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A review by dnietoperafan
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Children of Dune was definitely a fun book to read. Unlike Dune Messiah, I found Leto and Ghanima's story more interesting to dig into. It didn't quite meet Dune's level, but I did have fun reading it.
The themes explored by Herbert, specially the collective knowledge heritage can provide, were very interesting to discuss with my friends and colleagues. I found some scenes with the twins very weird in a thought-provocking way, when exploring that heritage theme.
Additionally, I felt for Alia during this book. The collective knowledge almost taking over her, it was creepy but very interesting to imagine.
The reason I gave this book a 3-star review is mainly personal. I have found Herberts writing a bit long to read, but as said before, very thought-provocking. I guess the newness of Dune's story and descriptions gave me a sense of grandiose awe that has been somewhat lost in these next titles. But it's mainly just a personal preference.
The themes explored by Herbert, specially the collective knowledge heritage can provide, were very interesting to discuss with my friends and colleagues. I found some scenes with the twins very weird in a thought-provocking way, when exploring that heritage theme.
Additionally, I felt for Alia during this book. The collective knowledge almost taking over her, it was creepy but very interesting to imagine.
The reason I gave this book a 3-star review is mainly personal. I have found Herberts writing a bit long to read, but as said before, very thought-provocking. I guess the newness of Dune's story and descriptions gave me a sense of grandiose awe that has been somewhat lost in these next titles. But it's mainly just a personal preference.