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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Most people extol this book after their second reading. Well, this is my first so bear with me ok?
I was not ready for a book that is essentially a philosophy tome with a little bit of plot sprinkled in (my mistake because a lot of science fiction goes this route if allowed to run long enough). I also wasn’t ready for a book to place so much emphasis on “breeding” and sex (also my mistake since the entire goal of the Bene Gesserit was to “breed” the perfect messiah so not exactly a new theme but also not spoken about in this level of detail before).
Anyway, I do think this book raises a lot of important questions/issues like the interplay between religion and governance/power, how much suffering/pain should be allowed in pursuit of the greater good, and whether the ends can ever justify the means.
I was not ready for a book that is essentially a philosophy tome with a little bit of plot sprinkled in (my mistake because a lot of science fiction goes this route if allowed to run long enough). I also wasn’t ready for a book to place so much emphasis on “breeding” and sex (also my mistake since the entire goal of the Bene Gesserit was to “breed” the perfect messiah so not exactly a new theme but also not spoken about in this level of detail before).
Anyway, I do think this book raises a lot of important questions/issues like the interplay between religion and governance/power, how much suffering/pain should be allowed in pursuit of the greater good, and whether the ends can ever justify the means.
challenging
dark
reflective
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Can’t give it 5 stars, love how the dynamic tyrannical ruler went through his arc and at the same time the hidden main character
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Violence, War
Minor: Rape, Sexism, Sexual content
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
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
I don't even know where to start or even if I comprehended this story as intended but regardless, this was a really interesting read. Being set 3500 years in future, I was worried that the story would not be as compelling since all the characters we had journeyed with would be dead. Frank Herbert introduced compelling new characters and somehow...brought back my boy Dunkin Idaho AGAIN(This man is not allowed to rest in peace). The politics and schemes at play by the hand of Leto II is masterfully crafted and leaves me curious about how the series goes on. Who will be the main characters going forward? The question I always asked myself when reading this is if the golden path was necessary. Is this path of extreme tyranny really the only way humanity survives or is it the only way humanity survives with the Atredies survive. Especially with how Sionna's arc ends here. Regardless really fun book, I can see myself revisiting this one day because I am sure I missed certain details and messages that Herbert likes to plant in his stories. On to Heretics!!!
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced