Reviews

Duna by Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert

arlena_priscilla's review against another edition

4.0

*4.5* The grandfather of sci-fi didn't disappoint me and I was more hooked and intrigued than I expected to be. The only downside for me, was the abruptness of some of the scenes (major scenes), after a lot of build up I expected more. However, that didn't detract from my overall enjoyment of this book. After years of avoiding reading this for fear of it being ~too complicated~ I was pleasantly surprised by this and was very invested.

alegz's review against another edition

4.0

5% książki przeczytałam, ale przez mój poziom skupienia równy 10 minut było ciężko. Na pomoc przyszedł audiobook, więc jeśli ktoś ma problemy takie jak ja, może to jest rozwiązanie.

Co do samej książki - świat jest świetnie skonstruowany, cała idea bardzo przypadła mi do gustu, lubię kiedy jesteśmy wrzucani do świata i wszystkiego o nim dowiadujemy się z biegiem wydarzeń i z tego co powiedzą nam o nim postacie. Dzieje się i się nie dzieje, cały tom traktuję jako wprowadzenie do świata, zasad działania i przygotowania do następnych tomów (czy słusznie, przekonam się kiedyś).
Największy ból mam taki, że wszyscy bohaterowie są mi z grubsza obojętni. Nie mogę powiedzieć, że kogoś uwielbiam, kogoś nienawidzę, czy poruszyła mnie czyjaś śmierć. Umarł? ok. Przeżył? ok.
Paul mnie irytował i nawet nie wiem dlaczego. Baron był obleśny. To w sumie tyle.

Wracając jeszcze do świata - bardzo chciałabym zobaczyć ludzi na konwencie biegających, krzyczących te wszystkie nazwy, które dla niewtajemniczonych nie mają sensu, przebranych w filtraki czy inne mundury, tak jak to jest ze Star Wars czy Harrym Potterem (Starfield hehe).

limbico's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

julia_rad's review against another edition

5.0

Idk how and why but it changed my whole fcking existence

ctirpak's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

banannatoast's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

maxwellbrennan's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

howler79's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wbdallas's review against another edition

5.0

I can't believe I've never read this book before. My copy, the 40th Anniversary Edition, says Dune is a Science Fiction Supreme Masterpiece, and I must say I agree. My only real complaints are that the sort of omniscient narration sometimes became a bit tiring to read, and that Herbert used the word "presently" WAY too often. Aside from that, the story was an utterly amazing read. Loved all the philosophical musing, especially the Muad'Dib quotes at the beginnings of the chapters. I'm not sure if I'll read any other books in the series right away or not, but I would definitely recommend Dune to anyone.

orwatson's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25