Dune

A science-fiction/fantasy classic. For a reason. Well-written but there are defiantly parts you feel like you need to just plough right through. Knowing a bit about the world and the type of plot-line... but also that the movies are different than the book is defiantly worth it, IMO. Without this knowledge, I can defiantly see where it may be difficult to ingest much of the worldbuilding and political grasp of it. However, I've also read this book twice thus far and plan on reading it again.