so-soI started this for the #dunebuddyread but got waaay behind, partly because of a bazillion library holds coming in at once, but mostly because this just wasn‘t for me. The beginning was boring, it picked up just before part 2 and I had high hopes, but it didn‘t keep my attention. At least my #genreclassic for #readharder is done!
pickI did it! Way off schedule, but I finished the #dunebuddyread ! It has been on my #TBR for a very long time,and this would not have happened without Litsy! This is Paul‘s precocious,younger sister who decides to give Grandfather what he deserves! It took me quite a while to get in the flow with this book, but eventually, I did start turning the pages faster! I liked the strong women characters and the riding of those worms!!!
“A single metal hutment, many stories tall, reached out in a thousand meter circle from the base of the lighter- a tent composed of interlocking metal leaves- the temporary lodging place for five legions of Sardaukar and his Imperial Majesty.” #dunebuddyread #stillshepersists
Paul Muad‘Dib calling his first sandworm. #dunebuddyread. #stillshepersists
The Baron‘s nephew, Feyd-Rautha battles the slave gladiator in the Arena. #dunebuddyread
Paul takes the baliset at the funeral of Jamis and sheds tears. “He gives moisture to the dead.” #stillipersist #dunebuddyread
pickI made my own little readathon today it seems. Dune had some growing pains towards the beginning but it turned out to be quite interesting. It does take itself very seriously though and at times can lose itself in its own denseness, and while it never lightens up it does get a bit looser in its rigidness. I am so glad I finally got around to reading this. #dunebuddyread
so-soI‘m glad for the #dunebuddyread, because now I‘ve checked Dune off my list. I just wish it‘d been a better read for me. It lacked the energy and excitement that I want in a grand epic. I didn‘t feel deeply for the characters, in fact by the end I thought Paul was entitled and boorish. I wanted to be cheering for him! The world of Dune is imaginative, and perhaps groundbreaking, but the book fell flat for me.
Full review at www.TheBibliophage.com
I am behind on all of my reading by at least two weeks. I am just so busy and tired that I haven't been doing much of anything.
Lots of life changes happening, lots of socializing, and lots of passing out exhausted at the end of the day. 😔
#dunebuddyread #yearoftolkien #earthseachapteraday
