Dune Messiah
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Summary
Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles--the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time
Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides， better known--and feared--as the man christened Muad'Dib。 As Emperor of the Known Universe， he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield。 Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremens， Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne--and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence。
And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies， the true threat to Paul comes to his lover， Chani， and the unborn heir to his family's dynasty。。。
Includes an introduction by Brian Herbert
Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides， better known--and feared--as the man christened Muad'Dib。 As Emperor of the Known Universe， he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield。 Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremens， Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne--and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence。
And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies， the true threat to Paul comes to his lover， Chani， and the unborn heir to his family's dynasty。。。
Includes an introduction by Brian Herbert
Reviews
Jared Gray
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Taking place many years after the original book Paul （Mau’dib） and his Jihad have conquered the universe and former power houses of the universe are scheming for his downfall。 The new characters introduced were pretty cool especially the face dancers （who had a solid plan they just happened to not be the main character）。 Paul is the most powerful emperor ever but as he himself predicted is not too happy with the monster jihad that he created， claiming the lives of 61 billion all in his name。 The Taking place many years after the original book Paul （Mau’dib） and his Jihad have conquered the universe and former power houses of the universe are scheming for his downfall。 The new characters introduced were pretty cool especially the face dancers （who had a solid plan they just happened to not be the main character）。 Paul is the most powerful emperor ever but as he himself predicted is not too happy with the monster jihad that he created， claiming the lives of 61 billion all in his name。 The best part about this book is the sense of impending doom the entire time but not knowing where it is going to come from， and it is never the obvious choice presented。 From the start Paul knows he is going to die by the end of the book and is still maneuvering his chess pieces to put his allies and family in the best situation possible。 tPaul is still one of the main protagonists and figure head of the empire but due to his abilities he sidelines himself and works from behind the scenes。 He is still the same likeable hero he was in the first book so its great to see him evade enemy attacks and plots even when he is blinded his people are still in awe of him。 When he is blinded， I felt he was almost a different character， he was relying solely on his foresight， so he knew everything that was going to happen from the moment he went to meet with his Old death commando。 In the end he loses his love but saves his children which allows him to accept his Freman punishment for breaking tradition on his own terms and without regrets。 I thought this was a truly satisfying end to his story as it came full circle （dying a man instead of a god and also saving his family） without him compromising his integrity。 tAliyah had a compelling story arc as well between her trying to save her brother and his empire while juggling her confusing feelings for the reanimated Duncan Idaho。 The only issue I had with her was that she wasn’t as smart as she thought she was， and she wasn’t as endearing as Paul was。 tThe real show stealer was the reanimated Duncan Idaho （or the Ghola Hayt）。 I was a little disappointed that Duncan died so early in the first book because he was hyped up to be such a formidable warrior， also Jason Mamoa is playing him the movie， so I wanted him to have a more important role。 This guy was just so cool， his mind was a mix between the old sword master of Paul mentat （genius advisors） and his body was just a tool to kill Paul （an enticing gift he couldn’t turn down）。 Throughout the entire book he was a wide and levelheaded presence even advising Paul that it would be safer for the emperor if he disposed of him。 His flirtations with Aliyah was weird but a fresh love story is always nice。 Some of the knowledge he dropped was just top tier and I got chills reading them “To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe”。 On top of all the good advice he gave he was able to overcome his programing to betray Paul and fully regained consciousness as Duncan Idaho。 tI didn’t plan on reading another Dune book after this because nI knew this is where Pauls story ended but this was so good I knew I had to at least Read Children of dune which is supposedly a better place to stop the series。 。。。more
