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608 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340839935
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder
Publication date: 05 June 2006
Description
This Hugo and Nebula Award winner is widely to be considered the most prescient SF novel ever. It tells the sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is th...
Community Reviews Summary of 83,330 reviews
Moods
challenging 49%
mysterious 45%
tense 44%
dark 31%
reflective 29%
emotional 15%
inspiring 9%
sad 5%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Plot: 26% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 28% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, Death of parentModerate
Child death, Pedophilia, WarMinor
Rape, Slavery, Homophobia608 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340839935
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder
Publication date: 05 June 2006
Description
This Hugo and Nebula Award winner is widely to be considered the most prescient SF novel ever. It tells the sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is th...
Community Reviews Summary of 83,330 reviews
Moods
challenging 49%
mysterious 45%
tense 44%
dark 31%
reflective 29%
emotional 15%
inspiring 9%
sad 5%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Plot: 26% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 28% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, Death of parentModerate
Child death, Pedophilia, WarMinor
Rape, Slavery, Homophobia