Dune

Shortly after I discovered Dune and decided it was worth exploring, I started noticing references to it almost immediately. People in my social media network started talking about it, some were reading it for the first time. This is typically a good sign for me, and I’m glad that even today people are coming to learn and appreciate Dune. I only read the first novel, which was separated into three “books”, but you really do need to read the first three to allow the story to unfold. Something that initially jumped out to me was the amount of philosophical and spiritual textures that are woven throughout the world that Frank Herbert has created. It wasn’t something I was expecting but it’s always appreciated when a work can touch on something deeper than the constant fast-paced action we are used to seeing almost universally. With that said there is still a good amount of action, with some scenes that are building up momentum through the entire story. Even though finishing it was very satisfying, and it did feel like things were being concluded, I still got the sense that this was only the beginning. It took three books to set up the foundation of the story, and now the true power moves must be made. I do think I will continue reading this series, just not immediately. I need to take a little bit to let the epic-ness of it all to digest.