The Un-Martha
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I feel like there should have been a book in between 1 and 2 but it was a good book。 Entertaining and will continue the series。
Scott Shepherd
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Awesome， almost as good as Dune。 Has the same feel as Dune， so if you liked Dune you should like the sequel。
Josefine
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This book is very mixed for me。First off， English is not my first language which is why I had some difficulties with this book。 The sentences are anything else but straightforward。 There’s a lot of “meaning” in the dialog between the characters and I’m not sure I got everything。 The first half is rather slow and the plot is mainly dialog between the different characters。 Nothing really seems to happen。 The second half is a bit faster and we actually have some plot movement （and less dialog， yay！ This book is very mixed for me。First off， English is not my first language which is why I had some difficulties with this book。 The sentences are anything else but straightforward。 There’s a lot of “meaning” in the dialog between the characters and I’m not sure I got everything。 The first half is rather slow and the plot is mainly dialog between the different characters。 Nothing really seems to happen。 The second half is a bit faster and we actually have some plot movement （and less dialog， yay！）， but there is still so much that intertwines between politics， religion， Paul’s vision， etc。 it’s hard to follow at times。The sections that I understood are as fascinating as the first book！ It’s such an interesting world with all its different cultures。 I love how well thought out they are and how well the story talks through the challenges they are facing due to their individual believes。 Which is probably the main reason for me to continue with the series and to deal with yen at times not understanding of what’s going on。 。。。more
Tyler Turner
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Dune: Messiah is just as beautifully written as Dune。 But it lacks the magic and awe of the first book。 We see a familiar face return， a vision played out but not exactly how it was intended， and two new characters to end the book。****addition to first review…The ending is absolutely perfect for one of the main characters。 I was sitting in bed last night still processing everything and it just fit so well。 Like the character says…it had to be this way and there was no other way around it。
Shane O'Neill
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The whole Alia/Duncan relationship is so messed up。 Just gives me the ewwwws。 Without that I probably would have given it a 3 but just can't。 The whole Alia/Duncan relationship is so messed up。 Just gives me the ewwwws。 Without that I probably would have given it a 3 but just can't。 。。。more
Berfin
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Dune Mesihi ilk kitabın kaldığı yerden devam etmek yerine 12 yıl sonrasını sunuyor bizlere。 Cihatın ne durumda olduğunu görüyoruz。 İlk kitap ile kıyaslamak ne kadar doğru olur emin değilim ama Dune kitabına oranla daha az olay vardı。 Bu kitapta daha az olay olmasını kitabın eksik bir özelliği olarak görmedim， aksine bir geçiş kitabı havası verdi bana ve güzel yaratılan dune evreninde keyifli vakit geçirmemi sağladı。Karakterlerin iç dünyalarına yolculuk yapmamı sağladı ve bir sonraki kitap için g Dune Mesihi ilk kitabın kaldığı yerden devam etmek yerine 12 yıl sonrasını sunuyor bizlere。 Cihatın ne durumda olduğunu görüyoruz。 İlk kitap ile kıyaslamak ne kadar doğru olur emin değilim ama Dune kitabına oranla daha az olay vardı。 Bu kitapta daha az olay olmasını kitabın eksik bir özelliği olarak görmedim， aksine bir geçiş kitabı havası verdi bana ve güzel yaratılan dune evreninde keyifli vakit geçirmemi sağladı。Karakterlerin iç dünyalarına yolculuk yapmamı sağladı ve bir sonraki kitap için güzel bir köprü görevi gördüğünü düşünüyorum。Dune Mesihi kitabı etkili bir yerde bitti ve genel olarak sunduğu sakin ve felsefi ortam sayesinde okurken keyifli vakit geçirmemi sağladı。 