadsBooks
Dune | Frank Herbert
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My daughter is a huge fan of Dune and has started collecting different editions…this one is cool.

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Lieh
Dune | Frank Herbert
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A SF classic. Totally sucked into the world, found it surprisingly easy to read. Great to read while in a warm place.

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Lizpixie
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Bk2 of #JumpStart2023 is done! And yes, it was an all nighter which is why I‘m only now posting after passing out! A reread, it was just as fabulous as the 1st time around. It‘s a 60s SFF that‘s definitely stood the test of time & is on my list of #TopTenSFFOfAllTime I loved the new movie but the book is SOOO much better. #BookspinBingo #SeriesLove2023 #ChunksterChallenge2023 #FourFoursIn23 #TreasonSeason #NoShameReadathon23 #Pantone2023

TheSpineView Fantastic! 9mo
Clwojick Way to go! ⭐️ 9mo
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TheAromaofBooks I have owned this one a couple of years and really want to get to it this year!! 9mo
Andrew65 Brilliant! A true classic. 9mo
Lizpixie @TheAromaofBooks definitely read it, it‘s totally worth the time. @Andrew65 it really is👍 9mo
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Lizpixie
Dune | Frank Herbert
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I‘m about 2/3rds of the way through this chunkster on the 3rd day of #JumpStart2023 Hope to maybe finish it by the morning, I think an all nighter is in the works! I‘m astounded once again, how a SFF book written in 1965 can sound so current & meaningful. It‘s basically a book about climate change with a Messiah story woven through. Brilliant🌵🪱🏜️

Clwojick A chunkster already! 🫣 You‘re brave! 9mo
operagirl Kudos! It took me many attempts to finish this. I also recommend the sequel Dune Messiah (edited) 9mo
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Lizpixie
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Currently rereading Dune as my 2nd #JumpStart2023 book, and it‘s just occurred to me that maybe Robert Jordan in his Wheel Of Time series patterned the Aiel on the Fremen. Both desert people, both with a reverence for water & both a brilliant fighting people. And both looking for their Messiah. Food for thought🤔

Clwojick ❤️❤️ 9mo
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TieDyeDude
Dune | Frank Herbert
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This most memorably happened to me reading Dune for the first time. I was commuting to Philadelphia for work and read it every spare moment I had.

Which books have sucked you in this fully?

LeeRHarry Years ago reading The Time Traveller‘s Wife on a plane, desperately trying to finish before we landed and bawling my eyes out! It really wasn‘t pretty 😏 9mo
TheNeverendingTBR I was like this with The Dark Tower series, I love it when you come across a book(s) that you can't put down. 9mo
TheKidUpstairs I remember reading The Red Tent one year during TIFF. It was the perfect read to make time disappear during long line ups. But then I got so sucked in I was reading and walking through a lobby at the same time and walked smack into the back of Forrest Whittaker. He is a VERY large man. Luckily, he's also very nice. Just laughed and said "must be good, be careful around stairs!" 9mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs I love him!! 💙💙 9mo
MicheleinPhilly @TheKidUpstairs What a great story! 🤣 9mo
TieDyeDude @LeeRHarry Nothing wrong with ugly crying on a plane 😆 I think this book was the last one that had me tearing up. Not what I expected from the synopsis. Luckily I was at home when I finished it. 9mo
TieDyeDude @TheNeverendingTBR So good! My younger brother barely reads, but we read this series together over the course of a couple years. I'd love to re-read it soon, this time adding in The Wind Through the Keyhole, which I haven't read yet. 9mo
TieDyeDude @TheKidUpstairs Awesome! What a great story. He seems like he'd be very chill. The book sounds interesting, too. I'm not familiar with Dinah. 9mo
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TracyReadsBooks
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Apparently I was not alone in reading/shelving—or, in my case rereading—Dune this year. 😂 I was, however, one of the few to tackle Field‘s collected Sharps & Flats newspaper articles. I liked both books (and quite a few others) a lot and overall read very few outright duds. Most anticipated reads for 2023 include Pierce Brown‘s Light Bringer, Justin Cronin‘s The Ferryman, and Annalee Newitz‘s The Terraformers.

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AaronZipp
Dune | Frank Herbert
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The book was amazing, hard to read at times from trying to comprehend what was real between visions and reality.

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swynn
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Mrs Jacobs introduced me to Dune back in the 7th grade. I don't set out books for show, so I'd be happy for her to see & ask about whatever I'm reading at the time. But she wouldn't get away without seeing how worn is my forty-year-old copy of Dune.

