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Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert
2.0

Is Frank Herbert a genius? Yes. This is obvious the more of his books you read. Does that make this a good book? Absolutely not. The Dune series appears to depict humankind’s journey to immortality over the course of several millennia. We never see this realized as Herbert passed before finishing the series. I recommend only reading Dune, and if you must read on, be done after God Emperor. If you’re curious, read a synopsis of the rest of the series (including the conclusion written by Brian Herbert, which sounds more than anything like a bad fanfic).

This book also had some wtf moments…a child clone is sexually assaulted to bring back the memories of his past lives??? The Dune series often depicts children with the psyche/memories of adults but I could’ve done without ever reading that.