Why You Should Read | Dune by Frank Herbert

Mike talks about his favorite book of all time, what makes it stand above the rest of science-fiction, and maybe why you should consider reading Dune by Frank Herbert.
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0:00 Introduction and Reading Excerpt
2:13 Background
6:28 What Is It About?
7:38 What Makes It Good or Bad?
17:48 Why You Should Read It
23:36 Final Thoughts
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[@mikesbookreviews]

Hey bookworms (or is it sandworms?), I'm finally facing my fear and talking about my favorite book of all time and attempting to lead you on that Golden Path. I hope you'll give the book a shot if you haven't yet. Tell me if you plan to or already have below and I'll talk to you there. May the Maker bless you and your water.

[@fictionfanatic3469]

Mike I started reading Dune a couple of days ago and really love the writing style!So far I'm hooked to see what's happening and loving the journey, this is my first Sci Fi book I've read really, as I mainly stick to Fantasy & Horror, so glad I picked it up now before the movie is out.

[@knightonart8886]

Dune is the greatest sci fi novel of all time and my third favorite book of all time, number one being LOTR and number two Watership Down. It's a great time to be a Dune fan! Bless the Maker and his water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May his passage cleanse the world. May He keep the world for His people

[@jungen1093]

I planned on it when i heard they were making a movie of it. Then I just put it off because I started reading other books. I still wanna read before the movie, maybe you’ll give me that push

[@avi6837]

So full of passion 🔥 I have read it 4 years back and like it ok. Gonna re-read it for sure because of you :-) will post my thoughts on discord

[@cloudbloom]

They aren't ready for the Golden Path haha

[@johanjoseph4802]

I think it's time for everyone who wanted to check out this book to finally stop procrastinating and read it. Me included.

[@jungen1093]

I don’t like how you singled me out

[@passiert1027]

I feel called out... But seriously, I finally read the damn thing last week. 😁😁 Now I'm halfway thru book 2.

[@jungen1093]

@@passiert1027 How did you like book 1?

[@passiert1027]

@@jungen1093 The first book was brilliant! I'd describe it as heady, philosophical sci-fi....my favorite kind 😁. I was weary about the prose going in, as I've heard critiques online, but i thought everything flowed really well.

[@jungen1093]

@@passiert1027 That's good to hear! Hopefully I enjoy it with no problems when it comes to the prose. How's the second book coming along?

[@JJJKKK445]

Just finished Dune yesterday. Holy hell did I love it. To me it didn't really have the feeling of reading a story, it felt like reading a dramatisation of major historical events in our future. It had a scope and depth rarely seen (and felt) with fantastic characters and it was incredibly thought provoking. Totally a 5 star book.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I totally agree! Great take.

[@SoiBoi_Kelda1059]

Is it like tolkien then? Ive heard reading him similarly feels like a history lesson

[@sechay9328]

I once had a mild panic attack quite unexpectedly while driving on a long trip. I recited the litany against fear out loud and I swear that's how I got through it. And this was years after reading Dune, it just came to me.

[@isakdahl7054]

That’s the best shit I’ve heard in a long time mate

[@user-lp7tx1fe6t]

I've also used it during a panic attack and I've gotta say it works pretty well.

[@sechay9328]

@@user-lp7tx1fe6t I have to admit I might have messed up some of the words in the process but the concept, regardless of translation, is perfect and everything I needed to hear. Or say.

[@PeachDragon_]

Reciting words in general will help in a panic attack, some people recite their shopping list.

[@MadeOfStone1994]

@@sechay9328 ppppp

[@TheJoshuaborden]

I asked my girlfriend to read Dune. She absolutely loved it. She’s now very excited to see the films.

[@mikesbookreviews]

She’s a keeper.

[@ErasmusPrime239]

'Power tends to isolate those who hold too much of it, Eventually they loose touch with reality' -Frank Herbert Dune messiah

[@user-cm2iu5qf8c]

I personally don’t believe that since having power also means you have a responsibility and if someone isolated themself, they would lose it because isolated creates indifference and most people got power by understanding human emotions and yes some manipulated human emotions but they still have to understand.

