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I finally got around to reading Dune. I burned though it pretty quickly and loved it. For some reason I can't get into the other books in the series. For now th

I finally got around to reading Dune. I burned though it pretty quickly and loved it. For some reason I can't get into the other books in the series. For now they mock me from their spot on my bookshelf...

gadders 9y ago
I think the quality starts to drop off after the first couple of books.
- baud147258 9y ago
  I've read the books by Frank and I agree that the quality declines after the first books, mostly because the scale change, but the writing does not cope with this change.
jamestomasino 9y ago
Push on for books 2-4. They're great but take a longer investment. 5 & 6 fast-forward thousands of years, so I'd only recommend them if you enjoy things like the Foundation series where the setting and cultural movements are more important than individuals.
jasonkester 9y ago
It's still openly debated, but the generally accepted Best Order to read the Dune Novels is as follows: Dune, followed by a 1-5 year pause, followed by Dune. Repeat until death. You may, if you wish, throw in the first hundred pages of a different Dune novel every ten years or so, just to remind you of the correct sequence.
- Scalestein 9y ago
  Oh man, I feel like Dune Messiah (dune 2) is such a fantastic compliment to the original. It is about half the length and has such a different tone that makes the original even better.
  - benjohnson 9y ago
    Messiah is just good enough to make you think that the thrid book will be ok... it's is indeed ok. The third book is ok enough to make you think the fourth book will be ok. It's not. It's rotten. My advice: Even though Dune 2 is a good book - it's best to stay off the slide downwards or you'll wind up like me reading all of them and wondering if I could get the time back.
  - dorian-graph 9y ago
    I finished Dune about 2 months ago, and I'm currently a quarter through Dune Messiah. It so far is a great compliment and progression, and I constantly fight the desire to look up what happens because I want to know now.
    - cesidio 9y ago
      I had the same feeling with The Hunger Games. The first one is amazing, the second starts to be repetitive. Didn't manage to get to the third one.
- arkades 9y ago
  I feel like you wrote this in jest, but just happened to be 100% correct.

gadders 9y ago

I think the quality starts to drop off after the first couple of books.

baud147258 9y ago
I've read the books by Frank and I agree that the quality declines after the first books, mostly because the scale change, but the writing does not cope with this change.

jamestomasino 9y ago

Push on for books 2-4. They're great but take a longer investment. 5 & 6 fast-forward thousands of years, so I'd only recommend them if you enjoy things like the Foundation series where the setting and cultural movements are more important than individuals.

jasonkester 9y ago

It's still openly debated, but the generally accepted Best Order to read the Dune Novels is as follows: Dune, followed by a 1-5 year pause, followed by Dune. Repeat until death. You may, if you wish, throw in the first hundred pages of a different Dune novel every ten years or so, just to remind you of the correct sequence.

Scalestein 9y ago
Oh man, I feel like Dune Messiah (dune 2) is such a fantastic compliment to the original. It is about half the length and has such a different tone that makes the original even better.
- benjohnson 9y ago
  Messiah is just good enough to make you think that the thrid book will be ok... it's is indeed ok. The third book is ok enough to make you think the fourth book will be ok. It's not. It's rotten. My advice: Even though Dune 2 is a good book - it's best to stay off the slide downwards or you'll wind up like me reading all of them and wondering if I could get the time back.
- dorian-graph 9y ago
  I finished Dune about 2 months ago, and I'm currently a quarter through Dune Messiah. It so far is a great compliment and progression, and I constantly fight the desire to look up what happens because I want to know now.
  - cesidio 9y ago
    I had the same feeling with The Hunger Games. The first one is amazing, the second starts to be repetitive. Didn't manage to get to the third one.
arkades 9y ago
I feel like you wrote this in jest, but just happened to be 100% correct.