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Die Navigatoren des Wüstenplaneten by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
1 review
elfeeza's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book could be shorter. By the time I read this book, I was already tired of the main characters’ storyline, namely Erasmus and the Torondo-Venport-Corrino conflict. I found that in certain chapters the authors were very repetitive in telling the story, almost giving me the impression that they were trying to meet the word count but were running out of ideas.
I am glad that they tied up the story and I am satisfied with the conclusion. The characters I wished would die already did die and the ones I rooted for got endings that I am happy with. Was this book a good conclusion for the series? I don’t know. I was just glad they wrapped it up already. The ending could have been written better. I got the feeling that the authors were glad that they were concluding the trilogy already.
That said, I did enjoy reading the discussion about the themes of obsession, self-righteousness and the ability to change. I enjoyed the discussion of how people justify making immoral exceptions in the pursuit of their goals “for the greater good”. There were a few moments in the story that made me think about the lies that we tell ourselves daily because the truth is too difficult to swallow.
However, my overall enjoyment of the book pulled the rating down. I was just ready for the story to end. Hence, 3.5 stars for this book.
I am glad that they tied up the story and I am satisfied with the conclusion. The characters I wished would die already did die and the ones I rooted for got endings that I am happy with. Was this book a good conclusion for the series? I don’t know. I was just glad they wrapped it up already. The ending could have been written better. I got the feeling that the authors were glad that they were concluding the trilogy already.
That said, I did enjoy reading the discussion about the themes of obsession, self-righteousness and the ability to change. I enjoyed the discussion of how people justify making immoral exceptions in the pursuit of their goals “for the greater good”. There were a few moments in the story that made me think about the lies that we tell ourselves daily because the truth is too difficult to swallow.
However, my overall enjoyment of the book pulled the rating down. I was just ready for the story to end. Hence, 3.5 stars for this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War
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