Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert

9 reviews

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

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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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Pregnancy

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War

spilled_juice's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Evil nuns in space have bizarre plans for god’s favorite clone. An unnecessary extension of the series that could have been saved by new and interesting characters (Teg and Sheeana) had the author not been so preoccupied with the irresistible sex appeal of his self-insert Duncan Idaho (again). Too much porn, not enough plot tbh. Series should’ve ended with God Emperor. I miss the worm.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia, Slavery, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry

lucboxall's review against another edition

3.5

challenging 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

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

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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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence

Moderate: Death, Murder, War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pregnancy

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

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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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death

Minor: Pregnancy

suneaters's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really did have fun, but Frank needed an editor that wasn't afraid to cut the fat and trim this book down. We read parallel stories of Sheeana and Duncan that converge in the end. I really liked Duncan this time around until he gets his memories back. You really felt for him, essentially locked up with only semblances of parental figures and never really know what's going on. I liked the characters and the character work here, especially Odrade and her relationship with Miles Teg and Taraza. And the latter two's relationship with each other. It all made for great drama. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, War

Duncan Idaho, bodily 16, but with the memories of his adult self, has sex with Honored Matre Murbella, who is presumably above the age of majority. Consent is dubious. Lucilla, also an adult woman, plans to have sex with 16 year old Duncan Idaho, at a time when he does not have memories of his adult life, but this never occurs. Sheena, likely below the age of majority, receives "sexual education" from the Bene Gesserit. The Honored Matres are often referred to as "whores".

peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.0

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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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Colonisation, War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest