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Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert

house_of_scatha's review against another edition

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1.0

Abandoned on page 55. Info-dumpy, derivative, self-propagating franchise material - without the depth of the original Dune novel.

wellington299's review against another edition

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3.0


This was a fair book.

I have tried re-reading the original Dune books but couldn't get into it. The pre-sequel books are easier to digest but the characters not as legendary. Mostly I like the book for re-visiting the wonderfully imaginative world of Dune.

Unlike Paul of Dune, this book lacked a philosophical conflict. The book claims to be a book about reason vs faith ... but the reasoning for faith (haha) took a resounding beat down in this latest Dune pre/sequel book.

darthprez's review against another edition

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1.0

1.5/5 because there was one character I kinda want to see succeed.

Otherwise this book is boring. These authors do not write, at least not in the enjoyable sense. They tell you every detail in the most boring way possible. Absolutely no subtly.

Only 7 more books to go until I can put these prequels to rest..... unless they write more......

elfeeza's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I enjoyed reading the back story of the Bene Gesserit school although it was still only called the Sisterhood in the book. I’ve always been curious about the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood in the original Dune Chronicles so getting to read about it was interesting. I could see the origins of some of the powers the Bene Gesserit Sisters have in Frank Herbert’s Dune.

I also learnt more about the Harkonnen-Atreides feud and got a better understanding about that. I’m not mad at how that plot developed.

I don’t particularly like the Butlerian plot. However, I do get that something that had been going on for more than a century was not going to go away easily but really…we’re talking about centuries here. I’m ready to close that chapter. And I’m also ready to close the chapter on the “thinking machines”, especially the “independent” one cos we don’t have thinking machines in the original series by Frank Herbert. That plot was never my favourite.

That said, I still enjoyed the book overall and am looking forward to the next book in the series.

alukemartin's review against another edition

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

2.25

science_fiction_al's review against another edition

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3.0

A good read, but not entirely unputdownable. Interesting for filling in the background to Frank Herbert's books. A must if you are a Dune fan.

paganathiest's review against another edition

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adventurous relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

bruc79's review against another edition

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3.0

Neste volume seguimos a criação da Irmandade de Rossak, via a toma de uma combinação de venenos da selva de Rossak que permitem a Raquella Berto-Anirul ganhar o estatuto de Reverend Mother e criar a Bene Gesserit School. A característica da Reverend Mother ao tomar o Veneno e sobreviver é conseguir visualizar memórias de incontáveis gerações passadas que lhe permite reagir da melhor forma ao que pode acontecer no presente. Ao longo do livro acompanhamos o conflito entre fações distintas de Irmãs que utilizam secretamente computadores para monitorizar a evolução genética futura e uma fação de Irmãs que suspeitam da existência de computadores e que tentam desacreditar a Reverend Mother Raquella. O auge acontece no final do livro quando o Imperador via acusação de uma nova Reverend Mother transformada arrasa com a estrutura da Irmandade.
Seguimos também a criação da escola dos Mentats pelo pupilo do odiado Robot Erasmus (Gilbertus Albans), que cria os Mentats para usarem o cérebro como uma calculadora humana que avalia probabilidades e caminhos nos mais diversos cenários.
Um dos pontos altos do livro é seguirmos a obsessão paranóica do sucessor de Serena Butler (que lutou nos livros anteriores pela destruição das máquinas), Manford Torondo que sem pernas é transportado em cima da Swordmaster Anari Idaho e que torna como o seu ideal reverter a civilização para uma Idade das Trevas, devido a tudo o que pode ser manipulado por uma máquina é visto como perverso. A batalha entre Manford Torondo (que quer destruir todas as máquinas/ferramentas) e Venport Holdings (que quer potenciar o comércio via mais facilidades e macanizações) é um momento bom do livro.
E por último temos a procura incessante de vingança da casa Harkonnen, na pele de 2 irmãos (Griffen e Valya) que querem destruir Vorian Atreides, por ter destruído a honra do nome na pessoa de Abulurd Harkonnen de forma altamente injusta.
Apesar de ser algo longo, é uma leitura interessante que ajuda a enquadrar a história do Universo Dune

heidibowell's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

claytell's review against another edition

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5.0

What can I say, I am a sucker for Dune books. I wish I had read the jihad books before though. I feel the book would have more sense if I understood some of the background that they constantly referred to in this book. I look forward to reading the rest of the school series.