32.2k reviews for:

Der Wüstenplanet

Frank Herbert

4.13 AVERAGE

milly_eche's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5 ⭐

ilbardonellabiblioteca's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

420cowgirl's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ideaoforder's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 8%

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Space politics—and this is definitely not really sci-fi, more of a space opera, which is basically fantasy in space. Not my cup of tea. 

kehogan11's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

_pedro_'s review against another edition

3.5

adventurous reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

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I can see why this is a classic among science fiction novels. Still, at times I felt it dragged on for too long and there was way too much "forced immersion" right out the gate that made me have to stop and understand by context what was being talked about (yes, I know there's a glossary at the end, but it's really uncomfortable to use)

sam_reed's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

briever's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

thedarkskinnedswan's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

n4torfu's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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It's clear why Dune is a staple of Science Fiction, and after reading the story, I see why people would say it would be very hard to adapt to film (until the 2021 film). While the overall timeline of the book is very fast, there are massive time jumps that can be jarring at times. The worldbuilding, politics and goals of the story truly stand on its own within Sci Fi. I found myself really enjoying the first half of the book, but as the second half continued, it became a bit too confusing and hard to get through.