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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Even though this book is a lot smaller than the others, I feel that they depicted the details of the Holy War without actually showing the war taking place. It was so well done to the point where you still feel the ramifications of the war through dialogue and character actions. I found it wild when Paul compared the casualties of his war to Hitler and Genghis Khan.
This story did well making me feel at odds with my initial support of Paul in the first book. Here, there really is no true protagonist. The ending left me curious about what comes next. With Paul just leaving into the desert, who is left as emperor and what comes of his new born twins.
Overall a really well rounded book with layered characters and plot lines that tie up well in the end. I do see myself re reading this one eventually because so much takes place that I feel I missed some details.
This story did well making me feel at odds with my initial support of Paul in the first book. Here, there really is no true protagonist. The ending left me curious about what comes next. With Paul just leaving into the desert, who is left as emperor and what comes of his new born twins.
Overall a really well rounded book with layered characters and plot lines that tie up well in the end. I do see myself re reading this one eventually because so much takes place that I feel I missed some details.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-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
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Exceptional book for night time reading, put me to sleep many a nights. Huge departure from book one. Wildly intricate and annoyingly complex for seemingly no reason. Read most chapters not even remembering what had just happened because of the constant timeline confusion about oracles, prescience and other nonsense. Greatness from the world and story of first one wore off and left a floundering sequel.
This book is difficult to talk about!
Dune: Messiah is a tonal left-turn from Dune, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Messiah did a great job of expanding on the world and answering some of my smaller questions about the world/concepts while still throwing in enough new information to not get stale. It's not nearly as action-packed as the first, but the politics, religious themes, and great character work were interesting enough to keep me engaged.
I will say that I feel like this book seems to age a bit worse than Dune in a few ways, especially in how it presents its female characters and a few weird scenes overall. Some scenes are reaaaaaally weird.
I keep wavering between giving it a 3 or a 4. I'm sure my opinion will solidify as I read more of the series, but for now I'd give it a 3 because of some of the more out-of-pocket moments. Also, I have no idea how this would be adapted for the screen.
Dune: Messiah is a tonal left-turn from Dune, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Messiah did a great job of expanding on the world and answering some of my smaller questions about the world/concepts while still throwing in enough new information to not get stale. It's not nearly as action-packed as the first, but the politics, religious themes, and great character work were interesting enough to keep me engaged.
I will say that I feel like this book seems to age a bit worse than Dune in a few ways, especially in how it presents its female characters and a few weird scenes overall. Some scenes are reaaaaaally weird.
I keep wavering between giving it a 3 or a 4. I'm sure my opinion will solidify as I read more of the series, but for now I'd give it a 3 because of some of the more out-of-pocket moments. Also, I have no idea how this would be adapted for the screen.