Despite being the all-time classic sci-fi novel, I never grew too attached to this book. It was a little too far-fetched at times even for a science fiction novel. In part, it might have been due to the fact that the audio version wasn't all that great. Sometimes the narrator performed all the dialogue and sometimes other performers jumped in which led to a lot of confusion at first. Some of the voice talents were a little cheesy as well. Regardless, you have to wonder how Frank Herbert pulled all of this out his head. Undoubtedly, he has influenced many of the major sci-fi epics that we know of today. Worth the read, but I doubt I'll join all the Dune enthusiasts.

I still can't make up my mind on this one. I think I need to watch the movie it stems from and get some more information on the writer. I must say that there is something to "the secret" though. You'll have to read it yourself to see what I'm talking about. I listened to the audio version and it seemed a little too mystical for me. On the other hand, I did take a lot of great things from it about being positive, self-confidence, achieving happiness, etc. I would recommend this to anyone, but I still can't put my finger on where all this fits in to what I've learned about life.

Pretty good book. The story seemed very original and it had you wondering how things would end right up until the conclusion. I do wish things had been wrapped up a little bit more at the end since I've had it recommended that I not read the following books in the series due to their very obvious agenda. The audio version is performed by a large cast, most of whom do an excellent job portraying their character.

This is one of those books that doesn't really have a goal or objective, but rather just tells a good story. It's nothing like the recent movies except that its about a family with 12 kids. Pretty clever, well-written, and inspiring in some ways (if you're a parent). Check it out and you'll probably find yourself laughing out loud like I did.