darth_ender said:

Well, I am currently reading the sci-fi LOTR equivelent known as Dune. It will take me ages to get through this considering how busy I am lately, but so far it is quite fascinating. Definitely a different type of science fiction, but I really enjoy it. It took me a long time to get around to picking this up because I once saw the 1984 film (I was quite young at the time, making me appreciate it even less I'm sure) and realized how awful it was. I couldn't imagine any story that film was based on being so amazing. Now I am happy to prove myself wrong.

Dune is one of my favorite novels of all time. It's apparently cool to hate Dune in some elite sci-fi circles, but I loved it to an almost orgasmic level.