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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the last three chapters felt straight out of the first dune book omg i got chills reading those last few pages
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had such high hopes for this book. I was excited to see where things went on the planet and for the twins, but this DRAGGED. There was SO MUCH long and meandering internal dialogues/monologues about literally nothing. There were multiple paragraphs about Leto looking at something. Wonder about it. Looking away. Looking back. Thinking more about it. And then cycling through that again. It was draining to read anything with Leto in particular.
There were some parts that had potential like the mental horror of the Baron, but that was introduced and used as a semi plot point but we didn’t get much more detail about it really. I also thought the twins trying to evade the preordained “breeding needs” felt hopeful.
All that was thrown out of the window for what felt like no clear reason? Leto ends up wanting to follow along at the end which does not make sense to me, but I guess it’s to save the human race in the end? Also Paul coming back as the Preacher was fine, but his death for real the second time was like such a minor blip that it felt like a missed opportunity for tension and drama. Similar with Alia too, and also with Leto going through his transformation that would have been such great tension and grotesqueries but instead all we got was some description of it and a lot of too much philosophical thinking. I have heard the next books keep getting worse as well, so I’d imagine there is even more long meandering notions about all kinds of wayyyy too obscure thoughts and histories and whatnot.
There were some parts that had potential like the mental horror of the Baron, but that was introduced and used as a semi plot point but we didn’t get much more detail about it really. I also thought the twins trying to evade the preordained “breeding needs” felt hopeful.
All that was thrown out of the window for what felt like no clear reason? Leto ends up wanting to follow along at the end which does not make sense to me, but I guess it’s to save the human race in the end? Also Paul coming back as the Preacher was fine, but his death for real the second time was like such a minor blip that it felt like a missed opportunity for tension and drama. Similar with Alia too, and also with Leto going through his transformation that would have been such great tension and grotesqueries but instead all we got was some description of it and a lot of too much philosophical thinking. I have heard the next books keep getting worse as well, so I’d imagine there is even more long meandering notions about all kinds of wayyyy too obscure thoughts and histories and whatnot.
Much more interesting than 2. Looking forward to freak Leto.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-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:
No
adventurous
dark
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-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