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I finally finished the whole Dune series by Frank Herbert!
I must admit that getting thru Chapterhouse has been an effort. This is a slow burner that gets deep into the conflict between the Bene Gesserit and the Honored Matres faction. Like last book, it is great to see this SF major book where most leader roles are women instead of men. Nevertheless, it was difficult to me to navigate across the story.
While this last episode hasn't been great for me, the overall collection is the best SF series I have ever read. Epic, deep and unique

bruhdnmcgoo's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

jdholland's review against another edition

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5.0

From the scattering
Two houses reunited
While another leaves

calebgales's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

catsflipped's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I have worked my way through millenia of Dune history from both the Herbert's and my unpopular opinion if the original series is not that great. Chapterhouse is the final book written by Frank and it was disappointing. I struggled to find much of a story, it was filled with (as most are) betrayal and murder plots. In previous books it has been easy enough to identify the good guys from the bad even if this has shifted over the centuries but not so in this book. I finished it feeling quite confused over what I had just read. I'll push forward having come this far and hope that Brian can shed some light on things in future books.

paulp_fiction's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Loveable characters? No

2.0

generalkiwi's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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