LegitHyperbole said:
How though? I got fairly far into the book and got little out of it. Does it pay off in some way down the line? Is it just a really, really slow burn? World seems cool but I was sold on it being star wars for adults. What made it revolutionary? Btw. I quit the book when Paul is with the desert people and then it's a few years later, a bit after that. |
At the time of Dune's release, the most common sci fi novels were of the Sword and Planet genre, think John Carter of Mars, great universe also, but, common action scifi, Frank comes and introduces this lore rich universe that focused more on the politics, the humanity of the human race, just themes that no other scifi universe was offering. I highly implore you to give it another chance. Don't focus too hard on the characters, but more on the universe and it's lore. I think the book is fantastic from start to finish, but really picks up a bit after where you stopped. As I said though, it is a very long book. Almost 1,000 pages.