[@wethepeople7841]

Welcome to 2021...

[@SSingh-nr8qz]

@@user-cm2iu5qf8c Being around politicians and CEO types most of my career. the author is correct. WHen you have massive amounts of power, you end up surrounding yourself with people to wield your power since you can't do it all. You may have one person handling one department, while someone else does another department. It's a case of how far removed you are from the people you impact. That's why you see this disconnect from a CEO vs a consumer or a politicians from the general public. You can trace it back to how many people are in between the public and the person in charge. At the top, they are quite isolated.

[@satoshinakamoto7253]

@@user-cm2iu5qf8c its because everyone is in your ass, wanting you to move and you cant get time to fix stuff in society, just look at putin and russia

[@ravenbellebooks5665]

My husband and his friends have created their first book club to read this together! I'll get there eventually 🙂

[@mikesbookreviews]

I look forward to your thoughts.

[@jesserichards5582]

Thats Awsome!

[@SmileForeverEra]

I just finished Children of Dune and I'm in the same boat my entire world view has changed as well. Its a beautiful book, with an incredible message. Highly recommend this read as well.

[@borael3123]

The dinner scene was one of my favorites.

[@mikesbookreviews]

As it should be.

[@connorodonoghue7793]

Yh I couldn’t put the book down during that scene

[@calebshaw6007]

it was really tense

[@arafat9828]

Having seen GoT and knowing that the Harkonnens had plotted to kill all the Atreides, I honestly thought there would be another red wedding

[@jhartley8441]

yes. My first read of "Dune" was in '74 and i told friends "the first 100 pages are kinda hard to get through." Years later I re-read it and that dinner scene simply astounded me: tense, insightful, just brilliant writing. Like Mike said, each time i've read it, a new aspect becomes apparent to me. I'm starting it again....

[@corinnereneesbookreviews9896]

You're not pretentious. I watch other booktubers, and you're the most down to earth youtuber/booktuber I've seen so far. Keep it up dude.

[@Michael_L_Morrison]

"Don't trust leaders." I'm standing and applauding! Thankfully not many people at the office today.

[@Flanel_]

incule to this slogan" religion is a tool to control and manipulate "

[@luketufts6827]

My older brother has been recommending this book to me for years 😅 it’s about time I finally read it

[@mikesbookreviews]

I support this plan.

[@JETFOURLITRE]

I read all the Dune books about 12 years ago. After struggling with the start of the first book, but persisting, it quickly became my favourite book ever. The scope is incredible.

[@MichaelPhillipsatGreyOwlStudio]

I SO totally agree with you about the dinner scene. It's one of Herbert's most brilliant moments IMO. I read Dune when I was 12 or 13, and I remember being mesmerized by it. The way he wove all the individual motivations of his characters together so easily, and it's where the unusual ominiscient, head-hopping POV pays off. I still say that if you can write a really good dinner scene and make it interesting, you can write anything.

[@elizaearhart4533]

It’s funny how you mention how age affects it. I first tried to read this book as a junior in high school and I couldn’t get past the second chapter. I’m very much an action person and fantasy books are a struggle for me. But starting it a couple days ago and getting about a quarter of the way through the book, it’s already changed my outlook on life. The first chapter alone and the “fear is mind killer” speech is already permanently in my head. As a high schooler I was just confused, but now I’m in college and it’s like a whole new book. Realistically, it’s only been a couple years since my first attempt but now that I’m around the same age as Paul, I suddenly feel like I understand him a lot better.

[@Jrdn357]

Yeah, this one was strange for me. I'm 12 and staying up into the AM hours reading, knocking off WoT and Stormlight books every two or so days. And they're massive, thousand pages books with more than ten volumes in the series. I understood everything fine and thoroughly enjoy things like this. But I tried Dune, and the first chapter was okay, but then the second was just crap, in my opinion. I don't really know whether to continue or not....

