DUNE, A NOVEL BY FRANK HERBERT, BOOK REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION
Hello! In this post, I'll share my review for Dune, a cult novel by Frank Herbert. Published in 1965, Dune is a science fiction classic. It won both the Nebula in 1965 and the Hugo award in 1966. This novel achieved a cult status among science fiction fans. Even those who have not read Dune have probably heard about it, for Dune has been adopted a number of times. In fact, a new adaptation will hit the theatres any time now. (Post update, the sequel has hit the theatres and there's talk of more!) Today I shall not talk about the movie versions I saw, not because I do not respect or like them, but rather because I want to focus on the novel itself. While I am not one of those bookworms that hates every movie adaptation before even seeing it, book reviewing is what I do best. I did study literature for five years, but even before I did that, writing about books always came naturally to me. Besides, I would have to see the films anew to be able to review them. The b...