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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-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
Enjoyable read. FH is a talented writer and worldbuilder.
It feels so great getting immersed into a world with so much passion and depth again. I really did enjoy every chapter, every perspective. every page. So much of it feeling so relevant even to this day, 60 years after its release.
It's so interesting seeing and feeling how much influence this has had on other works of fantasy, sci-fi, and pop culture in general since its release. And thanks to Dune I now officially enjoy reading Sci-fi.
It's so interesting seeing and feeling how much influence this has had on other works of fantasy, sci-fi, and pop culture in general since its release. And thanks to Dune I now officially enjoy reading Sci-fi.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Read because my partner loves this series! Will think on it and come back to review.
The world is supported by four things: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous, and the valour of the brave, but all these are as nothing… without a ruler who knows the art of ruling.
The greatest peril to the giver is the force that takes. The greatest peril to the taker is the force that gives. It is easy to be overwhelmed by giving, as by taking.
The world is supported by four things: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous, and the valour of the brave, but all these are as nothing… without a ruler who knows the art of ruling.
The greatest peril to the giver is the force that takes. The greatest peril to the taker is the force that gives. It is easy to be overwhelmed by giving, as by taking.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Xenophobia, Murder, War
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Great book!
Great worldbuilding through out
And good tension building overall.
Great worldbuilding through out
And good tension building overall.
Re-read prior to the movie. It’s incredible how much I forgot after 15 years, since my initial read. Truly the standard by which political and messianic science fiction should be judged.
“The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in... And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic... The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.”
“What do you despise? By this you are truly known.”
“Paul heard his mother’s grief and felt the emptiness within himself. I have no grief, he thought. Why? Why? He felt the inability to grieve as a terrible flaw.”
“The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in... And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic... The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.”
“What do you despise? By this you are truly known.”
“Paul heard his mother’s grief and felt the emptiness within himself. I have no grief, he thought. Why? Why? He felt the inability to grieve as a terrible flaw.”
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes