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Garrit

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finished reading Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune Chronicles, #1)

Frank Herbert: Dune (Hardcover, 1987, Berkley) 4 stars

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, …

The movie seemed to have left a mark on me. I watched it 5 times since it came out, and it was a no-brainer that I had to read the books. 650 pages are a lot compared to my usual style of reading, but the story just kept on giving.

The second book arrived yesterday, and I'm really looking forward to it!

Slow Travel (Paperback, Deutsch language, 2014, Heyne) 4 stars

I read this book while traveling through Norway in a rented campervan. Everyday after putting the book down, I saw the trip through different eyes.

The stories in the chapters seem a bit scattered all over the place, but they are all interesting excursions in the human mind.