[@queeniegreengrass3513]

@@Jrdn357 I'd say do so, but maybe you'll enjoy the audio book if not the book itself? I like the voice actors a lot. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJSxnWWjgsSWiJI If the link doesn't work you can always search it up, somebody always reuploads :)

[@barrilrayder]

I read Dune like a year ago and I really liked it, the interesting thing is that the more time passes the more the story grows in my mind. I just find myself remembering the story and the philosophycal and ecological stuff and it gets better all the time, i want to reread it soon. Ps: I've got Dune Messiah next to my bed for months but i've only read the prologue, I'm afraid that it isn't as good but I trust you, Mike. I send my reguards from Colombia.

[@mikesbookreviews]

You truly do pick up something new every read through.

[@nomindseye]

I'll chime in here. So first book builds Paul as a Messiah, although his last actions should (if you think about it) raise your hackles quite a lot. Second tears him down as a Messiah. And the Children of Dune concludes his story. You should NOT read Messiah without reading Children of Dune because that's unsatisfying as hell.

[@jessicahiveley1274]

I read Dune when I was 16, for Reading class (Do they even have that anymore?) Literature class was my favorite class when in high school. We all LOVED this book and talked about it for months. (This was in 1982) When that first movie came out me and my best friends all went to see it and laughed our butts off through the whole thing. It was so stupid and NOT the Dune we knew, I am hoping this new movie gives the book the credit it is due. It will be so worth it. READ THIS. Awesome book for any age.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Hear hear.

[@providencebreaker1558]

The trailer makes it very obvious it's not the Dune you want it to be, unless you had visions of tacticool nonsense back in 1982. This is sanitized Dune for a universal audience that loves Game of Thrones and Call of Duty.

[@johnmedany9294]

@@providencebreaker1558 I have high hopes for the adaption to be honest - Villenue hasn't let me down yet ... though I have been waiting 40 years for this ...

[@extrabadluck]

This is my favourite book of all times. I started re-reading so I have everything fresh when the movie comes out. It literally changed my life when I first read it.

[@RobertSmith-nc9sd]

I've read Dune 28 times. (Starting as a teenager and going up to last year.) I find something new every time.

[@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

I’m someone who has read Dune and loved it, but I haven’t read the rest of the series (yet). I love the LOTR and Dune comparison in terms of impact on the genre - well said!

[@emontman4624]

Finally, and I do mean finally (I am past 40 now) I have gotten around to reading 'Dune' thanks to this detailed review - A genuine thanks to you, Mike - Long may you read, and long may you run!

[@shikary100]

You started out with my favourite quote from the whole series. Thank you

[@mikesbookreviews]

My pleasure!

[@bryanthomas7420]

After finally getting to Dune, which has been on my TBR for a while, I’m starting it tonight. I’m just 16, which is the only reason I haven’t read it by now. Wish me luck.

[@matthewcollins504]

I remember reading Dune for the first time when I was 17; it was when I was visiting my dad during the Christmas holidays of 2009 and I had just watched the David Lynch movie. I thought it was really campy but I wanted to read the book it was based on. So I went to the local library and lucky me, all six books were there, from Dune to Chapterhouse: Dune. I borrowed them all, locked myself in my room and just binged right through them, though I had to stop after reading Heretics of Dune, as I had completely burned myself out and the holidays were just about over. But it's such a great series; it pulled me in and didn't let me go. And just like you, I'm always picking up something new every time I reread them. Believe it or not, but God-Emperor of Dune is my favorite out of the whole series; to me, that's when everything comes together. I generally see the first three books as being one story, the first building Paul up as the Messiah, the second tearing him down, and the third concluding his story while beginning Leto II's story. To me, the last two books that seem rather superfluous. even though they're still a good read. Anyway, this was a great video and I'm super-excited for the upcoming movie.

[@thomashobbes8786]

God Emperor was my least favorite on my first read. But it’s my favorite now. So good!

[@grayshot77]

Looking forward to this. Your honest passion for Dune is what got me subbed to begin with

[@VaskoBuk]

Kudos for the video, man! I really appreciate you opening up at the end. I read this book around this time of year a couple of years ago. I was so impressed, I couldn't stop talking about it to my friends. It is so laden with themes, atmosphere and language, it's just unbelievable. I'm definitely in for a reread and for the sequels as well, and will most probably be occasionally coming back to it till my last days.

