Why Do We Love DUNE?

I LOVE that dune is a story where the ostensible “good guy” winning is a genuinely terrifying and horrific thing

Millions of Duncans died in the making of this video.

Dune always has a special place in my heart. When I was slightly younger than Paul in the first book, I met Frank Herbert and got a signed copy of Dune. I was so shy and nervous that I asked a nearby lady if she wanted to go before me. She said “no thanks” as Frank Herbert was her husband. 😊

I read this book when I was 20 and homeless in the early 2000s. It was freezing and winter and the books desert themes helped take me away. I own a house now and am married with kids, but I'll never forget how that book/series helped me so much.

“Lead them to paradise” that line gutted me.

I love that all the new people watching the movies are like “yeah go paul!” I’m waiting for the third one and they’re gonna be SO horrified

When I was 12 I was so obsessed with Tolkien my dad hid my copy and gave me his Dune, saying I’d get my LotR back once I’d read it. I did and immediately asked “Is there a sequel?”

It’s interesting considering the role Herbert’s wife played in working so hard to support him from the background to see the role Jessica and Chani play for the men in their lives and Herbert’s perspective on that.

Because it's one of the most ambitious books/series ever written. It's about ecology, politics, religion, it's a statement on the nature of power and the danger of giving away your free will, it touches on the paradox of prescience, it's one of the most thoughtfully mapped out fictional universes set to paper. But it's also the story of a teenage boy starting a cult, taking drugs, and teaching his cultists such rad space karate that they take over the universe. Truly it contains multitudes.

“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. ”

Our family name is Idaho and I curse my parents for not calling me Duncan.

1. Great video covering Dune 2. Makeup and outfit SO on point 3. Long live the fighters

For me, Dune and LotR share the virtue of the authors creating a self-consistent world but not prosaically explaining the details. They are just the worlds where the stories can happen and the details emerge naturally as the characters encounter them.

I was lucky enough to have a babysitter who read both Tolkien and Dune as naptime stories when I was young.

Dune first got me when Sting declared, "I will kill him!" It was on TV, back when all we had to watch was TV. I was enthralled. I couldn't afford the books; thank the gods for public libraries.

Dune fans are like LOTR Fans, not cringe, well-mannered, and also peaceful I love it, I hope it's not becoming toxic over time like Star Wars and MCU fans

There's something so poetic about Herbert's prose, and the unique, alien weirdness of the Duniverse that enraptured me. I adore the first three books.

Alia's uncanny knowledge and wisdom isn't why she's called an abomination. Abomination is simply a label given to a 'pre-born' individual who gains all their ancestral memories. Without the benefit of a full personality and the training necessary to resist the ancestral voices which make demands on one's consciousness, the fear is that one of those personalities will eventually take over the individual's mind. It's also worth mentioning that Reverend Mothers who abuse their prana-bindu metabolic training to extend their lives are also referred to as abominations.

Dune appeared into my life at the right moment. Just when I was ready for it. It was 2020 and I was very sad. I was a fan of star wars but I grew tired of getting dissapointed by the same "good vs evil" themes. I ordered Dune to read what was it about and I got fascinated. Im currently reading Heretics of Dune. I must say that I love Dune as much as I love Tolkien's work.

As someone who has gone through the Main books 5 times, Dune Messiah is such a fantastic novel. The short timeframe and the political conniving makes it really unique.