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liamhylandx's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
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? No
3.5
andrewaaronson's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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
4.0
Not the best Dune novel, but maybe my favorite. Feels like all of Herbert’s embittered ideas taken to their extreme ends.
In the prior novels, the concept of "destiny" is this murky thing that even our prescient heroes struggle to get their arms around. Here, it exists in manifest. Leto II is absolute-- a mouthpiece for fate that taunts and confounds everybody in his orbit. He is tangible, but no more knowable than before. And he looms LARGE, contrasted with the smallnese of his motley court. The emotional Duncan, loyal Moneo, rebellious Sinoa and fanatical Nayla, all painfully human in distinct ways. They struggle to find meaning in their choices in the shadow of a monster whose very existence calls free will into question.
Honestly just a really rad book apart from the creeping gender essentialism.
In the prior novels, the concept of "destiny" is this murky thing that even our prescient heroes struggle to get their arms around. Here, it exists in manifest. Leto II is absolute-- a mouthpiece for fate that taunts and confounds everybody in his orbit. He is tangible, but no more knowable than before. And he looms LARGE, contrasted with the smallnese of his motley court. The emotional Duncan, loyal Moneo, rebellious Sinoa and fanatical Nayla, all painfully human in distinct ways. They struggle to find meaning in their choices in the shadow of a monster whose very existence calls free will into question.
Honestly just a really rad book apart from the creeping gender essentialism.
joda97's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
this is truly sickening
foxtayle's review against another edition
5.0
these books get harder and harder to understand as they go on but god dammit Frank Herbert has done it again.
katielouwhoreads's review against another edition
2.0
My least favorite so far in the Dune series (1-6). I had to force myself to keep reading to see if anything interesting would happen. And the most interesting thing in the book wasn’t really that great. I do appreciate the third book (Children of Dune) a lot more now that I read this. I’ll probably take a break from reading the Dune series before I attempt the fifth, Heretics of Dune.
itsalisaleh's review against another edition
4.0
Weird, since what is directly told to us in the book isn’t what makes it brilliant, but rather the underlying explanation for it all.
Paraphrasing here but I remember someone call the book “The stories of a cynical emo worm” and in some ways, can’t agree more. As long as it was within his golden path, he would fuck around, enjoy himself, bully his subjects and friends with wordplay. If not for everybody salivating for our dear Duncan I would’ve given this book an even higher rating.
“We are friends of the stomach. We both like yogurt.”
Paraphrasing here but I remember someone call the book “The stories of a cynical emo worm” and in some ways, can’t agree more. As long as it was within his golden path, he would fuck around, enjoy himself, bully his subjects and friends with wordplay. If not for everybody salivating for our dear Duncan I would’ve given this book an even higher rating.
“We are friends of the stomach. We both like yogurt.”
loumiller14's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-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
3.75
nphilpott's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- 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? Yes
3.5
tachipic's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25