Reviews

Hijos de Dune by Frank Herbert

lindetiel's review against another edition

3.0

This book starts stronger than Messiah, but quickly devolves into the same pattern of carrying all plot through dialogue. Everything is told, very little is being shown.

Alia’s character remains underdeveloped, and that of the flattest villains. And that stuck out for me through the entirety of this novel.

Only the last 20% of the book became engaging and held more weight than the rest of it.

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

4.0

A wonderful book, and, in my opinion Frank Herbert should have stopped here. The socio-political aspects are extremely well executed.

johndecker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

bennygroo's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

cihanmert's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

doctoracula's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

abbytekken's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

malignantcactus's review against another edition

5.0

Pretty much perfected Dune for me. It's a combination of Dune and Messiah in that Children takes the more complex political web and applies it to the grander scale of Dune.

Characters are all generally more interesting than before, with Duncan and Leto being the highlights for me.

Yeah, one of the best things I've read.

onecaitlintorule_themall's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

davidzam92's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0