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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
challenging
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
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I liked the bizarre protagonist. It has a weird focus on sex. Overall there's a lot of talking and very little happening. A bit boring?
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Imagine if you were being lectured on philosophy by a worm for nigh on 600 pages. Overall very slow paced but the idea woven throughout make up for it. This idea of the lengths to ensure humanity's everlasting survival is truly a fascinating one, and seeing how Herbert tackles is versus Asimov is very interesting. This idea of Leto working to ensure someone like him never exists again is fascinating, and the paradoxes and contradictions that embody his character truly drive the book and make it worth reading. Also cliff climbing climax and a shared love of yogurt??? 4.2 stars
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is my favorite of the Dune series, and it’s the one that never makes it into any of the movie adaptations, which is a shame.
This book is an odd combination of slightly inaccessible and riveting. You are dropped into a world 3500 years after Children of Dune ends and you’re not really sure what you’ve got yourself into. There are a bunch of new characters, quotes from some hidden journals, and lots of Leto II interrupting questions to drop vague wisdom bombs that no one understands. The language is deeply philosophical yet also practical. Fortunately there’s a new Duncan also trying to figure things out, asking a lot of the same questions that you have. And as you keep reading, following along the twisting tale that has been laid out for you, you slowly start to realize the magnitude of what is being done even if you don’t completely understand why yet. Insert a few fun story arcs and in the end it all falls into place in a profoundly satisfying way, in a way that makes you want to go back and re-read it just to see what you missed the first time around.
This book is an odd combination of slightly inaccessible and riveting. You are dropped into a world 3500 years after Children of Dune ends and you’re not really sure what you’ve got yourself into. There are a bunch of new characters, quotes from some hidden journals, and lots of Leto II interrupting questions to drop vague wisdom bombs that no one understands. The language is deeply philosophical yet also practical. Fortunately there’s a new Duncan also trying to figure things out, asking a lot of the same questions that you have. And as you keep reading, following along the twisting tale that has been laid out for you, you slowly start to realize the magnitude of what is being done even if you don’t completely understand why yet. Insert a few fun story arcs and in the end it all falls into place in a profoundly satisfying way, in a way that makes you want to go back and re-read it just to see what you missed the first time around.