The second worst, although it did improved over the course of the book, was with Stilgar. I kept expecting him to say, “Dude!” It was really bad. The worst voice was that of Gurney–he sounded like a California surfer. I had a problem with some of the voices because they were so different from anything I imagined from reading the book. “As someone who has read Dune numerous times, I found it a bit like seeing a movie of a favorite book–some things just aren’t like you envisioned them. I did enjoy some of the sound effects though. At one point even within one chapter they switched back and forth which mad it somewhat confusing. However, I was somewhat annoyed how sometimes the voice of different characters were spoken by different actors, and sometimes they weren’t. When I heard about the audio book I was a bit hesitant that they might ruin one of my favorite stories (like they did with the movie!!). But the narration and characterization of the actors were wonderful, giving the story a richness and fullness, a 3D immersive experience. It made a great story that much better.” – Charles I must have read Dune over 20 times it was that good to me. “I first read this book in 1980 in the back seat as my family did a two week camping road trip, and I loved this story. I know you will not regret purchasing this book.” – Scott This performance is rich and theater-like. The book is of a sand world populated by evolved humans and replete with political intrigue, religious overtones, love, death and battle.
It is comparable to Lord of the Rings in its detailed other-worldliness and its steady hold on the reader.
If you have never read (or heard) Dune before, understand it as a masterpiece of future fiction. “I have listened to over 100 audiobooks on and can say, without reservation, that this performance of Dune is in my all-time Top Ten. It is theatrical with many characters (many voices) and then it changes to the main narrator who will also do his own versions of the character’s voices. It would have been better if it was either narrated by one person or a theatrical presentation with many actors, but not both. I hope that I made this review clear.” – Zachariah
“The story is fantastic. The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the structure of this audio book.
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