Karakterleri daha iyi tanımama da olanak sağladı。Kendi yarattığı/ ona yaratılan imajı silmeye çalışan "kahramanımızın" yaşadığı zorlukları ve bu yolda geçirdiği değişimleri okurken iç dünyasına da seyirci olmak güzeldi。 Siyasetin biraz daha içine girip hiçbir şeyin siyah veya beyaz olmadığını bir kez daha yüzümüze vuruyor Dune Mesihi kitabı。 İnsanların aldıkları kararların sadece kendilerini etkilemdiğini， diğer kişiler üzerinde de etkileri oldğunu ve bu etkileri görüyoruz kitap boyunca。Kısacası Dune Mesihi ilk kitap kadar uzun ve bol olaylı olmayan， sakin ve keyifli bir kitaptı。 Bu kitap kaliteli yazılmış güzel bir eser。 ~~"Tutarsızlık bu değil midir？ İnsanlar düzen ister， öyle ya da böyle。 Açlıklarının hapishanesinde oturup， savaşın zenginlerin sporu haline gelmesini seyrederler。 Tehlikeli bir bilincliktir bu。 Düzensizliğe yol açar。"~~Bu evrenden zorla bir şey alamazsın， diye düşündü。 O ancak istediğini verir。~~"Siz ölümden kaçıyorsunuz。 Hep bir sonraki an için kaygılanıyor， bulunduğunuz yerde anı yaşamayı reddediyorsunuz。 Kahinlik！ Bir İmparator için ne ağır bir yük！"~~Böyle güçler insanı kibre ve gurura sürüklerdi。Güç denen şey， onu kullananları kandırırdı。 İnsanoğlu gücün herhangi bir engeli， kendi cehaleti de dahil olmak üzere tüm engelleri yıkabileceğine inanma eğilimindeydi。~~"Zihinsel bir salgını durduramazsın。 Kişiden kişiye sıçrayarak， uçsuz bucaksız mesafeleri aşar。 Son derece bulaşıcıdır。 İnsanın en savunmasız yönüne， benzeri hastalıkların kalıntılarını koyduğumuz yere saldırır。 。。。"~~Geride iz bırakmadan ölmenin hoş bir şey olabileceğini fark etmeye başladı。。。 ceset， kalıntı bırakmayınca tüm gezegen insanın mezarı olurdu。 。。。more
Rebecca Levy
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About as good as the first one， but in the opposite way。 Maybe a little worse。 The first was good in the beginning and middle but bad at the end。 This one was bad in the beginning and ESPECIALLY the middle but good at the end。 Idk。 Didn’t like it that much。
Gabriel Rosanio
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Much different feel than the first book， with a majority of politics and conversation。 Herbert executes this extremely well though， as with an introduction of new characters and expansions on the old， it keeps you consistently engaged
Tyoni
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It made me like Paul
Christian Holub
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What a sequel！ I love when a series reckons with itself like this。 If the first "Dune" is a rollicking sci-fi revenge epic about a wronged prince seizing the mantle of destiny to defeat his foes and conquer the universe， "Dune Messiah" wonders if that whole white savior thing is really such a good thing after all。 In the first book， Paul was guided by his visions of the future， but here they torture him。 Like Doctor Manhattan in "Watchmen，" Paul's omnipotence is not a great power so much as an i What a sequel！ I love when a series reckons with itself like this。 If the first "Dune" is a rollicking sci-fi revenge epic about a wronged prince seizing the mantle of destiny to defeat his foes and conquer the universe， "Dune Messiah" wonders if that whole white savior thing is really such a good thing after all。 In the first book， Paul was guided by his visions of the future， but here they torture him。 Like Doctor Manhattan in "Watchmen，" Paul's omnipotence is not a great power so much as an inescapable prison。 Most of this book is literally just conversations but I was riveted the whole time because they're conversations about power and what to do with it and how to seize it。 The cast of conniving characters is pretty entertaining too。 I wish the ending didn't feel so abrupt （if they end up making a movie out of this， they should definitely draw it out a bit） but it still accomplishes the task of getting me really excited to read the next one。 。。。more
Jayzona
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Slow to start and not as epic as Herbert’s first novel in the series， but was entertained by the messaging on power dynamics as well as the theme around the smallest decisions influencing one’s future （presented as Paul’s prescient powers）
Bri
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i know this book is supposed to be a bridge for the rest of the series but i wish it was a little more interesting
Ender
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Bu kitapta bir onceki gibi fazla aksiyon olmasa bild bol bol entrika ve planlar var。 Zaman zaman kim kime ne diyor， nasil bir laf cakiyor seklinde kafa karistirici olsa dahi eserin genellinde tutarli ve sonunda bize peki simdi ne olacak seklinde bir bitis var。
