DuneClassic · Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy
Dune
1965 · 658 pages · Fiction
79
Classic
★ 4.29 on Goodreads · 1.7M ratings
≈ 16 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award winner (1966). On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.29★ from 1.7M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
79Must-Read Score
- Critics66 out of 100 · counts 35%+26
- Readers93 out of 100 · counts 50%+53
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #3 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
- #5 of the 161 fantasy books we rank
- #6 of the 296 classics we rank
- #22 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Hugo Award winner (1966)
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Epic, Adventurous, Thought-provoking
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