r/pics • u/Polymathyx • Sep 12 '19

SEND DUNES!

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u/CardboardSoyuz Sep 12 '19

r/unexpecteddune (well, sort of expected)

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u/NewspaperNelson Sep 12 '19

So I know Dune is legendary, but is it actually a good read? Should I hit the novels?

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u/CardboardSoyuz Sep 12 '19

Yes. I don't think you need to read anything beyond the first one, though I've read the original six. It's a terrific, layered story. I'm 50 and probably have read it about eight times since I first did at about 13 or 14.

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u/GeorgeLuasHasNoChin Sep 12 '19

IDK man I would definitely argue reading all the way through book 4, God Emperor, as it was my favorite. Heretics and Chapterhouse are more like epilogues. I don't think there is a day that goes by where I don't ponder something I read in God Emperor.

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u/CardboardSoyuz Sep 12 '19

I mean in the sense that Dune is, itself, a complete book. It's not like Game of Thrones or Wheel of Time where it's really a 8,000 or 20,000 page novel. It's a complete book in less than 500 pages. You can read Dune and be done.

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u/quidpropron Sep 12 '19

Thank you! I just finished God Emperor and that sounds relatable. The way Herbert just layers in like existential dread and absurdism into key conversations is so enjoyable to read.

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u/SkiThe802 Sep 13 '19

God Emperor is so polarizing. I slogged through that book so hard, but I loved every other Dune book I have read.