[@gingeworkshop]

I completely agree with the comment on the dinner party. So far, that’s been super inspiring

[@KingCrusoe]

Just re-watched this gem...definitely a top 3 videos on your entire channel, still. Fire.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks! It was important to me to do this one right.

[@alexisdumas84]

I still maintain that God Emperor of Dune is the best single book out of the series. However, the Dune through Children of Dune arc is the best overall single story - and if you only read the first book you're seriously missing out: the later books totally change the meaning and import of the first. They really draw out the themed amazingly

[@silentwillgames]

Just finished the first novel. found your channel. ON TO THE NEXT ONES! This was my fathers favorite series, so happy to be finding the poetry and world building just as entertaining as he did!

[@mobbsy2758]

What a fantastic, passionate and brilliant review. Thanks Mike

[@mikouf9691]

You are making me want to read and reread so many books! Thanks for your thoughts on Dune. I look forward to the more detailed review.

[@michaeljones3055]

I finally picked this up. I haven't read it since my 20's and I'm forgot a lot of the story. Iam a quarter of the way through it and it's bring back so many memories. Im glad you finally did this video.

[@coolbro9809]

I been watching some of your vids and I had to subscribe I just started reading dune today and am still at the beginning can’t wait to get more into it, and it seems some of my friends who are high schoolers just like me really like it so after hearing it was your favorite I had to start reading it keep up your cool content may the force be with you

[@CulainRuledByVenus]

I enjoyed this far more than I expected to enjoy any book review, and thank you so much for your thoughts.

[@scotteastin1433]

New to the channel and not really a Dune enthusiast but greatly respect your review and the impact the book had on you.

[@puchi1388]

Definitely reading this now. Read Lord of the Rings for the first time this year and loved it. Now I feel I have to read Dune as the foundation of Sci fi. Loved this video thanks!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Happy to help!

[@beLIEver31415]

Currently reading it actually :) Really look forward to your review b/c I love spoiler discussion especially since this is my first time reading it and your insights will be so awesome to hear :)

[@lancer9916]

I was wating for this one. Really excited to see this

[@Mikey-wg2xu]

Great discussion. A beautiful story about what Dune meant to you. I love your enthusiasm. I am planning to read this summer of 2021 and I am totally pumped now. I actually read this many years ago and enjoyed it....I am hoping I enjoy it even more this time.

[@Ulmo90]

I read this book this spring thanks to you and your channel and I enjoyed it a lot. I will probably read it again before the movie comes out, and perhaps the sequels too. Thanks for the video Mike!

[@makarovdude]

Great video! I read this book when I was 23 after studying Arabic in undergrad. There's a lot of Mideastern cultural influence in the names of things and the cultures Frank Herbert crafted. The book was incredible. I binged it in a week, which is fast for me. It's stuck with me to this day (I'm in my thirties now) and I really need to reread it before the film comes out. I agree with your take on it. The book's influence cannot be overstated. It's some of the best quality science fiction ever and, I would say, the best science fiction book of all time. Thank you for your thoughts, Mike. I enjoyed the video very much!

[@0Arman0]

Just picked up that cool orange version you have from a random English section of a bookstore in Madrid! So stoked to read it after hearing your thoughts.

[@olinpirkle1633]

Thank you for the perspective on the book and the series. This really helped.

[@joyceh1053]

LOVING that intro as always!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thank you.

[@belleah5562]

These are my favorite videos from you.... I don't actually care if the books have mass appeal, I actually think these videos give me a good idea if I should read or pass on a book. I think your passion for the book is the most important thing with this vid series because that passion gets me hyped to read!

[@jaiskoglind5762]

Just started a few days ago! Can't wait for this video!

[@bobgdn]

Thank you for another great video! I’ve read Dune twice and now you’ve inspired me to want to read it again.

[@tylerblack301]

Thanks for sharing how much this book means to you! I started reading it after the trailer dropped. I’m only 3 chapters in but I’m going to restart after I finish 2 other books so I can give it my full undivided attention.

