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galax003's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
wincher2031's review against another edition
5.0
The lower stakes political tensions make a nice change to the highly explosive bombardments common throughout the preceding Butlerian Jihad trilogy.
The looming threat of returning thinking machines as a result of convenience, the lack of lessons learnt and the theme of history repeating through human error reflects our reality, ever relevant to modern life told with all the subtle evocation readers could want in a cautionary tale.
The battles take a backseat here, and in their place: a distant early warning from beyond the stars.
The subjects and themes are vast and plentiful, in danger of becoming an impenetrable mess of character threads which are, thankfully, all tied together in one impressive plot-knot. Sisterhood succeeds where Heretics of Dune fell apart.
It's as if the best parts of Children of Dune and Heretics of Dune were combined in a continuation of the Butlerian Jihad trilogy, creating one of the best Dune novels so far.
The looming threat of returning thinking machines as a result of convenience, the lack of lessons learnt and the theme of history repeating through human error reflects our reality, ever relevant to modern life told with all the subtle evocation readers could want in a cautionary tale.
The battles take a backseat here, and in their place: a distant early warning from beyond the stars.
The subjects and themes are vast and plentiful, in danger of becoming an impenetrable mess of character threads which are, thankfully, all tied together in one impressive plot-knot. Sisterhood succeeds where Heretics of Dune fell apart.
It's as if the best parts of Children of Dune and Heretics of Dune were combined in a continuation of the Butlerian Jihad trilogy, creating one of the best Dune novels so far.
dankolar's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-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? No
4.0
talesoftheraven's review against another edition
5.0
Definitely redeemed themselves after "Winds of Dune."
taylorthiets's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sierracoyote's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
lostingothicmusic's review against another edition
adventurous
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
not exactly high literature, or great scifi, but I love the Dune Universe and I had so much fun in this book.
vayeate's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
This book was a painful experience. Some characters are so dumb, that it felt I was becoming dumb while reading.