The Great American Read: Day 42 Dune

Okay, I know I just said I was going to read short books but I needed a longer book to listen to while I worked out.  Dune by Frank Herbert is a world's best selling science fiction novel.  I don't read science fiction but I wanted to enter this with an open mind especially since it is one of my husband's favorite books.  I knew it was going to be hard for me to follow and one of the only ways I was going to get through this was with an audio book.  I looked up a lot of reviews and I am watching a guide on Youtube to get a little perspective on the story.  Since I do live in Oregon and I know Herbert based some of his writings on the sand planet on his research done in Florence.  I have not had the privilege of visiting but this book will make me wish I could soon. 





The expression is for the wariness I feel about reading science fiction for the first time.  This is my husband's copy of the book. 

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