Wow that was an epic. I was so intimidated by Dune, both before and during reading it given it’s hype and how complicated the world appeared. It took me a long time to read and properly get into, and I ended up dipping in and out a lot. It just took so much brain power given that I was so unfamiliar with the world. The glossary at the back was relied on very heavily!

I absolutely loved the story and the world of Dune, and 100% understand why Herbert is so highly renowned. I didn’t always understand what was happening or why, whether because I was so new to the world or because I just wasn’t quite smart enough to keep up with his writing, but that still didn’t take away from my enjoyment. I wasn’t sure at first but I would absolutely be interested in trying out some of the later books in the series. 

There were a lot of new characters introduced very quickly too, which I also found quite hard to keep track of, but by the end I’d got the hang of it and was just about managing to increase my reading speed. The world is so in depth and assumes a lot of knowledge, but because of this it is very immersive, more so than most of the (albeit limited) sci-fi I’ve consumed so far.

Overall, I think Dune is a must-read for anyone interested in classic sci-fi. I noticed so many parallels and inspirations for today’s interpretations of the genre, and Dune has very clearly been a hugely influential series for literature.