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605 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1965
Series: Dune (#1), Dune Universe (#14)
Scifi/own
This was a tough one to rate. I read it when I was 18 and loved it. I re-read it now and was pretty meh about it.
The movies are great. Maybe I compared too much.
Maybe it was because it is written in third person. I never got under anyone´s skin, I never cared for anyone.
No one was scary, those Harkonnen´s are pretty lame.
Maybe you can only read some great books once.
This Hugo and Nebula Award winner tells the sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, the "spice of spices." Melange is necessary for interstellar travel and grants psychic powers and longevity, so whoever controls it wields great influence.
The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.
I remember when you posted this on social media. Dune has always been one of my absolute favorites, but I haven't read it in over 7 years. I should try it again.
ReplyDeleteFor me it was over 20 years ;) And the movies were so clear on my head
DeleteI reeeeally struggled to get through this one. After countless starts and stops, I finally was able to make it through the full cast audiobook. I didn't love the book, but I adore the movies. So much so, in fact, that I'm seriously considering trying to read the next book.
ReplyDeleteThe movies are amazing. Everything sets the mood.
DeleteI have read the 3 first, but that was way back
I never did read this. I watched the older movie with Sting and hated it. I haven't watched the new movies. Are they better? I just remember being a bit freaked out over the concept.
ReplyDeleteOmg, yes, a million times better
DeleteI've never read it, neither seen the movies (I don't care for movies...). Anyhow - maybe it's just that many years have passed since you first read it, and it was an old book even then, so the style it's written in feels jarring compared to modern novels?
ReplyDeleteYes, it is so not modern. I mean duh, the 60s, but still. 20 years ago I was just fascinated and new to English. But now
DeleteI get scared to read past loves sometimes bc...what if I hate it now?
ReplyDeleteI know. I would love to, but what if this happens
DeleteI read this one recently, because I couldnt' do it when I was 18, lol. DNFed it when I was in college.
ReplyDeleteHaha, a bit different then
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