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Dune (Dune, #1)
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This was one of the best books that I have ever read which I was not expecting at all. First, the book is incredibly put together and really well thought out. Often, the author wrote the book in such a way as you can hear the character's thoughts which was a really interesting perspective and provided a more immersive experience.
The book touches on so many different deep topics and is so inspiring, moving. The book was also so unpredictable and unique. Highly recommend.
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If you are having a hard time reading Dune:
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My YouTube Review (admittedly totally Fangirling):
https://youtu.be/JilubCWr9Kk
This was one of the best books that I have ever read which I was not expecting at all. First, the book is incredibly put together and really well thought out. Often, the author wrote the book in such a way as you can hear the character's thoughts which was a really interesting perspective and provided a more immersive experience.
The book touches on so many different deep topics and is so inspiring, moving. The book was also so unpredictable and unique. Highly recommend.
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Jan A Town Like Alice
Feb Birdsong
Mar Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Berniere
Apr War and Peace
May The Woman in White
Jun Atonement
Jul The Shadow of the Wind
Aug Jude the Obscure
Sep Ulysses
Oct Vanity Fair
Nov A Fine Balance
Dec Germinal
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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
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Thanks, Kat! It was one of those books that truly surprised me. Just didn't see that coming at all! Throughout the day, I would find myself wondering how the book was going to turn out, and I would pick it up even if I only had 5 minutes to read.
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I haven't but I am definitely going to check it out!
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no heroes, no unexpected, shocking deaths, no common goals, no building up of characters
I was wondering then what you thought of Leto II's entire journey of accepting the Golden Path his father shirked and how Paul has become a shell of his former self literally being reffered to in perspective as the preacher no longer considering himself for a whole of the book as "Paul"
What about Alia succumbing to the memories and becoming possessed
What about Stillgar essentially becoming disillusioned where previously he was a fanatic and believer of Mua'dib
and to be clear I'm also not quite a fan of Children of Dune I think the idea's concentrated in the book in terms of philosophy often border on being overtly sophist and from what I hear of the more analytical readers of Dune Herbert could have trimmed the fat whilst keeping the breadth of the themes and messages of Children of Dune
Prevously I think Herbert manages to create a opt balance between somewhat philosophical passages whilst also being quite clear and concise in the physicality of what the characters were doing
Even Messiah I find on a second read to be incredibly interesting despite it mostly being a political intrigue for the way Herbert creates tension and stimulates interest with the plots and machinations in the book and the conflict within Paul as he is forced into a path he cannot walk away from for fear of a different more horrible future for the ones he loves
Children of Dune however on second read was just a bit strenuous with trying to transmit it's ideas more directly in philosophical rants via the characters
Herbert has always been able to tell entertaining stories that help to communicate his incredibly bizarre idea's on humanity, religion, and government
I think you're judgement of Children of Dune has merit it's just the details of it that I personally can't get behind for how they seem to ignore things in the text
Also I was wondering why you mentioned "Heroes" in one of the missing elements of Dune since I've always thought Dune has no clear cut heroes the first book has Paul take the seat of Emperor and with his reign he starts a Jihad
which at conservative estimates put the Jihad's casualties at 61 billion lives, the sterilization of ninety planets, and the "demoralization" of five hundred additional worlds. Furthermore, 40 different religions were wiped out, along with their followers.
In a way you can say people like Paul or Leto are choosing the lesser of more horrific evils but that doesn't qualify them as being heroes