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Božský imperátor Duny by Frank Herbert

sangheetheelee's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

genuinedog's review against another edition

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4.5

The most human character in the series is a guy who is turning into a giant immortal alien worm and can see almost every potential future and is also every single person in his bloodline. I too would start saying complete nonsense and sabotaging myself for fun if I was in his place.

franka17's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

currents_convulsive's review against another edition

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5.0

Messy, it felt like frank lost his train of thought a few times along the way, but I completely get why people say this is the best book of the dune series. My favourite is still messiah, but this is still wayyy up there

baldismetal's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.75

kigleska's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

natewolf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.5

spanks_mackenzie's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

5.0

martzy13's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

guccishoestrings's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

3.0

This book is easily my least favorite. The transition from book 3 to book 4 will give you whiplash as many many many years have passed and nothing is the same. Leto is basically a sand worm tyrant and Duncan Idaho number 9,313 are the only returning characters from the entire series. The planet of Arrakis is no longer a desert as it is now a lush paradise (which is a transition I hate) and the imperium is still up to their tricks. I will be honest I lost track of my thoughts a few times in this book and the only parts I was invested in were the parts with Duncan Idaho. Without Duncan in this book, I probably would have checked out. I do plan on reading book 5 sometime within the year, so hopefully that book is better.