31.6k reviews for:

Duin (Duin, #1)

Frank Herbert

4.13 AVERAGE

seb_b's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

delequesce's review against another edition

5.0

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

shishrr's review against another edition

4.0

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Really hard to get into, overwhelms you with names, places, titles, and info. Once you get past the first bit and into the story it really picks up, especially if you stop wprrying about remembering everything and just enjoy the book.

danmichaeljones's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

arsiiicola's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

marcrice's review against another edition

5.0

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Always the best

saskia_campbell's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jollychocolate's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

emiek11's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kchriswell's review against another edition

4.0

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This book has been on my to-read list for a while, and I finally made the time. I really enjoyed the plot and characters, and I see why it's a reference point for sci-fi fans. (I listened to it as an audiobook and liked that format.)

I'm not sure that I feel motivated enough to read the sequels, but I did like the characters, so maybe I could be convinced. As I was reading, I kept thinking about how I could develop a class about politics and science fiction for undergrads, so maybe that will happen one day...