#SundayFunday
@ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern We appreciate the teachers who introduce us to life long favorites! Thank you for sharing! 11mo
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Oberkrombie
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Top 10 book for Sci-fi readers here, but only if you‘re not daunted by the immensity of the series. Frank Herbert created an incredible world-build to rival that of Sanderson with intelligent craftsmanship and a style of timeline I found very new and effective. I can tell the remainder of the series has a lot to offer.

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TheBookAddict
Dune | Frank Herbert
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“If wishes were fishes we‘d all cast nets.”

#YesiReads

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TLuvs
Dune | Frank Herbert
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The book is so much better then the movies! So much political intrigue and a great back story.

Liatrek Love this book! 13mo
TLuvs Just finished it and WOW! I can see why, so good! 13mo
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jitteryjane724
Dune | Frank Herbert
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A friend gave me her copy after not caring for it and I enjoyed this story more than I expected! There is a sense of adventure and epic imagery. The mysticism and incorporation of various linguistic roots into the vocabulary reminded me of some of my own travels. I'm not sure how much I'll invest philosophically but it's clear that Herbert poured his mind and heart into his work. Excited to see the cinematic interpretation!

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Lizpixie
Dune | Frank Herbert
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#AlphabetGame #letterD

Catching up on this after a busy few days with a sick daughter & grandson. The tagged book is one of the best SciFi novels ever written, it‘s grand, it‘s political, it‘s guerrilla warfare & it‘s mystical. Brilliant.

Consider yourself tagged if you haven‘t joined in yet!

CarolynM That‘s tough for you when you‘re not well yourself☹️ Hope you‘re coping ok and they‘re all better😘 14mo
Lizpixie @CarolynM you do what you have to for family right? Poor girl has a sinus infection that‘s triggered a raging migraine with nosebleeds & everything & bubba has another cold & his cast is back on coz his foot is turning again(born with talipes)so he‘s annoyed & frustrated. Just started taking his first steps too! It was a tough couple of days & she‘s still pretty bad. Fingers crossed it lifts soon🤞 14mo
CarolynM 🤞🤞💕💕 14mo
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Jari-chan
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Thank you for tagging me @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛

Well, what a surprising pick I've got here - Not 😆 I love the Dune series and fell in love with it from a first pages on. Even though my progress is slow, I've enjoyed every book so far.

I'm tagging whoever wants to play as well. What a fun game!

#AlphabetGame #LetterD

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thank you for playing!! 14mo
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JamieArc
Dune | Frank Herbert
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It only tools months to finish this 🤦🏻‍♀️ but every time I picked it up I really enjoyed it. I had always been intimidated by it and thought it would be dry (haha), but that wasn‘t the case at all. The ending was quite abrupt. Completed for #Booked2022 about a royal and July #Bookspin

Graywacke Congrats on finishing. It is really long. 🙂 14mo
Saknicole Some reads are like that. I was also pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Did you like the new movie? I loved it! 14mo
JamieArc @Saknicole I did like the film! I watched it when I was just starting to read it and I was actually really glad I saw it before getting too far in the book. It helped a lot to see the imagery. 14mo
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sdbruening
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Mehso-so

Made it through! That‘s a long one. I wanted to love it, but I didn‘t. The quotes at the beginning of each chapter got annoying, and reading the thoughts of every character made it feel like there were no surprises or plot twists or mystery…everything was ordained. The cult quality of the Fremen religion was kind of creepy. Because all of the main characters were basically superhuman and faultless it was hard to relate to the characters.

Leftcoastzen 👏😻 1y
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Nessavamusic
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I am so proud of myself for completing this highly influential classic. The first half I really enjoyed. The world building and political machinations were fascinating. The second half made me uncomfortable and I don‘t especially like our main character Paul. I don‘t think I will continue in the series, but I‘m glad I read it. 3.5⭐️
#20in4 #Readathon

Lreads 👏💕 1y
5feet.of.fury Congrats on finishing! 1y
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Chiperskee
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TLuvs
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Picked up the audiobook from the library, perfect for around them home when I can't sit and read. Really the movie made me what to know more of the world and see what it's all about.

TLuvs The audio kept messing up, so sad! Had to take it back and will pick up book later. 1y
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Karons1
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My purchases from our north Norfolk jubilee weekend and 2nd Hand bookshop visits ; I finally managed to get a second hand copy of Dune which is my #doublespin #junebingo 😆 it‘s also a buddy read for me with @supanovashelley ☺️let‘s see if I adore it as much as the film 🎥

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TheSpineView
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#MayMoms @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Matriarchal

Jessica, the main character's (Paul) mother, was the first character that came to mind.

