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buffmech's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
4.25
For once, since maybe Messiah and God Emperor, I was excited to write a review for a book in this series. Like most of the series the action doesn’t start until the last 100-150 pages but, I didn’t mind this time. The original grand story lines and world building from Frank Herbert’s original books were finally showing up in Brian’s writing. Just the epilogue is worth reading this whole book for, amazing end to all the storylines.
handhoney's review against another edition
2.0
A highly disappointing and unsatisfying ending to one of the greatest scifi series I've yet to read.
sheparmy's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
antsman41's review against another edition
3.5
Leto Ghola II of it all was great… rest was fine. Not a stoppable end to this story, that’s for sure.
ianmitchell's review against another edition
3.0
I've approached the Dune prequel/sequel novels with a relatively open mind, recognizing that they weren't written by Frank Herbert and couldn't possibly be expected stand up to the originals. On their own merits, I've found them enjoyable, if a bit lightweight, despite some fairly clumsy writing in spots.
Having said that, I found Sandworms of Dune in particular a bit frustrating, mostly because I could see tiny hints about what the conclusion of the Dune series could have been like if Frank Herbert had survived long enough to write it himself. The story really called for more of the 'philosophical' style of Frank Herbert, rather than the action/space-opera style of Brian Herbert & Kevin Anderson. I'd actually be really interested in reading Frank Herbert's original outline for the story to find out how much of the overall plot was him and how much his son and Anderson made up.
Having said that, I found Sandworms of Dune in particular a bit frustrating, mostly because I could see tiny hints about what the conclusion of the Dune series could have been like if Frank Herbert had survived long enough to write it himself. The story really called for more of the 'philosophical' style of Frank Herbert, rather than the action/space-opera style of Brian Herbert & Kevin Anderson. I'd actually be really interested in reading Frank Herbert's original outline for the story to find out how much of the overall plot was him and how much his son and Anderson made up.
professorchickpea's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
lunarpearl's review against another edition
5.0
So many twists and turns!!! Lovely, even if the ending is a bit like a fix-it fanfic
Fills my heart with joy
Fills my heart with joy
ameserole's review against another edition
3.0
The ending was interesting but it took FOREVER to get there.
firefox's review against another edition
3.0
Here it is, the final Dune.
I'd like to thank the Academy for this honour of finally finishing this big boy of a series. I'd also like to thank my mother. Without you listening to my rants, I probably would have DNFed Dune at book 1.
I'm uming and ahing at what star rating to give this. Since it's a Dune, you can tell that again it went back down into bad quality. However, those epilogues were perfect and I felt satisfied.
Do I recommend Dune? No. Go watch a sand show or something if you want some sand content. The further it continued, the more I wanted to grab a pillow and scream. Save yourself the trouble of reading this - unless you truly want to inflict this pain on yourself then go ahead, be my guest.
I'd like to thank the Academy for this honour of finally finishing this big boy of a series. I'd also like to thank my mother. Without you listening to my rants, I probably would have DNFed Dune at book 1.
I'm uming and ahing at what star rating to give this. Since it's a Dune, you can tell that again it went back down into bad quality. However, those epilogues were perfect and I felt satisfied.
Do I recommend Dune? No. Go watch a sand show or something if you want some sand content. The further it continued, the more I wanted to grab a pillow and scream. Save yourself the trouble of reading this - unless you truly want to inflict this pain on yourself then go ahead, be my guest.
giljule's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5