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Dune: The breath-taking and Academy Award-nominated science fiction masterpiece (The Dune Sequence Book 1)

Dune: The breath-taking and Academy Award-nominated science fiction masterpiece (The Dune Sequence Book 1)

byFrank Herbert
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Gerrit Gmel
4.0 out of 5 starsGood, but not amazing
Reviewed in Australia on 28 July 2020
There is depth in here for sure, and having read the first book I am pushed to continuing on with the series, but not before taking a short break. I find this grand writing style a bit tedious at times and the works a little too arcane. I suppose the author tries to convey a sense of grandeur, and the weight of history through this style, but I find it all a bit confusing at times. It would have had more impact if explained more outright rather than having to dig for explanations in the appendix or online.

Still, a great novel (and excellent audio book), and I’m looking forward to seeing how the next 2 books of the original trilogy compare to this first one.
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Irv Blitzer
3.0 out of 5 starsGood, not great
Reviewed in Australia on 1 February 2020
I read this book as part of a bucket list. It has been highly recommended through lots of book lists I have seen. It didn't catch me though. While it wasn't a slog to get through I never felt like I wanted to get home and continue the story either. I could see how a sci fi fan would love the book though, if that is your genre. It was written over 50 years ago now so may be a bit dated.
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Irv Blitzer
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, not great
Reviewed in Australia on 1 February 2020
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I read this book as part of a bucket list. It has been highly recommended through lots of book lists I have seen. It didn't catch me though. While it wasn't a slog to get through I never felt like I wanted to get home and continue the story either. I could see how a sci fi fan would love the book though, if that is your genre. It was written over 50 years ago now so may be a bit dated.
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Kvan
3.0 out of 5 stars Arrived damaged - probably used item
Reviewed in Australia on 6 December 2021
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This review is about the physical product only. The book looked like in used condition, not new. As seen in the pics it arrived with some wear. Disappointed!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Arrived damaged - probably used item
Reviewed in Australia on 6 December 2021
This review is about the physical product only. The book looked like in used condition, not new. As seen in the pics it arrived with some wear. Disappointed!
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Dayantha
3.0 out of 5 stars Condition on arrival
Reviewed in Australia on 10 January 2021
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Extremely disappointed, the book itself is what I wanted but the condition it arrived in was the issue. The book was supposed to be brand new and upon opening the dust cover was covered in oily hand prints. I have attempted to clean these off with out much luck.
Considering Amazons origins this is beyond frustrating.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Review of Package and Book
Reviewed in Australia on 31 March 2022
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Great novel yet book arrived damaged and not in good condition
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joe sanders
3.0 out of 5 stars but so far so good: )
Reviewed in Australia on 3 January 2015
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I am still reading it ,but so far so good :)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Hammy
Reviewed in Australia on 17 January 2022
Good story but let down by over-acting some of the characters. I just wanted the text read to me, far too many 'characterisations' and weird voices.
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Eduardo Olvera
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3.0 out of 5 stars Eviten las malas traducciones en español y lean en su idioma original tal cuál lo escribió su autor.
Reviewed in Mexico on 13 February 2018
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En México no sólo tenemos un problema de falta de lectura, también hacen falta buenas editoriales. Anduve buscando este libro en español pero sólo encontré el que editó editorial debolsillo en España. Aunque sus libros a pesar de ser de bolsillo, valga la redundancia, son de buena calidad y son fáciles de leer pues se traducen a un español neutro pero no en todos los casos ya que los españoles se caracterizan por ser pésimos traductores, prácticamente traducen lo que ellos entienden y no lo que el autor quiso decir, esto hace que se pierda toda la esencia de un libro al grado de que puede fastidiarte y no entiendas nada. En México podemos encontrar libros traducidos al español pero la mayoría son de editoriales españolas, siendo debolsillo la más predominante pues aparentemente son los mas económicos y los encuentras en cualquier lado. Sin embargo también hay muy buenas editoriales españolas como Valdemar y Zorro Rojo, de las cuales no duraría en comprar uno de sus libros sin importar el precio. Ojalá un día Zorro Rojo se anime a sacar su versión de Dune.
Muchas veces cuando tienes altas expectativas de un libro y al leerlo terminas decepcionado, ponte a pensar que quizá se deba a una mala traducción. Así que antes de comprar esa edición en español me detuve a pensar. La verdad no quería que una mala traducción me echara a perder una obra como Dune; además esa edición es muy cara pues se envía desde España. Finalmente me decidí a comprarlo en su idioma original.
Este libro es parte de una serie de seis clásicos de la ciencia ficción editados por la reconocida Penguin Random House con sede en Nueva York. Los títulos (aparte de Dune) que componen esta serie llamada Penguin Galaxy son: Stranger in a Strange Land, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Once and Future King, Neuromancer y 2001: A Space Odyssey. Cuentan con una introducción del reconocido escritor Neil Gaiman y el diseño de los libros corrió a cargo de Alex Trochut.
Sabemos que los libros en inglés son más baratos que las ediciones (mal)traducidas al español, sin embargo estos no son tan baratos pero creo que al ser parte de una serie con un excelente diseño es un buen precio. La decepción vino al tener el libro físico. La verdad me esperaba algo de mejor calidad, algo mucho más resistente. Yo nunca he leído Dune y para eso compré este pero me da miedo agarrarlo pues siento que mis dedos se van a quedar marcados en la tapa ya que es de un papel mate muy absorbente. El papel de las páginas también es muy delgado. Me da la impresión de que estos libros son para tenerlos en tu repisa pero no para ser leídos.
Junto con este libro compré otros artículos, entonces me mandaron todo junto en la misma caja y este libro se maltrató un poco. No traía ni celofán ni trataron de protegerlo. Tomen en cuenta que es lo que van a pedir y si sus productos pueden maltratar otros durante el envío. Por cierto, el envío fue rapidísimo, sin duda Amazon es mi plataforma favorita para hacer mis compras.
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Bastian Meikis
3.0 out of 5 stars Wunderschöne Illustration
Reviewed in Germany on 28 January 2020
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Das Buch liegt leider nicht so gut in der Hand. Es wirkt ein wenig als wäre beim Schnitt etwas schiefgegangen. Auch das Papier fühlt sich nicht besonders hochwertig an, bei dem Preis aber in Ordnung.
Zu dem Inhalt kann ich leider nichts sagen, da ich Bücher nicht lese sondern sie lediglich in meinen Schrank stelle um meine Nerd-Freunde zu beeindrucken.
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VLK
3.0 out of 5 stars Blah blah blah blah, now in a book
Reviewed in Canada on 27 August 2020
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Dune is a product of its time, and for the most part it shows: Teenager chosen one born into aristocracy, has super powers, gets even more super powers, and by the end everyone worships this egotistical prick of a person. Bad guys are so demonstrably evil for no justifiable merit. Lots of characters talking about prophecy.

