Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Dune by Frank Herbert

22 reviews

nozomi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Classism, Sexism, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Fatphobia, Addiction, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Minor: Pedophilia, Homophobia, and Child death

ibjilln's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Xenophobia, War, and Slavery

Moderate: Dysphoria, Death, Drug use, and Colonisation

marinapaso11's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Genocide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Xenophobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Racism

zosia_q's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Minor: Blood, Violence, and Religious bigotry

queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

 3.5 ⭐ CW: slavery, religious oppression, violence, torture, murder, suicide, rape, murder if a child, selective breeding, incest mention

Dune by Frank Herbert is a classic that I've been meaning to read for a long time, but avoided it because this big boy is intimidating. Although this was a long and slow paced read, it was enjoyable.

We follow Paul Atreides who is being tested by a Reverend Mother to see if he is really human and able to withstand pain. Paul is special, when his Bene Gesserit mother was told to birth a girl, she chose a boy instead and raised him in the weirding ways. Paul can also detect truth and see into the future. The Reverend Mother thinks he may be the Kwisatz Haderach they have been breeding for generations. If that sounds like a lot, just know this is only the tip of the iceberg.

This book is very involved. Herbert has created an entire history and culture for the world and includes a glossary and several other appendices at the back that gives I'm depth detail about the religion and politics of this society. Basically, we have a chosen one trope with political intrigue and commentary on the weaponization of religion as a means to colonization and oppression.

Herbert has used a blend of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Bhuddism, etc. as the basis for the Bene Gesserit religion. Herbert reveals that the Bene Gesserit don't actually believe in their religion, but use it as a means to push an agenda and infect lesser nations with their prophecies. This backfires.

There is just so much to cover with this book. There were so many details that at times it dragged the story along. This is not a fast paced action type of story. Paul's growth throughout the book was very interesting. I liked seeing him embody the dual aspects of Duke and Muad'dib.

I think if you are patient, this is worth a read and I now look forward to the movie coming out in October. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Murder, Suicide, Rape, and Child death

Moderate: Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Pedophilia

Minor: Incest

kashby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Violence, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Torture

saltycoffee's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, War, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny

r0binflower's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

iwi's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

There is little I enjoyed about this story. Unfortunately the views of the author are so blatant that I can't just detach it from real life. There is so much discrimination, I honestly I had to stop and reread like is that really what was said? And yes, every time. I would love to see what other people see that end up loving these stories. I do like the sandworms. But I couldn't even find the characters enjoyable. Paul is revolting in every way to me. The use of religion makes my skin crawl. I think he is a villain. I don't think we are supposed to like him. 

I think part of the intention here was to show how harmful humans and power is. That I can agree with. But I still wish that I liked more about this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Genocide, Homophobia, and Slavery

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

As good as the first time I read it five years ago. Even if you don't like scifi there's so much to Dune that you're bound to find something worth reading among its pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Slavery, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief and Genocide

Minor: Gun violence and Religious bigotry

None of these are portrayed as positive or acceptable.