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leannanecdote's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
becksusername's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Classism
lqne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Genocide, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child death, Infertility, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
question47's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Violence, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Sexism, and Slavery
Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy
thecriticalreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Grief
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping
alexiconic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Dune had things that were absolutely great. It’s clearly a well thought-through world, the environment and the history are very well constructed and it works well. We enter a world where it’s clear the author knows what is what. The mystical elements of the Bene Gesserit, the planet’s ecology, the political factions and their motivations: these are solids.
I’m a bit in the middle on the writing. Having switching POVs and a kind of omniscient narrative is not that popular anymore, and it took some getting used to. But I ended up appreciating it. I didn’t really enjoy the time jump midway in the book: it removed too much buildup and context, and Dune was already going to be a long, long book, which would have been better if we had a little more insight in the “between” period.
What really let the book down for me were the characters. Most weren’t very fleshed out, and while that was the point to a certain extent, it also lessened the impact. I truly didn’t understand why Paul was this great charismatic leader, for example. There were also some tensions in the characters goals:
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
nils_0's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
kristine_kb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Moderate: Addiction, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Pedophilia
macliffe's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Minor: Ableism and Racism
mardana's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation