gxuosi 's review for:

Dune by Frank Herbert

3.0

adventurous challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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sigh. there were moments when this book was really good, like 5/5 territory. the brutally boring first 20%, ever-shifting pov where i get inner thoughts of 2 different characters sentences apart, and the lack luster combat writing made it tough. i also just did not give a fuck every time i was forced to read hawat's or a harkonnen's pov. then finally i get to read about paul's training and courting chani and i was SO excited i've waited so long for this!!!! .... only for it to be unmentioned—glossed over in a 3 year+ time skip. jesus fucking christ man. when this book is good, it's SO GOOD and when it's bad i wish i never learned how to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment