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Dune by Frank Herbert
5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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: Yes

If you're feeling the urge to read the books following Villeneuve's box office masterpieces, I sincerely encourage you to act on that urge.

Dune is an immersive read full of culture, politics, ecology, romance, and religious fanaticism. Characters have compelling multi-faceted motives, breathing across every page to a point where they feel undeniably alive. Fremen culture is rich and romantic with nods toward the inspiration Herbert drew them from.

You'll feel yourself inspired, grieved, enraged, and satisfied. As a long-time fan of epics like star wars-- I see now why this book is the seed from where these stories spring forth. The crown rests on the throne of Dune and all of those stories that follow kneel at its feet.

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