A review by miagw962
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

adventurous challenging dark inspiring sad tense medium-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

5.0

There was a man so wise,
He jumped into
A sandy place
And burnt both his eyes!
And when he knew his eyes were gone,
He offered no complaint.
He summoned up a vision
And made himself a saint.

Absolutely dumbfounded and about to go crazy because the world of Dune is some of the best stuff I have ever read. I seriously don't know how Frank Herbert continued to write something so interesting and action-packed and emotional as a follow up to the highly revered (and for good reason) Dune. Dune Messiah was just such a good sequel - it was gorgeous in every sense of the word. Yes, I got a little lost in the middle of the book because there were a lot of new characters and terms thrown around but I recovered quickly.
Duncan Idaho was my saving grace. He is probably now my favourite character in this series (or in these two books at least because I'm not sure if he's a main character in the rest of the series. The humanity Herbert gave to him in his mentat state was just A LOT FOR ME TO HANDLE.
I don't know, all the characters are very precious to me, I actually don't know what it is. Paul, Alia, Duncan, Stilgar, Gurney, every time they mention Duke Leto (RIP king), everything they do makes me start to tear up which is so silly and I myself don't know why I do. And yeah, I cried at the end because I also miss Paul. But yeah this is becoming one of my favourite series - even if the rest of the books don't live up to this and Dune, I don't mind because I love the world and I love the way Frank Herbert writes. Dune stans stay winning, I can't wait for them to make a movie about this book. 
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