TOTALLY FORGOT THIS .Going to hear all there is til week 5 and going to start a discussion later.

edit: can you tell me chapter or page number? @Tha7osavage

The cost of power

Peep the OP bro, the reading guide is listed there.

Ay what the f*** i just read dune in the past two weeks and didnt know this thread existed

You can take me off this i'm reading infinite jest atm and won't be done anytime soon

How’d you like it? We’re about half way through rn. Or at least the folks that have been following the schedule are lol

Not quite at the half yet but tonight definitely:

I am intrigued by the constant feeling of tense, especially in the beginning and right before the inevitable fall of Leto Atreides. What I also find very interesting is the importance of water and the ways the Fremen and other people are going to prevent the loss of it and to conserve it.

The universe itself is very complex and it is easy to get confused by all the different sayings, themes, characters etc. I think I need a reread and additional literature/reading to fully immerse into the ecology, technology, and religious themes of Dune.

Open for discussions, interesting takes etc.

The philosophy/history of the universe are some of the most interesting parts of the book to me, I wish the philosophies/religions were expanded on a little more

The first thought I had is that the author does an exceptional job at being visual. The only time I had a hard time envisioning what was happening was when there was mention of foam holding up sand.

Paul has quite the unique journey in terms of how he behaves considering the traditional path he's seemingly going through. I'm a sucker for themes involving religion and it's probably my favourite part of the world building for me.

I didn't have a hard time with the language and themes, however I did have to google the characters frequently in Book 1 just to get a visual memory of anyone who wasn't the Baron, Paul, his father or his mother lol. BTW there is a glossary in the back you can refer to but I didn't even realise it was there till after I was done.

Ain't made it past 30 pages Had an unplanned trip last week and dissertation taking up quite a bit of my time

The foam part got me too ngl. I was hoping that Duncan Idaho may survive, because in the movie he got clapped pretty quickly, but I was wrong. Haven’t finished yet though so.... RIP Idaho/Momoa for now :cryfam:

The parts of the book where Paul & his mother were trapped in the desert before they met the Fremen kinda dragged tbh, I really enjoyed Kynes chapter :jordancry:

Also just caught up btw

Perfect casting

Have 5 midterms this week pissed I can’t find time to read. On break right after tho so imma hit this hard

Everyone seems to say this,
But its always been one of my favourite parts of the book.

I didn't mind it at all and I was expecting it but it was hard for me to imagine and keep up w/ the imagery the writer was tryna portray in the writing

Ahhh gotchu,

After that high speed action phase, all the visuals he was tryna portray in the slow patch seemed to come eaiser to me

Like when theyre crossing the sand it was easy for me to slow it down and imagine each step

Ahh okay, I feel you maybe I was rushing my reading a lil Did you finish your read? I know you said at some point you've read it before

Paul vs Jamis

WEEK 6 LETS GOOOOOO

7 March: From "God created Arrakis to train the faithful" to the end of Book 2.

No im around page 600 i think, slowed down the past week or two & been partyin more.
& yee read it right after high school in 2013

Who are some of y'alls favorite characters in the book beside Paul? I like the Baron, Kynes R.I.P. & Jessica

Extremely late but I saw this very cheap in a charity shop and tempted to get it to join in. Not much of a sci fi guy but I hear this is worth reading even for non sci fi fans