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izzymmcfarland's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Pregnancy
Minor: Ableism, Incest, and Infertility
sunny_not's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Even though I really liked the first book I didn't like this one much. It was good don't get me wrong, an interesting read but I wouldn't read it again probably. It was also tragic and quite depressing. I feel hopeless now, thanks. Overall I liked that Duncan returned and the bits between him and Alia feel like weird fan fiction not gonna lie. Paul's death was quite horrific and the children being born like Alia (adult-babies) is weird and I hoped that it wouldn't happen in this book but I guess not... After I get over the hopelessness I might read the third one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide
sooreads's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Did not expect this at all
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Drug use
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Incest
prm97's review against another edition
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide
Minor: Ableism, Incest, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
astridrv's review against another edition
challenging
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Boy did I have a hard time getting through this one, although it was worth it. Still having a hard time with Herbert's cryptic and jumpy writing style, with occasional stunning sentences or paragraphs piercing through. It is an absolutely necessary second installment to Dune however, and I think my doubts about plot holes are likely to be solved within the larger canon of the Dune universe. But will I have the patience?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Incest, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
galacticvampire's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
2.5
I really like how this explored the consequences of Paul's Jihad. Like Dune, the concepts are incredible and way deeper than you would expect.
But. There isn't much actually going on, and the text spends too much time dwelling over and over on the same thoughts from the characters. In Dune at least there was more action to break through the monotony.
Overall, Herbert's writing style feels to me like he had this cool idea and told me about it, but I didn't really had the chance to see the story playing out.
But. There isn't much actually going on, and the text spends too much time dwelling over and over on the same thoughts from the characters. In Dune at least there was more action to break through the monotony.
Overall, Herbert's writing style feels to me like he had this cool idea and told me about it, but I didn't really had the chance to see the story playing out.
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Incest
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