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galacticvampire 's review for:
Dune
by Frank Herbert
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Each man is a little war"
This book is the perfect example of "great to have read, not great to read". I LOVED the world building and concept, it's clear why it shaped the genre and is still innovative decades later. I overall enjoyed the religious themes and anti-war message, how there's no real saviours or Messiahs. Paul is a great unrealiable narrator and I am very glad the story didn't make him a "perfect choosen one".
Even then, it felt like reading the longest Wikipedia page ever: the story is very chuncky and relies too much on inner monologues, ending up telling more than showing what's happening.
I can understand some issues since this was written 60 years ago, but it still pulled me out of the story how subservient the women are, the blatant trope of the villain being extremely fat, homosexual AND a pedophile, and the use of arab culture without ever making clear if the Freeman are in fact POC.
Even then, it felt like reading the longest Wikipedia page ever: the story is very chuncky and relies too much on inner monologues, ending up telling more than showing what's happening.
I can understand some issues since this was written 60 years ago, but it still pulled me out of the story how subservient the women are, the blatant trope of the villain being extremely fat, homosexual AND a pedophile, and the use of arab culture without ever making clear if the Freeman are in fact POC.