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gvstyris's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The future remains uncertain and so it should, for it is the canvas upon which we paint our desires. Thus always the human condition faces a beautifully empty canvas.
Honestly unsure if I'll be continuing the series because Leto's development was definitely the least compelling part of Children of Dune for me, but I really enjoyed following Ghani & Alia nonetheless. Justice for Alia, though, man...and I don't even want to think about trying to explain the unhinged plot of CoD to someone unfamiliar with it.
A lot of interesting discussion here around the ecological transformation of Dune and its impact on Fremen culture, which has definitely been neglected by the 2021/4 film adaptations thus far.
I also feel like Herbert's misogyny and homophobia is becoming increasingly unbearable as the series goes on...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Incest, and Suicide
Minor: Homophobia, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship
fuathling's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
Reading the Dune series means embarking on an odyssey. Frank narrates what feels like a living-breathing history on an empire that rises, falls, and rages like a hurricane. Children of Dune will break your heart, confound your previously committed beliefs, and threaten the air in your lungs at the edge of every climax. A provocative and terrible tale of supposed fate, and the inescapable pull of power. I'm a little wounded having finished this.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Murder, and Violence
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