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A review by beyondthedustjacket
Dune by Frank Herbert
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Read my review below or on Tumblr.
https://beyondthedustjacket.tumblr.com/post/665142247757611008/dune-deadline-reading-dune-in-7-days
This review contains a spoiler free section as well as a spoilers section. You have been warned!
Overall Thoughts — Dune tells a very interesting high fantasy sci-fi story, though it suffers from tedious plot points. The characters are by far the best part of this book.
Synopsis — The betrayal of House Atreides is a devastating blow that sets the destiny of a young man named Paul into motion.
Warnings — Death and murder, genocide, animal death, religious themes and motifs, child abuse, childbirth, drugs, kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, science fiction and fantasy violence.
Book Rating — ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Movie Rating — ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Spoiler Free Section
This book was a unique experience, mostly because I only gave myself to one week to read it before going to see the new adaptation. I will say one thing: if you don’t like dense books, this may not be for you. Herbert frequently used long-winded explanations and the story occasionally came to a standstill.
This narrative also makes some interesting observations, specifically in regards to the white savior trope and how the environment can be used to oppress certain individuals. Enter: the political aspects of this new world. I definitely felt that the movie did a better job of explaining the spice and why it was so important. The movie uses it to introduce the story rather than occasionally throwing in random tidbits like the book seemed to do.
Spoilers Section
Duncan Idaho is definitely one of my favorite character! While he didn’t have very many scenes in the book or movie, I became easily attached to him, along with Gurney Halleck. Duncan’s death scene was heart wrenching to read and watch. Hopefully, we’ll learn more about his character in the future books and adaptations — no spoilers for the book series, please!
While Gurney Halleck was one of my favorite characters in the book, I found his performance by Josh Brolin to be very lackluster. Gurney seemed like an entirely different character in the adaptation, with the only similarities being his name.
I have a note that is for the book alone, but I still wanted to include it: Princess Irulan! When I realized we were finally going to meet her at the end of the story, I was so excited! She had been with us the entire book to provide pieces of history regarding Paul and the planet of Dune, but to see her appear at the end was astonishing! I can’t wait to learn more about her!
https://beyondthedustjacket.tumblr.com/post/665142247757611008/dune-deadline-reading-dune-in-7-days
This review contains a spoiler free section as well as a spoilers section. You have been warned!
Overall Thoughts — Dune tells a very interesting high fantasy sci-fi story, though it suffers from tedious plot points. The characters are by far the best part of this book.
Synopsis — The betrayal of House Atreides is a devastating blow that sets the destiny of a young man named Paul into motion.
Warnings — Death and murder, genocide, animal death, religious themes and motifs, child abuse, childbirth, drugs, kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, science fiction and fantasy violence.
Book Rating — ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Movie Rating — ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Spoiler Free Section
This book was a unique experience, mostly because I only gave myself to one week to read it before going to see the new adaptation. I will say one thing: if you don’t like dense books, this may not be for you. Herbert frequently used long-winded explanations and the story occasionally came to a standstill.
This narrative also makes some interesting observations, specifically in regards to the white savior trope and how the environment can be used to oppress certain individuals. Enter: the political aspects of this new world. I definitely felt that the movie did a better job of explaining the spice and why it was so important. The movie uses it to introduce the story rather than occasionally throwing in random tidbits like the book seemed to do.
Spoilers Section
Duncan Idaho is definitely one of my favorite character! While he didn’t have very many scenes in the book or movie, I became easily attached to him, along with Gurney Halleck. Duncan’s death scene was heart wrenching to read and watch. Hopefully, we’ll learn more about his character in the future books and adaptations — no spoilers for the book series, please!
While Gurney Halleck was one of my favorite characters in the book, I found his performance by Josh Brolin to be very lackluster. Gurney seemed like an entirely different character in the adaptation, with the only similarities being his name.
I have a note that is for the book alone, but I still wanted to include it: Princess Irulan! When I realized we were finally going to meet her at the end of the story, I was so excited! She had been with us the entire book to provide pieces of history regarding Paul and the planet of Dune, but to see her appear at the end was astonishing! I can’t wait to learn more about her!