A review by dwdillydally
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Just finished this. Mind blown! It's not above criticism, but there is so much food for thought here. I find Herbert's writing style is over-explainatory. He is verbose even when he doesn't need to be. But this style also reveals more with each reread. Reading Dune is like panning for gold; you have to sift through a lot of sediment to find your treasure.

FYI, you'll need to read the first Dune book. Otherwise, much of the sci-fi terminology will just be sci-fi goobbly-muck.