Dune

, #1

eBook, 883 pagine

lingua English

Pubblicato il 01 Dicembre 2018 da Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-1-101-65805-5
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ASIN:
B00B7NPRY8
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Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for....

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of …

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ha recensito Dune di Frank Herbert (Dune, #1)

Vasto come un deserto, vivo come un deserto

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A inizio 2020 ho letto e apprezzato Lord of Light di Roger Zelazny e ho scoperto dalla prefazione che, a suo modo, è il romanzo "rivale e complementare" del più famoso Dune; in seguito ho saputo che Dune stava per essere adattato in un kolossal hollywoodiano, e io amo i kolossal hollywoodiani (tanto quanto odio la Hollywood di serie B e C). Morale, ho violato la mia regola "niente mattoni, niente saghe di mattoni" e ho voluto leggermi il famigerato romanzo "che George Lucas copiò in Star Wars". Responso finale: maestoso.

Sì, in superficie è la storia di un adolescente di sangue blu che viene usurpato da dei malvagi cattivissimi, si rifugia presso un popolo "moralmente superiore", sviluppa le sue facoltà ereditarie sovraumane e si riscatta – l'esecuzione "monarchista" del monomito campbelliano che da Herbert è filtrata, appunto, a George Lucas e probabilmente a Terry Brooks, producendo tanta …

ha recensito Dune di Frank Herbert (Dune, #1)

Dune is Dune

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Since I watched the movies first, I was happy to have one of my main fears dissapear completely during the first couple chapters. Many of the plot twists present on both movies are actually things the reader just knows from the start. The betrayal and the plot against House Atreides, the people behind it and the reason for it can be inferred quickly enough.

Herbert’s confidence in the world he wrote can end up being too much to a lot of people. From the beginning of the novel, characters throw around a lot of made up terms that can be confusing, and in a setting where Dukes, Counts and Emperors, Great Houses and Cults are still a thing, alongside intergalactic travel and human calculators, the politics and relationships of it all are quite complex.

The book doesn’t hold your hand at all. There are references and intriguing events from long …

Review of 'Dune' on 'Goodreads'

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Obviously I've only started the book because I was captivated by the eye candy of the movie, but surprisingly I ended up reading it in one sitting because it was very captivating. There's something for everybody.

«Water is the least favourable condition for life on Arrakis. And remember that growth itself can produce unfavourable conditions unless treated with extreme care.»

ha recensito Dune di Frank Herbert (Dune Chronicles, #1)

Review of 'Dune (40Th Anniversary Edition).' on 'Goodreads'

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ha recensito Dune di Frank Herbert (Dune, #1)

expansive universe, exhausting writing style

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it took me ages to get through this. not because it's bad, probably mostly because i repaired my computer and had.. other things on my mind. but also partly because herbert's style reminds me of tolkien. like, a lot. at least in the sense that herbert really wants you to read his mediocre poetry too.

this isn't bad by any means, and i will surely read on in the future. probably around the time the second movie hits. the characters are fleshed-out and there's surprisingly little overt misogyny for a science fiction book that is, at this point, positively ancient. it's just the constant internal monologuing and then rushing through the actual happenings that gets exhausting after a while.

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