Told my buddy the book was boring, he made me watch the show first, now I get why the book worked

So I read Dune back in March and honestly I struggled through it. Too many names, too much politics, I told my buddy it was overrated. He didn't argue, just said watch the 2021 movie first and then go back to the book. I did that last week and man, I was wrong. Seeing the visuals first gave me a map for all that weird jargon. The second read felt completely different, I actually cared about Paul this time. I think for some adaptations, the show or movie can be a better entry point than the book. Anyone else found that watching the screen version first made the book click for them? Or is that just me being a slow reader?

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jones.angela1mo ago

Read the Expanse books back in 2019 and gave up halfway through book two. Too many ships and factions and I kept mixing up the characters. My brother made me watch the show first and suddenly all those names had faces. Went back and finished the whole series in like three months. The politics made sense because I could picture the people behind them. I think watching first is just a cheat code for your brain.