salka Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Title is kind of a click-bait, obviously I should read Dune. Sorry about that. The real question is should I read Dune before or after watching the movie? I've been wanting to read Dune for a while, but I'm just so heavily into the Cosmere stuff, having just finished the Stormlight Archive and started on Mistborn. This stuff is so addictive! So what do you think? Anyone read them AND seen the movie? How do they compare? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 As anyone who has ever seen a movie based on a book before can tell you, read the book first. Okay, Actually, I'm kidding. I can't say anything about the movie, as I haven't seen it, but I think you'll enjoy both of them more if you've read the book first. (Don't let me change what you're trying to do, because, as I said, I haven't seen the movie) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 As a small counterpoint or rather, a second option, sometimes I think you can get something from seeing the movie first. For one you won't be disappointed about any missing details, and when you eventually read the book, you'll be excited because you'll be finding out about said details. I can't speak as someone who's read the book and the movie either though. Hope somebody who meets the requirements sees the post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Watch the movie first. It can only go up from there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantus Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 11 hours ago, Eluvianii said: As a small counterpoint or rather, a second option, sometimes I think you can get something from seeing the movie first. For one you won't be disappointed about any missing details, and when you eventually read the book, you'll be excited because you'll be finding out about said details. I can't speak as someone who's read the book and the movie either though. Hope somebody who meets the requirements sees the post. 10 hours ago, Invocation said: Watch the movie first. It can only go up from there. This is where I land. The book can't ruin the movie for you if you haven't read it, and the movie can't really ruin the book at all. If I watch the movie first there's a strong chance I will like both, but that far less often the case if I read the novel first. Also, per THIS from the writer of the new Dune film, it will only adapt the first half of the first book. Given that, I personally would definitely wait so you're not disappointed with a perceived 1/2 of a movie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salka Posted September 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Interesting! Not the responses I was expecting. I did start reading Dune, just a few chapters in but it's pretty captivating. Starts pretty fast compared to some... other.. *cough* Way of Kings *cough*.... books. But you guys make good points. It's very unlikely that the movie will ruin the book, but it could go the other way. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 No, you shouldn't read Dune. You should let the old people talk amongst themselves of how good it is and surely THIS time there will be a good movie adaptation. The thing with most sci-fi fantasy classics, it's really not essential reading and more modern books are waaaay better. If you are enjoying it so far continue with it. Otherwise, pop culture references are easy to understand and deploy without reading it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Orlion Blight said: more modern books are waaaay better Especially once things go truly off the rails 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Invocation said: Especially once things go truly off the rails My grandmother famously advised me to read the first book and pretend the others never happened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Orlion Blight said: My grandmother famously advised me to read the first book and pretend the others never happened. Solid advice. I wish I'd done that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Orlion Blight said: My grandmother famously advised me to read the first book and pretend the others never happened. ...I may be your grandmother. Kidding. But I don't recommend the ones after the first book. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 Bad advice, each iteration only creates more curiosity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Abbott Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 I first read the book, then I watched the movie and I wasn't disappointed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 That bad, huh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 9/22/2021 at 10:10 AM, Orlion Blight said: No, you shouldn't read Dune. You should let the old people talk amongst themselves of how good it is and surely THIS time there will be a good movie adaptation. The thing with most sci-fi fantasy classics, it's really not essential reading and more modern books are waaaay better. If you are enjoying it so far continue with it. Otherwise, pop culture references are easy to understand and deploy without reading it. Honestly, while I think you are mostly right, I do think Dune is an exception to this. it may not be perfect, but I think it holds up better than most f the Asimov I've read, for example. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 4:27 PM, Dunkum said: Honestly, while I think you are mostly right, I do think Dune is an exception to this. it may not be perfect, but I think it holds up better than most f the Asimov I've read, for example. Better than Asimov is a low bar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Hmm, I think I disagree with you on that. I enjoyed some of Asimov's books, whereas I've tried Dune twice and never got past the first few chapters. Don't know why, it just never clicked for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Oh, I've enjoyed far more Asimov than Herbert. Doesn't mean Asimov isn't a bad writer (that's also his opinion of himself, it isn't just me being pretentious). Like, one of his best work is The Gods Themselves, and the final third (that he was proud of because he claimed it showed he could write sex. Spoiler: he could not) any way, the final third is garbage. In either event, my original point (that modern SF authors are waaaay better than both) still stands, and no one should have to feel that they HAVE to read the "classics". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomed Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 I don't know if you should, but when you read it, you'll want more 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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