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RedLeather:
Sorry, my browser has the bad habit of faking search results on this forum ~~; Much sorryness!

Switchblade:
Uhmm wow, for a second I was about to be all "OMGWTFSTFU cut that avatar down, n00b"

Then I realised that it's SeanBateman.

OMGWTFSTFU cut that avatar down, n00b

Anyway... Dune

Yeah, I'm afraid I've only properly read the first one. I started on sequels, but never read any of them through, properly. None of them seem to have the same charm.

I highly recommend the "Dune" Mini-series, however. It's way better than the movies, although you still won't get the full book experience.

RedLeather:
Haha, if we did get the full book experience....I think it would be as, or longer than Lord of the rings, seriously, this book is loooong...i've had it for three weeks and have barely gotten into the middle of it! and usually a book this size is done and ifnished by now..but..os..amny..complexities...e.e who to root for? House Atreidies or Harken?

Spike:
I just finished dune today actually.  I annoyed quite a few teachers in the process too.  There were times where I felt things were tedious but I also felt that it was necessary to the story.  There was much political intrigue and positions had to be taken carefully and slowly.  

The entire concept of the kwisatz haderach or a mentat blows me away and for one reason.  I wish I could be something like that.  That ever calculating being or the being whose awareness is greater than man's but less than god's.  Anyway, on to Atlas Shrugged.

Joseph:
The original Dune series (the 6 books actually written by Frank Herbert) are great.  Dune is an amazing book, and while the other 5 aren't quite up to its level, they are all compelling reads, with great plots.  All 6 are books that I feel everyone should at least try to read.  Personally, I prefer them to even Lord of the Rings.

  Unfortunately, Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson couldn't continue the greatness of the originals with the Dune prequel books.  If you loved the originals, the prequels are good just for some background information, but they never even approach the greatness of Frank's writings.

  As to the movie, it's horrible.  Maybe worth watching out of intrest , but nowhere near good as the books.  It butchers the storyline of the books so horribly that it almost made me cry.

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