I'd really like a "Dune" icon. I could make one myself, but I'm slightly incapacitated right now. An icon with either Paul, Irulan, Jessica or Alia would be much appreciated (especially Irulan cuz she's my favorite).
I'd also like a really nice "Dexter" icon. I'm having a hard time finding one, but that's just probably cuz I'm not looking very hard.
Anyways, I did finish "Dune" the other day for the first time, can you believe it? Especially since I've already read "Dune Messiah" and parts of "Children of Dune." I'd have to say that not only is Dune far superior to its sequels but that it's probably one of my favorite books of all time. It's also my favorite sci-fi/fantasy book in which an entire world is so diligently created (i.e. Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter). I think that the world of "Dune" is so intricate and so fascinating...it was just an amazing experience to read this book. I did have some problems with some of the characters: I never did get used to Chani (although I really liked her when we first meet her). And Paul does become very alienating by the end, but I think he's meant to. All in all, I absolutely loved this book and I'm sad that none of the sequels (at least of the ones I've read) match up. My favorite section of this book, I think, was the first part, where Duke Leto was still alive and Paul was still...relatively normal. Surprisingly it was the part that took me the longest to read. I just think that total emersion into the world that Herbert was creating in such few pages is a great experience, and took a while to get used to. I also don't think any film/TV adaptation I've seen has done this book justice, although I do think the David Lynch movie should be given much more credit than it has been.
Also, I heard there was a new adaptation in the making. I can only hope they don't completely screw it up. Who would you cast as Paul, or Jessica or Chani? I have no idea. I think Jared Leto (if he were to stop being so creepy) would be a good Feyd-Rautha, though.