# Dune (Film) Post-release thread (open spoilers from film) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [October 22, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-film-post-release-thread-open-spoilers-from-film/952991 "2021-10-22T09:11:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 238
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> [@asterion](#): > > If I were to finally break down and read the books, where should I stop? I asked this question and got some great advice here: > [@Dune: what novels should I read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-what-novels-should-i-read/921845): > > I last read Dune as a teenager almost 40 years ago, so I decided to dust it off and read it again in preparation for the movie. Give me your opinions: how far into the series should I go? I think that back then I made it through the original six books, but other than the original, I don’t remember much about them. I remember Dune Messiah being fine, and I remember liking some mystical ass-kicking powers in Children of Dune. The other three are a muddled mess in my memory, and I’m not sure I eve… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-film-post-release-thread-open-spoilers-from-film/952991)._