Reviews

Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

rharding12's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

kayay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

annikathereader's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Infertility, Incest, Grief, and Death

generalkiwi's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

soph_ssoph's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

minus the sort of incest side plot (seriously ick frank) I think I might like this more than the first book. It’s so introspective and tragic, knowing that Paul committed atrocities for the good of the universe knowing that he would be remembered as evil beyond compare.

osears's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

raquelblanco's review against another edition

5.0

5/5

harry_lemon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

 3⭐
Not bad, I'd say. 

I won't lie and say that the book wasn't interesting. I was extremely lost in the first few pages because I was so unsure of who these people were and their motivations; however, once the story got moving I think I had a better idea of what was happening. 

Overall, I think the book wasn't bad, but I heard that this was mostly a set up for the 3rd book (?), which I can see. It looks like this was mainly a way to connect the events of #1 and #3 together. So, we shall see how that all turns out... 

appalatchun's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.75

claralivesinbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

I didn't like this as much as the first one, but it was still really good. I enjoy books more when what happens is shown, so reading about some major things as comments was not as fun. However, I was quite surprised by the ending, and I want to see where the story goes. It was still confusing at times, but the characters were further developed and I liked that.