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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
Dune: 3.5 stars
Dune Messiah: 3 stars
Children of Dune: 4 stars
Dune Messiah: 3 stars
Children of Dune: 4 stars
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
challenging
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s worth a read for the world building and interesting lore. It’s a bit dense at points but stick with it… it does some really interesting explorations of the hero myth and wider societal thoughts.
Good book. A little too much religion for my liking. And its future technogy does not stand the test of time.
Les scènes diplomatiques sont excellentes, elles mêlent psychologie et politique. La meilleure scène du livre est celle du dîner, elle est palpitante car elle regorge de stratagèmes. Chaque personnage essaie de deviner les intentions des autres, et tente de faire avancer ses intérêts propres, et l'on suit cela en direct.
Le reste du livre consiste en un peuple de sauvages instables et de vers géants qui vivent dans le Sahara. Ce livre m'évoque le livre Des milliards de tapis de cheveux, un divertissement, sans plus.
Le reste du livre consiste en un peuple de sauvages instables et de vers géants qui vivent dans le Sahara. Ce livre m'évoque le livre Des milliards de tapis de cheveux, un divertissement, sans plus.
Les hommes ont autrefois confié la pensée aux machines dans l'espoir de se libérer ainsi. Mais cela permit seulement à d'autres hommes de les réduire en esclavage, avec l'aide des machines.
Je sauve ma propre conscience. Je lui offre le secours de la religion avant de le trahir. Ainsi pourrais-je me dire qu'il est allé ou je ne puis aller.
Un temps pour avoir, un temps pour perdre.
adventurous
emotional
tense
adventurous
challenging
dark
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:
Yes
I'm so happy that the Dune trilogy renaissance is upon us because this is such brilliant books (and movies) that take on such heavy topics while interconnecting them with each other - mythology, religion, politics, imperialism, environmentalism, and nature of power - all while set in a beautifully constructed world.
This trilogy is set in a futuristic advanced world after the great war between Man and Machines, that eliminated all computers and prohibited the creation of "a machine in the likeness of a man's mind". At the center of the trilogy is a desert planet, Arrakis, and the secret desire of its inhabitants to transform its ecology, while the natives fight to preserve and maintain the ecological balance. The source of the galaxy's interest is Melange (spice) the most valuable substance in the universe, that grants one longevity and clairvoyant powers.
One of the most important themes of the trilogy is the interrelationships between the people and the environment, and the control religion exercises in vulnerable and hopeful people. The weight of these ideas is really all placed in the first volume, like humanity's return to medieval strategies, such as feudalism, the breeding program to create a Messiah-like figure who can guide humanity towards a peaceful future, and the replacement of computers with specialized people, averting technological advancement.
The following two novels encapsulate, completely, the themes set in the first novel, showing how inevitable it is the corruption of oneself by power and how religion and myth-making can sustain power when the world it lives in is surrounded by hopelessness and fear.
What makes this trilogy, not only brilliant but extremely enriching is the constant philosophical and moral debates that occur between characters, only made possible by the clear in-depth study that Frank Herbert did on human nature. Every single one of them is flawed, propelled only by their desires and needs, even when trying to be righteous.
Every fantasy and sci-fi novel reflects the place and time that created it. Dune reflects the environmental fear, the possibilities of human potential, the altered states of consciousness, the revolution against imperialism and the exploitation created by religion.
This trilogy is set in a futuristic advanced world after the great war between Man and Machines, that eliminated all computers and prohibited the creation of "a machine in the likeness of a man's mind". At the center of the trilogy is a desert planet, Arrakis, and the secret desire of its inhabitants to transform its ecology, while the natives fight to preserve and maintain the ecological balance. The source of the galaxy's interest is Melange (spice) the most valuable substance in the universe, that grants one longevity and clairvoyant powers.
One of the most important themes of the trilogy is the interrelationships between the people and the environment, and the control religion exercises in vulnerable and hopeful people. The weight of these ideas is really all placed in the first volume, like humanity's return to medieval strategies, such as feudalism, the breeding program to create a Messiah-like figure who can guide humanity towards a peaceful future, and the replacement of computers with specialized people, averting technological advancement.
The following two novels encapsulate, completely, the themes set in the first novel, showing how inevitable it is the corruption of oneself by power and how religion and myth-making can sustain power when the world it lives in is surrounded by hopelessness and fear.
What makes this trilogy, not only brilliant but extremely enriching is the constant philosophical and moral debates that occur between characters, only made possible by the clear in-depth study that Frank Herbert did on human nature. Every single one of them is flawed, propelled only by their desires and needs, even when trying to be righteous.
Every fantasy and sci-fi novel reflects the place and time that created it. Dune reflects the environmental fear, the possibilities of human potential, the altered states of consciousness, the revolution against imperialism and the exploitation created by religion.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes