Wild the amount of imagination this took to be one of the first of its kind.
It is split into three novellas and the first one was by far the best. TheWild the amount of imagination this took to be one of the first of its kind.
It is split into three novellas and the first one was by far the best. The ending made me gasp out loud. The other two left me wanting, but I'm impressed with them nonetheless.
I loved the long view of time. Something about how the story jumped ahead really spoke to me and to the everlasting human spirit. It suddenly made monks hunched over manuscripts 1000 years ago seem almost nearby. It wasn't that long ago according to Earth's timeline. And instead of feeling like that made it hopeless, it made it hopeful, like someone will always see our best side even when we can't see it ourselves.
I could have done without the anti-"mercy killing" storyline (in the 3rd segment), and I also could have done without the single female reporter being called "female reporter."...more
I had an insight into this book the other day. Dune is better to recall than it is to read. I've read it many times - but ISeptember 2021, 5th(?) read
I had an insight into this book the other day. Dune is better to recall than it is to read. I've read it many times - but I still don't really like it? I am kind of annoyed at it the whole time? But if you give me five minutes to explain why the Gom Jabbar test is so freaking epic and it only happens on page 8, I will do so! Gladly! Don't even get me started on how much I love the snippets from Princess Irulan! Because it is an immense love! And yet, I DO NOT LIKE THIS BOOK!
Time has passed, clearly. I'm in my mid-30s now, compared to the first time I read it I was probably 15. I identified SO MUCH MORE with Lady Jessica this time around. Duke Leto, as well. I thought their love story beautiful and sad. As a teenager I thought Paul was awesome; as an adult I think he has a white savior complex.
I am still looking forward to the movie. The sheer scale of the trailer appeals to me.
August 2013, 4th(?) read
This was, I believe, my 4th time reading this book. I'm relatively sure I read it 3 times in high school, the last time being when I was 17 or so.
This was a very different reading experience than it was back then.
I'm much more well-versed in the genre now, and also a much more astute reader. I have also read the Wheel of Time a couple of times. I thought I was mostly joking when I dubbed the Aiel from Wheel of Time"Fremen" to help differentiate all the WoT factions for my partner. Yeah wow no. They are Fremen, through and through. The obvious desert setting aside, here are a few other similarities:
- Our main character is the one foreseen, and they constantly quote prophecy as it pertains to him - There's one guy who's not impressed with the main character and gets all angry and wants to fight - The love interest turns out to be a mystic - She is put to train our main character in their strange desert ways and gets angry or embarrassed when he messes up - They have a saying "God created Arrakis to train the faithful"/"The Three-Fold Land."
I'm probably missing some, I should have kept a list as I thought of them.
Don't get me wrong, I love Wheel of Time, and the Aiel are only a small part of the story, it was just impressive how much was lifted.
So...Dune. The climax was not nearly as climactic as I remember it being. I never got excited to read the book, really. I was wondering if maybe because it is told from an omniscient narrator and that is hard to pull off. It takes away most of the suspense when you know exactly what all the major players are thinking at all times. I also got really sick of everyone within hearing distance of Paul saying/thinking things like "Wow that was an astute question," "Damn that kid is smart," "He sure acts older than his 15 years." Geez we get it, he's a kid, he's soooo special, can we move on?
I still liked it, of course, but I don't think I LOVED it, like I did when I was younger....more
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