Hørsholm International School 2005

My Favourite Book of all Time! Grades 6 to10 edition:

Student Name: ____Alex Bulea_____ Grade: ___9i__ Date: _18th _ February__

Title of Book: Dune
Author: Frank Herbert
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Type of Book: SF
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Describe in 50 words just how good it is:

DUNE is a spectacular and captivating, and produces a strong impression from the first pages. This book has a complicated plot, full of intrigue and mystery, well developed characters and many questions and problems that we are facing today transposed within its pages. DUNE represents an intelligent, complex, expressive and full of adventure combination of scientific data and fiction.

Why is this the best book you have ever read? Explain in detail why you chose this as your favourite book of all time (in about 200 words):

The first time I read DUNE, I was fascinated by the unique storyline, quickly deciding that it was a great action book. I finally acknowledged its complexity, at an older age: it is also a political novel, and it presents, in the authors’ point of view, an answer to the greatest question of all time, religion.
The storyline develops tremendously fast, changing quickly and drastically in a short time. The themes presented are interesting and well chosen, varying from the history of a desert planet, its environment, culture and strange customs to court intrigue and subtle manipulation in a time when all known world is ruled by a ‘neo- absolutist’ regime, when much depends upon the favor of the Emperor inclining towards either of the opposing factions. The characters are numerous and well created, the heroes and anti-heroes having complex personalities and ideologies; as the narrative unfolded I realized that I liked both. Within this book it could also be found a descriptor of human nature, the moral types presented varying from the scheming Baron Harkonnen, whose every action represents methodical, intentional evil and the fair and noble Duke