Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert

29 reviews

medea_jade's review against another edition

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

3.0

Dune is an amazing books and the subsequent books only get weirder and harder to read and follow. It’s a world I like to fall into but only a bit at a time. A chapter a night sort of thing. This was a slow book with lots of cryptic dialogue and bizarre worship. This is not a casual read. You’ve really got to want to read this book. 

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tori_renee_reads's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

2.0

Holy misogyny and homophobia Batman. I know old sci-fi doesn’t always age well, but none of the books in the Dune series have been like this. Also the plot was really boring and almost pointless. I guess it will help push the end of the series but I’m not in much hurry to finish after this. The first three are good but I’m worried the whole series will go down from here. 

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yustika's review against another edition

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3.0

Such a fascinating read but minus 1 star for Herbert’s homophobic and sexist takes. 

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danielreader64's review against another edition

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

5.0


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clayton_sanborn's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Never has an accelerationist manifesto been so beautifully written 

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dannilmp's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

To be brutally honest? I think this book killed the vibe of the entire series for me. Not only are we now pushed forward with such a massive time gap that it feels as though the events of the first three books are so null and void, but now we have an even mopier Leto II in his brand new form. 

It was hard to feel any connection to the characters as none of them were the ones we followed through the first books, only long long descendants of those characters. That and Leto II being one of my most disliked characters made it hard to find the want to follow and see how his story will end. I'm not entirely sure why I'll still read the last two books, most likely just to say that I've finished the series. 

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andrewbenesh1's review against another edition

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reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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lstrydom25's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious 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

3.0

Absolutely insane book. Horny worm… a bit of homophobia but also some really wise words and ways of thinking that are interesting overall… I did enjoy it but it took me ages. 

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serena_hien's review against another edition

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

2.75


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adrinthesky's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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