Are the Dune books worth reading?

[mitchla]

I watched the movies and liked the atmosphere. People I watch on youtube, most of them suggest to read the series.. Have you read it? Is it worth it?

[juliaanita]

As far as Im concerned, the first Dune novel is absolutely without a doubt the very best sci fi novel ever written in the English language! Some would argue that the three body problem is at least as good, and i would agree, except the original was written in Mandarin.
But back to Dune-I like this novel so much that I have read it from cover to cover at least four times, and so, when I watched the new TRASHY Dune movies, I was not impressed. There is so much nuance in the novel which was not caught in the movies-so much inner dialog that was just skipped over. Main characters were mitigated or left out altogether, storylines were left untouched. The movie was a hyped spectacle to be sure, but, for lover of Dune, it was just terrible!
So my recommendation is to try to forget these terrible movies and go straight to source, to the written word, where you find the creation of universe which no movie ever, could capture!
The second and third novels are alright too, I guess, but the original Dune novel is extrordinary!!!
SO READ IT!!

[LazerBean]

Before I read this review, are there any spoilers? I've been wondering if I should start listening to the dune audiobook

[juliaanita]

@LazerBean hey-the dune audiobook is really really good!! You gotta start listening ASAP and when you are done, let me know what you think!!

[LazerBean]

Will do, thank you so much!

[onedarkcloud]

Read the original and saw the 1984 movie and loved both, I have seen part 1 of the new Dune and it is not nearly as good as the original. The original had better special effects and more continuity of story. Still, I will go see the new part 2 and see if it is any better and read the reviews on the books to see if worth reading.

[juliaanita]

@onedarkcloud I actually agree with you-It was made before i was born, but i liked it better than these new ones

[andreasderjuengere]

Your comment on the movies: I fully agree. This is a narration that just can't be moviefied without losing.

[onedarkcloud]

I have to remember your word MOVIEFIED love it, and your right it loses something. The new movie is ok but cannot hold a candle to the original long version [many people do not know there is a long version and about an hour shorter version].

[wiltingrosepetal]

Yes? Well, okay, I'm the kind of reader that needs to be absolutely 100% into it by chapter one or I can't move forward. The writing is great, the world building is witty, and the way the franchise pushes forward even after the creator passed away is unbelievably admirable. These stories have so much effort in them that those 2-3hr chunks can't express.

But you have to really like Dune to read Dune 💀 there is so much goddamn plot you have to brush through before getting to the fun part. On top of that, there are new languages in the text. So many new terms for the groups of people, plot inventions that you have to keep track of, etc. Sometimes it's a little too confusing to press forward. Personally, I love it.

If you're willing to do it, do it. But Dune is not Star Wars, it is deeefinitely not for everyone.

[Lliam]

I read the Dune trilogy in high school and loved them. I reread them several years later and got even more out of them. I think they are well worth reading.

After reading the novels, it's fun to watch the movies to see how the visuals are portrayed. But the movies don't come close to including everything that is contained in the novels.

[juliaanita]

ya, the movies are that good in my opinion.

[Lliam]

@juliaanita. I'm a huge Dune fan, but I haven't seen the recent films yet.

I had been super excited about the 1984 version, but it was absolutely awful.
The 2000 TV mini series was excellent.

[bolverk]

It is worth reading the books because as usual when they are turned into films a lot of the background information is lost/the books get severely abridged.

[rachel776]

read for an hour and if you're not hooked then stop

[DryGermanGuy]

I have read it and liked it. Same goes for the original 1984 film and the adventure game.

[Kayla45]

If you really like sand, then sure why not.

[Agape93]

Nope. Theyre long, complicated and boring.

[OfDeath]

Yes bro. Trust me.

[mickeysmonkey]

The books are better than the movies

[juliaanita]

yes much better by x10

[shortster]

If you are interested in the first Gulf War, sure.

[juliaanita]

interesting

[WhitneySnow]

Yes!