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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
Posso descriverlo solo come un Capolavoro, con la c maiuscola.
Sono sbalordita dalla complessità dell'universo che questo autore è riuscito a creare, dalla sua coerenza in cui nessun dettaglio è trascurato. L'intreccio è avvincente, i personaggi fantastici. L'ho amato dalla prima all'ultima pagina.
Sono sbalordita dalla complessità dell'universo che questo autore è riuscito a creare, dalla sua coerenza in cui nessun dettaglio è trascurato. L'intreccio è avvincente, i personaggi fantastici. L'ho amato dalla prima all'ultima pagina.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-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:
Complicated
This is an absorbing and epic adventure that will captivate readers who crave complex, immersive storytelling, intricate world-building, and philosophical explorations of politics, spirituality, and the human condition, making it a must-read for fans of science fiction, fantasy, and classic literature.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
TL;DR : Boy goes to planet to find drugs only to become simped by the local population
P.S: The prose is what kept this away from 5 stars It’s as dry as Arrakis
P.S: The prose is what kept this away from 5 stars It’s as dry as Arrakis
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this audio version - helped me keep track of who was who, and the times with the ambient noises made it a bit more immersive.
I found the novel itself to be fine - quite slow and drawn out, and I think there were parts I was semi-zoning out while listening. May or may not continue the series; or I might just read a summary of what happens.
I found the novel itself to be fine - quite slow and drawn out, and I think there were parts I was semi-zoning out while listening. May or may not continue the series; or I might just read a summary of what happens.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I stand by the general consensus that this book is one of the original sci-fi novels to have done "it" - it being creating and exploring in detail a very fantastical future that is rich in historical texture to help immerse the reader in the world. However, the book also is part and parcel of the many flaws that a book from the 1960s. While the men in the novel are given vivid description to help bring their characters to life and present them to the reader as whole identities, there is little of to find in the female characters of Herbert's saga.
Chani is introduced even before she is actually involved with the plot as only the partner to Paul in his visions. Outside of that, Chani has little to no depictions of her life or identity among the Fremen. It's mentioned that she has such a complex background as the daughter of a Fremen-Imperial planetologist marriage, but there is barely any inclusion of what such an upbringing would result in her identity at all. Instead, the sole focus of her identity and purpose in this book is just a wife to Paul Atreides and nothing else. She read more as a stand-in mannequin than an actual character in the novel.
And then there is Lady Jessica, who is the female counterpart to Duke Leto Atreides. And while she is not as bland in description as Chani, her characterization is inconsistent with whatever Herbert may have had in mind. With her Bene Gesserit upbringing, she is introduced as a cold, logical, deductive, intelligent woman who is Leto's counterpart in leadership. And yet, she fell in love and failed against all that she was taught from this monolithic institution. I mean, I would support this if there was some care taken into explaining how or even why she fell in love to begin with. But instead, there's little described of their love except that it is a grand love. And yet, she is still this rational Bene Gesserit agent as well. The lack of foundation, this almost juxtaposition of identities existing within one character, only made it harder to resonate with Lady Jessica and identify her as more of a plot mechanism to continue the story along without taking the time to round out a female character.
And Alia ??? That storyline is honestly crazy and I don' want to give space to even criticize how insane it was tomake her character become haunted by her PEDOPHILE PSYCHO GRANDFATHER. A GRANDFATHER WHO LUSTED AFTER HIS OWN GRANDSON. WH A T. W H Y. LADY JESSICA DIDN'T GET GHOST-TRANSPLANTED BY THE PEDOPHILE. SHE DIDN'T EVEN GET WHISPERS OF HIM IN HER MIND. BUT THE INFANT, THE MINOR GETS GHOST-NAPPED BY THE PEDOPHILE?? WHY. GOD I HATED THIS.
All in all, the world building is rich and textured. But the characterization leaves much to be explored - specifically of the female characters.
Chani is introduced even before she is actually involved with the plot as only the partner to Paul in his visions. Outside of that, Chani has little to no depictions of her life or identity among the Fremen. It's mentioned that she has such a complex background as the daughter of a Fremen-Imperial planetologist marriage, but there is barely any inclusion of what such an upbringing would result in her identity at all. Instead, the sole focus of her identity and purpose in this book is just a wife to Paul Atreides and nothing else. She read more as a stand-in mannequin than an actual character in the novel.
And then there is Lady Jessica, who is the female counterpart to Duke Leto Atreides. And while she is not as bland in description as Chani, her characterization is inconsistent with whatever Herbert may have had in mind. With her Bene Gesserit upbringing, she is introduced as a cold, logical, deductive, intelligent woman who is Leto's counterpart in leadership. And yet, she fell in love and failed against all that she was taught from this monolithic institution. I mean, I would support this if there was some care taken into explaining how or even why she fell in love to begin with. But instead, there's little described of their love except that it is a grand love. And yet, she is still this rational Bene Gesserit agent as well. The lack of foundation, this almost juxtaposition of identities existing within one character, only made it harder to resonate with Lady Jessica and identify her as more of a plot mechanism to continue the story along without taking the time to round out a female character.
And Alia ??? That storyline is honestly crazy and I don' want to give space to even criticize how insane it was to
All in all, the world building is rich and textured. But the characterization leaves much to be explored - specifically of the female characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, War
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape
adventurous
challenging
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This is a political sci-fi fantasy. It heavily focuses on the politics and development of the main character and does not spend too much time and words on romance. The book tackles many themes and fleshes them out fully. The writing is 3rd person and tells you what multiple characters in a scene are thinking which gives you great insight. However, the world is so complex and technologically imaginative that it can be hard to get into at first and sometimes difficult to picture/comprehend. I just watched Dune Part 1 which covers half the book and I thought it was very close to the book. It is definitely worth it to read the book and then watch the movie to see how they created the world in film. Would I read the rest of the series? At this stage no. Because I found the writing to be very advances. I am sure I will pick up this series again once I've recovered haha. And maybe once I've improved my competence in literature since I struggled to understand some of the concepts.