Reading the first few chapters is a slog, and the main character's POV isn't explored more congruently until much, much later in the book. Most of the adult characters are characteurs or stilted, often internally monologueing to themselves ad nauseum about their distrust in others. Problem with the book is unfortunately the first 1/4 of this is that, and it makes it hard to penetrate into the later parts of the book with Dune, the Freman, and the evolving plot. The backstory of the adults is relatively unnecessary. Later on, the book is its own "this will be a series" and "spoiler alerts," so it struggles to live on its own, not that I'm invested in these people to begin with. Author kills a child with such little fanfare by the other characters at one point. There is a lot of "it works because we say so" mechanics that the reader is forced to accept.

The one thing that is consistently modern was the discussions on ecology and water preservation. Even more relevant today than it was back then, and I appreciate the extent of research the author put into it. Impressive. Once the 1/3rd of the book comes along, the Freman lifestyle is explored, then I found myself more engaged in it, could read through it. But that first bit is rough.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Great edition let down by cover material
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2018
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Review is of the Penguin Galaxy presentation only.
Shorter than a standard hardcover by about one and a half inches. Great smyth sewn binding. Just the right amount of flexibility. Easily kept open. Font is readable and pretty and a great size. Paper is acid free cream. Only down side is that the cover is made from very cheap cardboard and the text on the spine faces the opposite direction to all my other English language books; turn your head left to read it as it sits on the shelf. Shame really, without these two issues it would get 5 stars.
I recommend purchasing one of two other Dune hardcover editions: Folio Society or Barnes and Noble Leatherbound.
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