[@hvitekristesdod]

“Power attracts the corruptible” - definitely one of my favourite quotes from the series

[@ReadingAde]

Actually bought the physical book because of your trailer reaction. Thanks again for being so honest about what this book meant to you when you were going through a tough time. It’s how I felt about The Great Gatsby.

[@ChristiansEntertainmentEcke]

I dont even read fantasy that much (mainly crime/thriller and non-fiction), but your videos are so great, that i watch them whenever they cross my youtube-frontpage. Keep it up, Mike, I really appreciate it. Greetings from Germany!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks!

[@tomascanas9143]

Awesome video as usual Mike! Can't wait to read It somewhere in november, before or after RoW!

[@ryanforest4849]

love the channel man, just saw Dune part 1 and your review has made up my mind for what to read next. just finishing The Stand and was going to start the dark tower, but I am going to read at least the first Dune book first now.

[@DaveShaves44]

Just ordered this book can’t wait! Never saw the movie and have no idea what it’s about so I eagerly await being able to read it soon :)

[@scotth1042]

Thanks for this! I'm at about the 55% mark and finding it easier to read. Dune has been on my TBR for years. Finally tackling it to get ready for the movie. Glad I did. Love the channel dude!

[@Woodogg18]

Thank you for this. I’m a 36 year old sci-fi and horror geek. I own a bookstore and have an extensive home library...and never read Dune. I’ve always wanted to but felt the task extremely daunting. I think I need to finally buckle down and get to it.

[@alexmontrose8004]

Hi Mike. I'm a new subscriber to your channel, but a looooooooooong time fan of everything Dune (with the notable exception of the David Lynch film). I'm so thrilled with your video on this amazing work. I will confess that I came to this book series as a result of the Sci-Fi mini-series, so I found the density of Herbert's writing to be very daunting to 12 year old me. But since then I have read and re-read the Herbertian novels, as well as the entire expanse of pre-quel novels written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Can't get enough, and would love to see more about this extended universe. I always enjoy discussions/content where people point out the impact Dune has had on broader Science Fiction.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Welcome!

[@penelopegough6050]

That was great Mike. I have read Dune when it was first published (showing my age!) but did not really get into it the way my family and friends did. Might be convinced to have another go now. I love your enthusiasm.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Hope you enjoy it on a second reading.

[@PeterWoekel]

Dude Mike these intros are so good. Loved seeing them with the WoT videos and this one killed it like usual 👌🏼👌🏼 Can’t wait for these reviews and the movie content. Dune is amazing and Denis V seem like he gonna nail iiiiiit!!!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks, Peter. That’s kind of you to say.

[@michaelfeeney6108]

Great video! I like to look at the sequels almost as their own stand alone stories. I read ‘Hunters’ and ‘Sandworms’ and didn’t think they were horrible, but I just didn’t care. I so wish Frank lived to write book 7 😞

[@xt0ferx]

I'm 31 and I just read Dune for the first time and absolutely loved it

[@borael3123]

I just started part 3 of the book and I’ve been so entranced by its story.

[@gaberodriguez4023]

I've been waiting for this video since the day I first discovered your channel.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@wpsam52]

I read Dune when I was 17. I loved it. I'm now 68. I haven't reread it because I was afraid my older, more cynical self wouldn't appreciate it like I did at 17. After seeing the movie and watching your review, it's now time for a re-read. Thanks for that.

[@TheElvenWitch]

Sold- just ordered the first book. Thank you for such an in depth but spoiler free review!

[@mikesbookreviews]

An excellent decision.

[@igotissues1386]

Read it last month in anticipation of the movie and from the subtle mentioning of it by Mike. I absolutely loved it, can't wait to continue on with the series after The Trouble with Peace.

[@luismoro5720]

Just started reading it brother! I'm hooked. Purchased multiple editions and the new graphic novel part 1. Stoked!

[@chrisofatlantis1553]

Best Why you Should Read ever! Reading this one soon. Love ur work.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Wow, thank you! Hope you enjoy the book.

[@joshramirez7]

Great stuff and hell of an intro. I know you are not an audiobook guy, but since you know this story so well, I recommend giving the audiobook a try. Also, the new hardcover with your thumbnail image has the fear saying under the dust jacket, but I think you will add that to your collection at some point, very high quality edition.