Meinte
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The first time I read 'Dune' I missed too much of the meaning and details to actually enjoy it。 The second time I read 'Dune'， I thought it was brilliant。 So， you know， maybe next time， 'Dune: Messiah'。 The first time I read 'Dune' I missed too much of the meaning and details to actually enjoy it。 The second time I read 'Dune'， I thought it was brilliant。 So， you know， maybe next time， 'Dune: Messiah'。 。。。more
Barb
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I am really enjoying this series more with each book！ I really liked this one， the ending was so emotional for me！！
Wojtek Janda
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Starts off weird， ends pretty sweet
Anna Abramowitz
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Lost interest and stopped reading halfway through :（ I don't know if it was the awkward pacing or depression， but this book wasn't my cup of tea。 Sad， slow， and lacking punch。 Lost interest and stopped reading halfway through :（ I don't know if it was the awkward pacing or depression， but this book wasn't my cup of tea。 Sad， slow， and lacking punch。 。。。more
George Dobson
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Pretty good as sequels go
Artavazd Yeghiazaryan
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Ոնց որ ոչ թե ինքնուրույն գիրք լինի， այլ HBO-ի սերիալի մի հատ էպիզոդ՝ առանց սկզբի ու առանց վերջի， հայտնվող ու կեսից կորող կերպարներով， ակնարկվող， բայց հետո մոռացվող սյուժետային գծերով։ Ներող， բայց երևի էլ չշարունակեմ （բայց նոր նկարահանված ֆիլմը ու երևի հաջորդ ֆիլմերը մեկ ա կսպասեմ հաճույքով， ինչ խոսք）։
Philiplibri
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I find it hard not to compare it to lord of the rings; the other fundamental giant of sci-fi/fantasy literature。 It certainly doesn’t create the same expansive feel as LoTR， but it does give some ideas of a wider “universe” in which the book takes place。 It felt quite similar to the first book， in which there is a lot of dialogue and the actual event descriptions are very sudden。 Nonetheless， although it didn’t give me any profound insights or feelings of the sort， it was certainly an enjoyable I find it hard not to compare it to lord of the rings; the other fundamental giant of sci-fi/fantasy literature。 It certainly doesn’t create the same expansive feel as LoTR， but it does give some ideas of a wider “universe” in which the book takes place。 It felt quite similar to the first book， in which there is a lot of dialogue and the actual event descriptions are very sudden。 Nonetheless， although it didn’t give me any profound insights or feelings of the sort， it was certainly an enjoyable read。 I especially liked the ending。 Will go for the next one in the series this summer。 。。。more
Nathan Sharkey
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After finishing Dune， I was disappointed。 The story was slow， I had issue with some of the characters， most of the book was boring。 However， after finishing Dune 2， return of Dune， I get it。 I understand how and why people fell in love with this world， with this system， and even with the characters。 4/5 from me。 A could read for all Daves， Nats and Petes。
Kireth
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This was by no means a bad book， and I give Dune Messiah credit for attempting to maintain its own identity， but perhaps it suffers from being a follow-up to the truly epic Dune。 Right off the bat I was intrigued at Herbert openly laying out the conspiracy against Emperor Paul， again giving readers multiple perspectives on both sides as individuals began to politically manoeuvre themselves amongst and against each other。 This was in addition to a lot of discussion on philosophy， and pondering of This was by no means a bad book， and I give Dune Messiah credit for attempting to maintain its own identity， but perhaps it suffers from being a follow-up to the truly epic Dune。 Right off the bat I was intrigued at Herbert openly laying out the conspiracy against Emperor Paul， again giving readers multiple perspectives on both sides as individuals began to politically manoeuvre themselves amongst and against each other。 This was in addition to a lot of discussion on philosophy， and pondering of leadership， governments and their costs。 This was where I wish the book was actually longer， and made some more concrete statements or raised interesting discussions， as I instead watched the story go in an interesting but rather straight line。 Moreover， the lengthy conversations and Herbert's third-person omniscient writing style that constantly changes character viewpoint sometimes made events difficult to follow， and I was left wondering what true outcomes were achieved in individual scenes。 I did enjoy some of the descriptive sections， and the varying epigraphs worked well in terms of framing， but most of all I found myself rocked by the （view spoiler）[ tragedy （hide spoiler）] of the ending。 Keenly moving on to Children of Dune soon！ 。。。more
