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Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert

11 reviews

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ashley666's review against another edition

2.75
adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Frank I beg of you, please stop with the omegacringe sex stuff that you keep putting into these books, it’s so ass.
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ashisurana's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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laura_nel13's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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sarah_tani's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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applesodaperson's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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dpekus's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Po lėtos ir filosofiškos ketvirtosios dalies pirmiausia kas krenta į akis, tai visiškai pasikeitęs pasakojimo tempas. Viskas vyksta daug greičiau, beveik visą laiką vyksta kažkoks veiksmas, o ir pačių dialogų daugiau. Įdomu išvysti praeitos dalies gale pasėtų sėklų vaisius, o ir nauji personažai, bent jau keletas jų, neatsilieka anksčiau matytiems.

Obettačiau, kiek sunku neignoruoti visų keistenybių, kurių Kopos serijoje tikrai netrūko, bet dabar jau kartais gal net ir per keistai pateikta. Knygoje netrūksta perdėtai seksualizuotų momentų, su kuriais viskas kaip ir būtų ok, bet nu wow, kaip jų kartais nereikėjo. Keisti ir patys naujai pateikti konceptai, o kai kurie iš jų net neturi jokios atomazgos. Nepaisant to, labai smagiai susikaitė, Herbertas vis dar stebina savo itin gilia vaizduote, o aš nekantriai laukiu pamatyti kaip čia viskas pasibaigs.
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dauramirez's review against another edition

2.5
reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert  follows Miles Teg, a military commander entangled in the politics of the Bene Gesserit and others vying for control over the spice melange. However, the book is weighed down by uncomfortable and graphic elements, including disturbing depictions of pubescent characters, women using intimacy as a means of power, and a particularly unsettling scene involving the torture of a man.
I didn't like it, but it was better than God Emperor of Dune.
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forsakendaydreamer's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I liked most of the new characters, and the writing was super easy to follow, but there was a lot of talk about
breeding,
and that was weird.
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peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.0
By far my favorite in the series, so far. Loved Miles Tag and his view, enjoyed Duncan for the first time since the first book. Overall a good read, filled with existential questions answered in a true Frank Herbert fashion.
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sir_willyam's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
A return to some of the fundamental story telling in previous Dune books found in Messiah, and Children, Heretics is a lot more character-based than the philosophy-heavy slog that God Emperor sometimes felt like. Despite Arrakis being recognizable again, aspects of Frank Herbert’s story telling doesn’t. The inclusion of sex-driven plot was the single most disruptive part of the entire series, and is a big factor in why I DNF the last book in the series, Chapterhouse: Dune. 
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