[@scifiisfun203]

Sold! Between you and Content Lit's book lists my TBR Scifi list is breaking records.

[@drivestarr]

I’ve just finished it! I’m amazed! Just loved everything!

[@mikesbookreviews]

So happy to hear that.

[@drivestarr]

Mike's Book Reviews now I’ve just finished Dune Messiah and OMG I’m crazy about everything! It’s just perfect! 🥳

[@plungeybabie]

great video Mike! now I gotta read it

[@simonsuarez7561]

Thanks Mike for this video and thank you for those final thoughts. They truly had a meaning for me. I'll pick the book, it really seems like a life-must-read.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Hope you love it!

[@bikash5706]

Hey Mike I have started reading DUNE and I'm really really excited after checking all the good things you have mentioned about this book. Fingers crossed, hope to finish it before receiving RHYTHM OF WAR.

[@BooksWithBenghisKahn]

You got me convinced now! Dune has been on my shelf forever, but back in high school and college I could never get past the first page, it just wasn’t the right time for me. Now that I’m so much more into sci-fi fantasy I can’t wait to try it out.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I hope you dig it!

[@TheLibraryofAllenxandria]

"The power attracts the corruptible." That's good stuff. What a great video, Mike! I also read this in high school, got partway through and dropkicked it and I have never even CONSIDERED picking it up again, even as the book club I'm in are all saying they're planning on reading it before the movie. But after watching this video and hearing about political movements and chapter-long dinner parties where it's just machinations, I'm actually seriously thinking about picking this book up. Thanks for sharing your feelings about this book with us!

[@mikesbookreviews]

I hope you will, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

[@TheLibraryofAllenxandria]

@@mikesbookreviews Well, I just bought the book. I guess we'll see now!

[@stigsmcqueen3178]

This is the best non-spoiler "Dune" review that I've either read online or seen on KZbin, and I've read and seen a bunch of them. In fact, this is one of the very best non-spoiler reviews that I've ever seen for any sci-fi novel ever. Mike is the first reviewer that I've seen who didn't just trot out all of the old talking points that always get mentioned regarding why this book has had such an enormous amount of influence on subsequent novels. To me, whenever I've seen other reviewers do it, it's like listening to someone read whatever's been posted about "Blood on the Tracks" on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website, or whatever's posted on the American Film Institute Top 100 Films website about "Casablanca." Other reviewers just seem like they're going through the motions and saying, "well, it has all of this influence, so we're obligated to genuflect in front of it." Mike's the first reviewer that I've seen to sit down and to spell out what it means to him personally - which is why this is such a great review. Best of all, he points out that the entire notion of being obligated to genuflect in front of anything is antithetical to whole point of the novel, which is making me really want to sit down and read it for the first time. Whenever I hear other KZbinr's that I like mention "Dune," I've always groaned out loud and wanted to fast-forward in the video to the next book they discuss, but I'll never do that again. I've now subbed to Mike's channel, and am looking forward to hearing more of what he has to say.

[@mikesbookreviews]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@WMax-rm3ue]

because of you, Mike, I become really obsessed with the Dune universe, and I bought all the books about Dune..yes, including Brian Herbert's books as well.

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Ok you convinced me. I have taken dune on and off my TBR for 16 years. I’m gonna buy it next week and read it!!! I’m so excited... and nervous

[@mikesbookreviews]

Yes!

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Mike's Book Reviews already on your recommendation alone I’ve started red rising, faithful and the fallen, first law and now dune! Damn I love your channel :)

[@edencandelas]

The dinner section was amazing, I didn't enjoy it in the meaning that it was stressful, anything could happen there, everybody lying, showing their power through words, cheating ... thinking on attack, but at the same time everything went smooth, like in a petroleum river ...

[@sawgrassbrothers]

I just read the dinner party chapter and I was hooked following it all! Can't wait to keep reading and see what happens next!

