Spent $45 on the audiobook before watching Dune Part Two and it backfired hard

I bought the Dune audiobook on a whim for $45 thinking I'd be super prepared for the movie, but I ended up falling asleep 3 times during the first hour because the narrator's voice was so monotone. By the time I got to the theater I only remembered like 20% of the plot and kept confusing characters. Has anyone else wasted cash on a bad audiobook before a movie adaptation and missed the whole point?

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davis.linda2d ago

You got a friend that's like, super into being "prepared" for everything? My buddy Mike bought the complete Lord of the Rings audiobooks for a road trip before the Hobbit movies came out. He got about four hours in, started mixing up which dwarf was which, and ended up just skipping to the part with the dragon. Spent like $60 and all he remembered was that Bilbo was small and there was a ring involved. We're still making fun of him for it.

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hollyramirez2d ago

Oh I have to push back on this one a little. Being prepared isn't about finishing everything perfectly, it's about having the option. Mike spent $60 and got exactly what he needed out of those stories - he knew the basic plot going into the theater, which actually might have made the experience better than going in totally blind. You're all making fun of him, but I bet he felt a lot more confident talking about the movie afterward than someone who hadn't read a word. Preparation doesn't have to be completion, it can just be exposure. Plus, he can always go back and listen to the rest later now that the foundation is laid. Seems like a win to me.