🪐Spoiler Free Book Review🪐
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“It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present, and a waste to live in the future.”
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Dune is probably the most well known science fiction novel ever, so I’m not going to explain the plot or premise. I’m just going to try to convince you to read it. 
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Don’t overthink it. DON’T BE INTIMIDATED!  I bought this book months ago, with zero plans of reading it. It has appendixes, as in multiple. It has a glossary. It has a map. I read for fun and just looking at Dune felt like homework and I’ve been out of school way too long to deal with homework. 
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I started it because of a readalong and I’ll be forever thankful I did. I heard people talk about taking notes, making flow charts, so I *reluctantly* dove in. I spent the first hundred pages or so using the glossary and trying to analyze everything to make sure I “got it”. 
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It was okay. I liked it, but didn’t feel fully invested (no wonder with the way I tackled it). So please, just read the book.  Yes, there are words you won’t know. The glossary is helpful, but you’ll probably only need it a handful of times. Like most other books with a bit of their own language, you can generally pick up what you need from the context.  Then you can do right away, what it took me about a hundred pages to do, get lost in the fantastic world Frank Herbert created. 
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Once I got into the world of Dune I didn’t want to leave. It’s EPIC. And Herbert’s writing is masterful in that there are no wasted words. He builds a world, a family, a war, and yet it never feels rushed or stagnant. It has action, adventure, drama, romance, politics, religion, and it’s all weaved together in a plot that keeps you engaged and wondering what comes next. 
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There are twists and turns aplenty, and I loved every direction things went. The character development was superb. There are loathsome villains and noble heroes. Every one was memorable in their own way. Herbert wasn’t afraid to tackle big issues or to go dark and it evoked powerful emotions across the spectrum. I felt love, fear, awe, pity, sorrow and almost shed a tear before it was all over. 
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To summarize...all the stars. Dune is worth the hype and you don’t need to be a sci-fi fan to enjoy it, although I’ll bet you will be by the time you finish.