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Children Of Dune

Frank Herbert

3.81 AVERAGE

challenging dark

pistaciio's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 70%

it just draaggggeeddd onnnnnnnn and i struggled to remain interested.

Audiobooked for half, it’s a good book but Herbert’s writing is a SLOW read.
challenging mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging mysterious 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: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious 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
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Confesso que terminei o livro anterior um pouco cansado de Duna. Sentia falta do deserto e de como as coisas eram antes de Paul virar esta figura messiânica. Este livro me trouxe um pouco daquilo de volta com Leto II e Ghanima, que pra mim, foram o ponto mais interessante a se observar nesse livro. A vontade de ambos de fazerem diferente e quererem agir de uma forma melhor que seu pai é muito instigante. Além disso, fiquei muito feliz com o retorno de Jéssica a um caráter mais central, e conhecer Farad'n que se torna seu púpilo, também permitiu um novo olhar sobre a Casa Corrino.
Eu achava que lendo este terceiro livro eu me daria por satisfeito nesse mundo, mas ainda fico querendo saber o que Leto Atreides II fará no futuro.