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wellington299's review against another edition
3.0
This book has so much potential. The Dune universe and history fascinates me and the book could have done so much more. Instead, we have a book bordering on vapid and extraneous.
With quick chapters of a few pages apiece, I felt more like I reading just a clip of each chapter (like the 30 second samples of songs). There were too many story lines (think we could have done without the Fremen saboteur story line at least). The book had a feel of a pretty good fan fiction than anything else.
This book can be enjoyed without thinking too much. This is my version of what my aunt called "romantic trash" (she likes reading romance novels): inconsequential light reading that is almost embarrassing to tell people that you read.
alukemartin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
paganathiest's review against another edition
adventurous
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
science_fiction_al's review against another edition
4.0
One of the better Dune prequels. Tight plotting makes it more of a page turner than many of the others.
bruc79's review against another edition
4.0
Neste livro a escola dos Mentats (pessoas que usam a inteligência para encontrar múltiplos cenários para os problemas colocados) evolui e torna-se uma peça chave no Império. O fanático anti-máquinas Manford Torondo utiliza os Mentats para o ajudar a provar que a mente humana pode trabalhar sem qualquer tipo de máquinas.
Manford torna-se um fanático da sua causa e permite atrocidades, que terão consequências me futuros livros. A Casa Corrino tem um papel importante e relevante de tentar reduzir o fanatismo e o peso dad Venport Holdings será cada vez maior pois o comércio com os navegadores spacefolding será o futuro do comércio espacial.
Vor Atreides continua a ter no seu caminho o ódio dos herdeiros e descendentes da Casa Harkonnen, o que vai ilustrando no que os Harkonnen se vão tornar no futuro.
O caminho e manipulação da Irmandade de Rossak também foi muito bem explorada neste volume, com uma irmandade mais manipulada mas também mais unida. Muita atenção a Valya Harkonnen.
O momento da batalha entre Manford e Venport Holdings, o cerco à escola dos Mentats em Lampadas, a horde descontrolada em Salusa Secundus, são momentos fortes do livro.
Uma boa evolução do Universo Dune
Manford torna-se um fanático da sua causa e permite atrocidades, que terão consequências me futuros livros. A Casa Corrino tem um papel importante e relevante de tentar reduzir o fanatismo e o peso dad Venport Holdings será cada vez maior pois o comércio com os navegadores spacefolding será o futuro do comércio espacial.
Vor Atreides continua a ter no seu caminho o ódio dos herdeiros e descendentes da Casa Harkonnen, o que vai ilustrando no que os Harkonnen se vão tornar no futuro.
O caminho e manipulação da Irmandade de Rossak também foi muito bem explorada neste volume, com uma irmandade mais manipulada mas também mais unida. Muita atenção a Valya Harkonnen.
O momento da batalha entre Manford e Venport Holdings, o cerco à escola dos Mentats em Lampadas, a horde descontrolada em Salusa Secundus, são momentos fortes do livro.
Uma boa evolução do Universo Dune
yoshi83's review against another edition
I had to DNF this one. Reading the plot summary of the last 2/3 of the book, I am glad I did. It is mostly moving pieces around on the chessboard and killing off a few characters. I don't need to read 400+ pages of that.
booknooknoggin's review against another edition
4.0
Fans of the Dune series will love this. It's a solid 4 star book. I really enjoyed reading about how the Mentat school was set up, but was a little disappointed by what happened to Gilbertus. I'm guess the Spacing Guild will be the next one, and the one that features the war between the Butlerians and Venport.
http://thebookgeekblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/mentats-of-dune.html
http://thebookgeekblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/mentats-of-dune.html
bboerner's review against another edition
4.0
I won a copy of the book via a Goodreads Firstreads giveaway.
I've read all the Dune books up to this point, so I feel like I have a pretty good feeling for the tone and setting of the stories set far into our own future. This book fits nicely into that future universe in my mind.
One of the neat things about the "Schools of Dune" sub-series is that we're getting a chance to learn about the formation of the various factions that populate the original series, and some of the prequels. The Bene Gesserit, Mentats, Navigators, Suks, Tleilaxu, CHOAM, the Ginaz Swordmasters, and the Landsraad are all represented in some form here. Also, the Corrino, Atreides, and Harkonnen families are already central to the action.
The alliances, battles, and changing allegiances of these different factions is just as fascinating and compelling as what we find in the previous installments of the "Duniverse". Even knowing what these groups look like much later doesn't take away from the suspense and intrigue.
This book did not disappoint, and I'm looking forward to the next chapter of the series!
I've read all the Dune books up to this point, so I feel like I have a pretty good feeling for the tone and setting of the stories set far into our own future. This book fits nicely into that future universe in my mind.
One of the neat things about the "Schools of Dune" sub-series is that we're getting a chance to learn about the formation of the various factions that populate the original series, and some of the prequels. The Bene Gesserit, Mentats, Navigators, Suks, Tleilaxu, CHOAM, the Ginaz Swordmasters, and the Landsraad are all represented in some form here. Also, the Corrino, Atreides, and Harkonnen families are already central to the action.
The alliances, battles, and changing allegiances of these different factions is just as fascinating and compelling as what we find in the previous installments of the "Duniverse". Even knowing what these groups look like much later doesn't take away from the suspense and intrigue.
This book did not disappoint, and I'm looking forward to the next chapter of the series!
tuelles's review against another edition
3.0
I'd give the first 70% of the book 2 stars. Some of it really plodded for my taste. The last 30% really accelerated in action and intrigue thus my higher rating. Definitely opens up the next installment. Here's to hoping it paces better than this one.
jamiely's review against another edition
3.0
And so the Schools of Dune series continues. I liked this a little less than the previous book, Sisterhood of Dune, mostly because I am more interested in the Sisterhood than the Mentats. Herbert and Anderson continue to churn out stories with interesting plots that continue to flesh out the Dune Universe. Many complain that the writing is terrible, and I will not disagree. For me, any problems in style are balanced by the fleshing out of a universe I crave to know more about.