A review by k_bb
Dune by Frank Herbert

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Although there are many brilliant aspects to this book, such as the imaginative worldbuilding and the commentary on imperialism and environmentalism, I just found this book to be far too androcentric. Everything revolves around men (particularly tropes of "strong" and "weathered" men). Even the female characters exist only in relation to how they serve men, either as child rearers or through the trope of the female manipulator. For all it's incredible worldbuilding etc., the book was remarkably unimaginative in how it formulated gender dynamics. 
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