Eggs Perfect 👏🏻 1y
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TieDyeDude
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I read Dune in 2009. I was taking the train every morning to Philly for work. I have never not read, and there were some good reads while I was in AmeriCorps, but Dune really got me back into reading for fun after college. I remember reading while walking through the train terminals and down Market Street because I didn't want to put it down. I'm about an hour into the new Dune movie, and it's bringing back a lot of memories of the book!

vivastory This was definitely one of my favorite movies of last year! 1y
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DcSunshine
Dune | Frank Herbert
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I wanted to read the book to see the movie. I was underprepared for the immersion into not just the book, but its language, and this only being part one of the series. I did enjoy it and would recommend it; but it‘s not for the faint of heart and I won‘t be rereading it (or picking up book 2) anytime soon.

jessjess It's definitely one of those that makes your brain hurt as you try to wrap your head around the concepts! 1y
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elisebarker
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Ugh. SOOOOO GOOOOOD!! I saw the movie first and fell in love! I always think I‘m not really a sci-fi fan, but I AM!

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peanutnine
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This was better than I expected. Honestly I had no desire to read this going in, but it was my bookclub's pick. First half was slow but then it picked up. A lot of the politics went over my head and I had trouble keeping the characters straight at times. (The audio switched narrators for certain characters but only some of the time?? It was confusing) Giving this a soft pick bc I was looking forward to reading by the end. Won't continue the series

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ClairesReads
Dune | Frank Herbert
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I‘m glad I re-read this- as an adult reader I appreciated the world-building much more than I did in my first read. I could definitely tell that old mate Herbert was dabbling in psychedelics when he wrote this, but it works. Some parts of the story have aged well (and ecological catastrophe is always timeless) while others grate a little in a modern context (hello the patriarchy). Nonetheless, an immersive read that I really enjoyed revisiting.

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Addison_Reads
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Although I hate that it took me so many years to get around to reading this I feel like I wouldn't have appreciated it as much had I read it sooner.

It does have some parts that I feel haven't aged the best, but that certainly doesn't take away from the overall epic immersion I felt while reading it. I'm excited to read the next one and see where the story goes.

#SeriesRead2022 @TheSpineView

vivastory I read, & enjoyed, the first a few years ago but never continued. I'll be curious to see what you think about the other entries. The movie was one of my favorites of last year. 1y
Addison_Reads @vivastory I'm going to watch it this weekend. Now I am more excited about it since you said it was a favorite. I wanted to watch it last night, but everyone else voted for the new Batman instead. 1y
vivastory What did you think of Batman? 1y
Addison_Reads @vivastory My nephew loved it, but aside from a few well-done scenes I thought it was just okay. Fine to watch once, but probably not a Batman movie I'll revisit. 1y
TheSpineView Awesome! 1y
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TracyReadsBooks
Dune | Frank Herbert
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Saw the new movie last year, decided to reread the book which I‘ve been doing ever since, a chapter or two at a time ever since. Watched the movie again last night with my daughter & raced through the remainder of this book this morning. Such a great story, one that is hard to put down, even though I don‘t think the writing is all that great. (Had to skip all the inner monologue to get through it.) A science fiction classic for good reason.

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bookishbitch
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Why the ever loving h e double hockey sticks would a publishing company do this in a series? WHY???

vivastory 😬 😬 1y
Bookwomble 🤦🏻‍♂️ 1y
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PageShifter
Dune (Movie Tie-In) | Frank Herbert
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This was too complex for my taste but worldbuilding was awesome.

This had an awesome cast of characters and there weren't too many of them. But somehow even their deaths left me cold.

I especially loved the beginning: it was so tense but then I was a bit disappointed when I noticed how rushed it was suddenly. And then started the major - and dullest - part of the book.

#KickTheSlump #SeriesRead2022 #Pantone2022 #TheSupernaturalYear (Prophet)

DieAReader Great job!!🎉🎉 1y
Clwojick Woohoo!! 1y
TheSpineView Awesome! 1y
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Addison_Reads
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April 2022 #BookSpin #DoubleSpin #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

I almost removed Will do to recent events, but after waiting so long for my hold through the library, I figured I would at least give it a chance.

And I'm finally going to read Dune. I've wanted to for years.

vivastory You have an amazing month lined up! 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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