Reviews tagging 'Death'

Dune by Frank Herbert

158 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Well, if that isn't the spiciest book I've ever read.

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

All jokes aside, I wasn't expecting to cry while reading this book but dang, it got me in my feels.  I was familiar enough with the plot due to seeing so many versions of it, including the most recent adaption, and while the adaptions are quite faithful, there was nuance that was omitted and I appreciated the journey of reading this to find those little bits.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Grief, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Drug use, Dysphoria, Toxic relationship, War, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Classism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Drug abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

bethaniesherwood's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Classism, Death of parent, Death, and Racism

sandymaple's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, and War

Moderate: Grief, Child death, and Slavery

caitlink's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Grief, War, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Cursing

viktoriann's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Colonisation, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, War, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Addiction, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Incest, Slavery, Cursing, and Misogyny

kim_lommaert's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Blood

ruin_and_ending's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Slavery

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Misogyny, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Torture

carriehaley89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Drug use, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Xenophobia, Fatphobia, Genocide, Sexism, Torture, Colonisation, Death, Trafficking, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, and Slavery