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A review by rissasreading
God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.6 - I feel the saddest for Moneo and Duncan out of this book...... Both were constant victims of Leto and only one had the power to really be able to turn on him.
I really enjoyed this book and all the dialogue between the characters. This book is basically just Leto having conversations with people and barking at them and speaking in riddles to make people fear him. I really enjoyed the depiction of religion and religious figures in this one as well. Every other book did tackle religion but this book really shed a new light on religious leaders, the way they speak, and how their followers act. Leto truly became the ultimate tyrant, if you thought Paul was bad.... Wait until you meet his son!
One of my favorite parts in this was the way Leto constantly contradicted himself and proved that he wasn't as God like as he wanted everyone to think. The biggest example being him stating that had he still been a normal man he would've DEMANDED Hwi Noree to be his wife. Meanwhile, he only has women leading his army because of the ways male led armies cannot be trusted and fall into ruin. The main reason because of how men view r**e as a "reward" in their system.
But didn't he just perpetuate his own belief?? Exactly!! Just like every religious leader out there who tells you to do and be one thing while being the opposite.
I just think this book was missing more of Siona. I mean Leto knows that she hates him and has plots against him but we barely see her in this book. I also think the tone this book ends on with her and Duncan was so neat. It felt like she almost turned into Leto when she said "my journals" and the very last chapter was reminiscent of the belief that everyone is a descendant from Leto, but now it's Siona and Duncan.
I can't wait to pick up Heretics of Dune and see what's going on in that!
I really enjoyed this book and all the dialogue between the characters. This book is basically just Leto having conversations with people and barking at them and speaking in riddles to make people fear him. I really enjoyed the depiction of religion and religious figures in this one as well. Every other book did tackle religion but this book really shed a new light on religious leaders, the way they speak, and how their followers act. Leto truly became the ultimate tyrant, if you thought Paul was bad.... Wait until you meet his son!
One of my favorite parts in this was the way Leto constantly contradicted himself and proved that he wasn't as God like as he wanted everyone to think. The biggest example being him stating that had he still been a normal man he would've DEMANDED Hwi Noree to be his wife. Meanwhile, he only has women leading his army because of the ways male led armies cannot be trusted and fall into ruin. The main reason because of how men view r**e as a "reward" in their system.
But didn't he just perpetuate his own belief?? Exactly!! Just like every religious leader out there who tells you to do and be one thing while being the opposite.
I just think this book was missing more of Siona. I mean Leto knows that she hates him and has plots against him but we barely see her in this book. I also think the tone this book ends on with her and Duncan was so neat. It felt like she almost turned into Leto when she said "my journals" and the very last chapter was reminiscent of the belief that everyone is a descendant from Leto, but now it's Siona and Duncan.
I can't wait to pick up Heretics of Dune and see what's going on in that!