Reviews

God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert

katielouwhoreads's review against another edition

2.0

My least favorite so far in the Dune series (1-6). I had to force myself to keep reading to see if anything interesting would happen. And the most interesting thing in the book wasn’t really that great. I do appreciate the third book (Children of Dune) a lot more now that I read this. I’ll probably take a break from reading the Dune series before I attempt the fifth, Heretics of Dune.

itsalisaleh's review against another edition

4.0

Weird, since what is directly told to us in the book isn’t what makes it brilliant, but rather the underlying explanation for it all. 

Paraphrasing here but I remember someone call the book “The stories of a cynical emo worm” and in some ways, can’t agree more. As long as it was within his golden path, he would fuck around, enjoy himself, bully his subjects and friends with wordplay. If not for everybody salivating for our dear Duncan I would’ve given this book an even higher rating.

“We are friends of the stomach. We both like yogurt.”

loumiller14's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

nphilpott's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

tachipic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective 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

4.25

l_andrews3's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

sayshal's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

danabat_'s review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

melancholymegs's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Colonisation, Violence, Xenophobia, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny

Minor: Racism and Rape

isabellasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5