A review by kayblecar
Dune by Frank Herbert

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I enjoyed Dune, but i wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless they specifically wanted to read a sci-fi classic, or politics intersecting with capitalism and religion *in space!* or liked one of the adaptations of it. The anti-imperialism of Paul's goals is easily ignored, and the eugenics theory is granted some degree of "success" even as it is refuted.
That being acknowledged, I really love the kind of worldbuilding-through-hidden-history and complicated interactions between ecology, politics, and capitalism featured in Dune.
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