Dune

Coming from two years worth of a reader's ennui and having watched both Dune movies already, I didn't expect much from this book. I expected it to fare the same way a lot of other fiction books had in this post covid reading slump I was in... Discarded after a couple of chapters of not being able to capture my attention.

However, I now understand why Frank Herbert is called the JRR Tolkien of science fiction. I can't wait to learn more about the Dune Universe, CHOAM and even Salusa Secundus. I could almost see Paul Atreides facing the trials and tribulations that Arrakis threw at him. And what a way to get me excited about Princess Irulan's character in the upcoming books by having her share tidbits about the world of Dune at the beginning of each chapter!

PS. Definitely diving into Dune Messiah right away!