so-soIt's been a loooooong time since I read the og 6 Dune books. And I've been avoiding these non-Frank Herbert sequels and prequels because I just kind of did not care, even though Dune 6 ended on a cliffhanger, then FH died. But I enjoyed the latest Dune films and am enjoying the series Dune: Prophecy, so I thought "could be fun to get back into that world."
"Fun" is not the right word, unfortunately. This book was fine bordering on lame. ?♀️
Just finished watching Dune Prophecy and as the book was in my tbr for a long time, i can now start to compare both (or get more back story)
pickWhen I first read this novel I remember feeling short-changed at how the story of Dune had just fizzled out. I enjoyed it more now because I get what I missed as a younger man. Also, I recently read Brian Herbert‘s Paul of Dune which is set between Frank‘s first two novels. Yes, Frank is mystical, philosophical and profound while Brian and his co-writer are just straight up action/pulp sci-fi, but, for me, the combined books make a great trilogy.
pickIt really is as good as Iremember it. Along with Jules Vern or HG Wells, Frank Herbert was one of the OG authors who mashed up sci-fi and fantasy. There is so much packed into this one book: commentary on politics, commentary on society, religion, feminism, toxic masculinity (before that was even a thing), revenge, love. I feel like the grandfather at the beginning of “The Princess Bride” explaining to his grandson why this book is so exciting.
Rereading for the first time since probably high school some 30 years ago. 😳
pickThis was really good. I was pleasantly surprised!
so-soLiked it, but not as much as I was thinking I would. This volume seemed to lack the fascination of the other books. Maybe it was just the wrong book at the wrong time 🤷 I'll definitely want to continue reading the series, I want to see where the whole thing goes.
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