[@grnberet9401]

Awesome review. I've been eyeing Dune since getting into fantasy and scifi a few years ago. I picked up the same updated paperbacks during a buy 2 get the 3rd free sale at BAM a month or two back. I'm sorry to hear about the delay in the movie, but I won't have to rush through the book now. Mike, you are to Dune what Daniel Greene is to Wheel of Time. Thanks for the great content.

[@johnr7279]

Very well done!

[@dana7340]

Thanks for this review. I feel like it might be like my experience with Gone With the Wind, I read it at 15, 35 & 54. Each time I had a COMPLETELY different experience and message from it. I’m excited to read it! Thanks again! ✌🏼

[@mikesbookreviews]

My pleasure!

[@timmeyer9191]

Nice video. A neat part in the history of Dune was that even though it had been published as serials in Analog pulp magazine, no publisher wanted to release it as a novel. Only Chilton was willing to give it a chance. Yes, the publisher of car/truck repair manuals was the first publisher of the Dune novel.

[@fatimaeraky1821]

The arabic translation just came out and i wasn't sure about it, especially that i'm not a fan of Sci-Fi, but now i can't wait to start it.. I loved your review and how personal and passionate it was.. Thank you..

[@saeedajaib]

I have ordered a bunch a books for my birthday this month. Dune being one of them. Looking forward to read it!

[@jodistibbard4625]

I use the litany in my work as a Mental Health Nurse all the time. I teach it to so many patients.

[@mikesbookreviews]

So awesome to hear.

[@LadyGigglesnort]

The litany of fear is my mantra rather than a prayer.

[@olifasan]

A really nice review, thanks. As for the sequels, I would say that the God Emperor is mandatory, not because it is my favorite book, which it is, but because it is the stone that concludes what came earlier (the golden path and what was the sacrifice that one had to make because another one couldn't) and really introduces what's to come (that sadly won't be ended as Frank Herbert died).

[@leontanbg]

I too read Dune the first time at around 15, more so to plug gaps and answer questions I had after watching Lynch's Dune. It was fun and immersive, but its real impact was when I revisited it at 18, and it truly blew my mind. I absorbed the next 5 books in quick succession. I had another Dune renaissance in university, when I returned to the first book (again!), when I was 20. More new insight, especially the part about never trusting leaders (which timed very well with my university years). Found myself re-reading it every year, for the next 5 years, always taking from it something new. Dune is truly among the greatest books I've ever experienced, and I'm all the more enriched and enhanced by it, not unlike ingesting the spice melange (LOL). For first timers reading it, I envy you. Hope you will enjoy and benefit from it like I did. And, hello from Malaysia. Ya Hya Chouhada.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Awesome story. Thank you for sharing.

[@anthonya.gentry8882]

Mike, read this (Yes, "The Trilogy", which was all that was published at that time!) and I had a similar transformative experience. Thanks for sharing your experience of Frank Herbert's DUNE.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Always happy to share this story.

[@robertshawn77]

Duuude, that hard cover is beautiful!! I love books..

[@jellevanbreugel325]

Good WYSR! Excellent book, still reread every two or three years :)

[@flinx1241]

It's also long been my favorite book. Also read it quite young, inspired by the Lynch film release. Loved it (though at least half of it went over my head). Have revisited it time and again over the years, and am now listening to the audiobook version with my oldest son (15), who's very intrigued by the trailer. Hoping this will finally lead to Dune being widely recognized by the public at large for the sci-fi masterpiece it is...

[@elissaerica]

I watched the movie that came out a few years back. Loved it. Decided to read Dune. I'm almost done. I think I love it. But it really helps to have people like you who are really excited about it to confirm why this is so good. Thank you!!

[@mikesbookreviews]

So glad you're enjoying the book!

[@pinkscampi]

Just reading this now. Honestly you and 1 other booktuber are the only ones I watch. You are positive. I feel its so trendy to be negative about books on KZbin now.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I like to believe in "be the change you want to see." So I'll always try to be positive on these things. Hope you enjoy the book!

[@s54b32i]

It was very moving hearing you talk about what the book has meant for you.

[@some5794]

I just started this book. So excited

[@mikesbookreviews]

Enjoy!

[@meera2654]

I loved this review