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I love fantasy, but haven't gotten into much sci-fi; it's usually entirely too preoccupied with technology and not nearly interested enough in people. This book is the notable exception. There's technology, there's space travel and "home planets" and killer robots, but that's not why I've been rereading this book since I was twelve. There are sympathetic characters doomed to fail, political manipulations everywhere, a well-developed religious system that takes a turn its most fervent clergy do n
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I was enjoying this but the last quarter or so draaaagged and I barely finished it.
Loved it even more the second time and followed the characters much better. The world building of Dune, the desert and its secrets, the Fremen, and the Bene Gesserit are the most fascinating pieces to me. I still dislike the abrupt ending but it felt slightly less jarring the second time around. I can't wait to see how this is adapted for the big screen later this month.
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That certainly felt a lot shorter than it was.
Jul 29, 2007
Laura
rated it
did not like it
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science-fiction
Apr 21, 2009
Rosie
marked it as to-read
May 18, 2009
Tasshin Fogleman
rated it
it was amazing
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science-fiction
Apr 12, 2014
Bridget Guildner
marked it as to-read
