Dune 1965 | Book Review

 

You know how a great story enwraps you and you forget that you're reading a book? Dune didn't do that for me for the most part. The story was still interesting, so I thought I'll just finish this one and won't continue with the rest of the books in the series. But, the climax in this was so hard hitting, that I was completely absorbed in the story. It was like gliding through the book. The climax is the only reason why I'll be continuing with this series. I only wish that it would've carried that energy in the rest of the book as well.

 Don't get me wrong, I believe Frank Herbert is a fantastic writer. The ideas and the philosophies that he injects in the story are unquestionably intriguing and the characters are fleshed out pretty well as well. The only thing the writing lacked a tad was the flow you demand from a story. That flow was either absent or, when present, was clunky. Which resulted in a barrier of "me being aware of reading a book" between me and the story. Am I making any sense? 

 The most baffling  aspect about this book is how original it was and how much Star Wars stole from it. The list of things that George Lucas "borrowed" from Herbert goes on and on, and begs the question: Where do we draw the line between inspiration and plagiarism? 

 I enjoyed the story, the characters and the luscious and rich world building. The world is really the best facet of the book; its probably the closest we will come to traveling to another planet for vacation in our life time. I don't when will I pick up the next two books because I've heard it's fans say that one must read them both back to back to get a wholesome experience. Perhaps by the end of this year, perhaps next January; who knows? But, until then, I'll be more than glad that I read this novel. I'm so excited to watch it's screen adaptations, especially the upcoming Denis Villeneuve film!

   

 

  

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