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God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert

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anaurrutia's review against another edition

3.0

Bueno, tirándole a cuatro por la última tercera parte, pero en general me fue muy pesado, desde el libro anterior ya me caía mal Leto II y pues aquí solo se consolidó mi sentimiento hacia él. En fin, sí hubo varios momentos en que dudé poder terminarlo, y otros (no muchos, pero sí los hubo) en los que volví a sentir la emoción de los dos primeros libros. Seguiré con la saga, y probablement pronto porque sí me quedé con curiosidad de y ahora qué jaja. Me encanta Duncan Idaho aquí, todo el planteamiento de su lealtad a los Atreides, lo de su tiempo en este nuevo tiempo, en fin, es lo más genial para mí del libro. Siona... me encanta su inicio, pero luego siento que desaparece mucho rato, en fin, ¿sobre ella irá lo que sigue? ojalá. A ver qué tal.

lizcarson's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective slow-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

3.75

Very very very philosophical. Hard to read more than 4 chapters in one sitting

msmillar's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

genocforal's review against another edition

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4.0

Herbert illustrated deep insight into the dangers of allowing the past to be your only guide; of holding onto what you know while refusing to learn something new; of surrendering your conscious states to the security of a leader, a leisure, or a fear of finding what is out there.

Leto Atreides II is a brilliant illustration of a benevolent dictator, who perfectly balances chaos and order, and yet, is not enough. Tyrants can make things momentarily good, yet they suck the lifeblood out of their followers by producing non-living beings.

Herbert seems to be saying: Live consciously and welcome the unknown, or someone will live for you, and your life will wither away, even if the one who leads you is a perfect leader.

matmcdonut's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective slow-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

5.0

"Anything and anyone can fail," he said, "but brave good friends help."

Astonishing and Frank's prose at his best imho. Leans into absurdity and extrapolates on the heavier philosophical themes in Children of Dune and the other two books. Leto II is an incredibly verbose but compelling character. This is the pinnacle of the series for me and feels like the perfect place to end my series read (for now).