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Dune by Frank Herbert

16 reviews

jeffpowell's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I watched the most recent Dune movies (1-2) before reading the book. I’m of the opinion that it’s worth consuming both the movies and the book. The book really shines when it comes to revealing all the inner thoughts of the characters as the plot beats are hit; I loved learning about all the little things that the protagonists noticed—things that are really hard to replicate in the screen. I think the movies shine by filling in the gaps of the moments of grandeur in the plot. I also appreciated some of the rearranging of the plot that they did, particularly the choice of omitting some of the characters mentioned in the book. Now, my opinion may change, depending on if the removed characters are necessary for plot points in later books (which I haven’t read as of this review)—we’ll see!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual content

col_atreides's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

Changed my life. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content and Violence

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Torture

nyxlikesbook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Genocide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Slavery

shortpancake's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Forced me to slow down and be fully immersed in the world of Dune. So beautifully written! I would recommend this book for those who desire a challenging read that immerses them in sci-fi.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Sexual content

multech's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Classism

leeyongjin's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery

naomi_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Torture, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

theliteratewalrus2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is just so good. Even if you don't like sci fi that much I recommend you read this, if you like classics or fantasy, or just good worldbuilding in, than you'll probably like this book. Just a warning though, this book is slow, it's exposition phase alone is longer than most full-length novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Addiction and Sexual assault

brookesinfinitebooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, and Sexual content