dune.md (1667B)
1 +++ 2 title = "Epic Acid Science Fiction" 3 date = 2023-12-26 4 [extra] 5 book = "Dune" 6 author = "Frank Herbert" 7 finished = 2023-12-25 8 rating = "★★★★☆" 9 +++ 10 11 Really on a "very good, but not my favorite of all time" streak here. 12 Also, I am now setting the precedent that not all reviews will be 13 extremely in-depth. In some ways, these are less reviews and more a 14 reflective log with occasional critique. Regardless: *Dune* rocks. 15 16 <!-- more --> 17 18 I first encountered this book as a wee lad when my older sister read the 19 series. I am happy to have finished the first book all these years 20 later. It's such a cool world! I'm a sucker for the desert, and I think 21 this book does it very well. I would love to see Arrakis. 22 23 There are many different languages in Dune. The Atreides have a battle 24 language. Other families have their own secret languages. Fremen have 25 their own tongue, which incorporate words from another, third language. 26 I already speak a somewhat esoteric language that covers me in most 27 American contexts, but I would like to have my own secret language to 28 communicate in true privacy. 29 30 <details> 31 <summary><strong>Super Humongous Spoilers</strong></summary> 32 The final battle nearly gave me a heart attack. Very stressful. Then 33 it ended with no George R. R. Martin-esque twist, and instead Paul 34 basically totally won against the entire universe. Perhaps 35 intellectually disappointing, but very satisfying. 36 </details> 37 38 *Dune* is long as hell. I took advantage of a cross-country flight to 39 knock out most of it. This will factor into my prioritization of 40 finishing the series. Then again, I'm flying back across the country at 41 the end of the week...