Macklin Hennessey
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The introduction to Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert's son mentioned how disliked the sequel was originally because it flipped the narrative of the original book on its head。 No longer was Maud'Dib the perfect messianic figure， but now a troubled tragic figure， unsure how to maintain his destiny。 To be honest， I liked this general theme。 No heroes are perfect and heroification always leads to oversimplification。 Furthermore， the troubled conscious and the weight of leadership definitely show a more The introduction to Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert's son mentioned how disliked the sequel was originally because it flipped the narrative of the original book on its head。 No longer was Maud'Dib the perfect messianic figure， but now a troubled tragic figure， unsure how to maintain his destiny。 To be honest， I liked this general theme。 No heroes are perfect and heroification always leads to oversimplification。 Furthermore， the troubled conscious and the weight of leadership definitely show a more authentic view of life。However， there were other differences between the first and second book that made the second less enjoyable for me。 I loved the world-building of the first book。 The scheming of the various Laandsrad families， the transition from Caladan to Arrakis， the narrative of the Harkonenns。 To me， everything about the first book was larger。 To be honest， I was looking forward to the second book because I figured with Maud'Dibs jihads， we would see more of the universe and I thought the scheming would introduce more of the noble houses。 Unfortunately， I was very disappointed that the entirety of the plot remained on Arrakis and no more。 It gave the second book a much smaller scope。 Additionally， one issue I've had with the Dune series as a whole， is difficulty of characterization。 I know basic things about Paul， Chani， Alia， and Stilgar， but I don't couldn't really describe their personalities or who they are。 I'm not sure if this is because I'm a fast reader and am not picking up on certain aspects or if it's just not there altogether。 Either way， it's left me less than invested in the characters and the rest of the books。 。。。more
Can
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İlk kitaba göre çok daha farklıydı her şeyden önce。 Sadece bir macera anlatmanın ötesine geçmiş ki bence bu ilkine göre bir artıdır。 Benim de çok sevdiğim temalar olan güç odağının yalnızlaşışı， kehanetler ve geleceğe vakıf olarak yaşamanın tehlikesi noktalarında oldukça başarılıydı。 Fakat yine önemli anların aktarımı konusunda yetersizdi bence ve belki bir nebze daha fazla derinleştirilebilirdi Muad'dib。 Burun farkıyla da olsa serinin ilkinin önünde görüyorum Dune Mesihi'ni。 Devam edelim。 İlk kitaba göre çok daha farklıydı her şeyden önce。 Sadece bir macera anlatmanın ötesine geçmiş ki bence bu ilkine göre bir artıdır。 Benim de çok sevdiğim temalar olan güç odağının yalnızlaşışı， kehanetler ve geleceğe vakıf olarak yaşamanın tehlikesi noktalarında oldukça başarılıydı。 Fakat yine önemli anların aktarımı konusunda yetersizdi bence ve belki bir nebze daha fazla derinleştirilebilirdi Muad'dib。 Burun farkıyla da olsa serinin ilkinin önünde görüyorum Dune Mesihi'ni。 Devam edelim。 。。。more
Myc
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I reread Dune Messiah almost annually， and it is arguably a better novel than it’s predecessor—the prose is tighter， the narrative more controlled and straightforward， and the character and plot development more complete。 Yet for all of it’s improvements， it loses some of the odd charm of Dune and grandeur of the first novel disappears。 Messiah also introduces plot holes， inconsistencies， and paradoxes。 All told， it’s still a wonderful sequel， and it’s a very short read。 While not the epic of th I reread Dune Messiah almost annually， and it is arguably a better novel than it’s predecessor—the prose is tighter， the narrative more controlled and straightforward， and the character and plot development more complete。 Yet for all of it’s improvements， it loses some of the odd charm of Dune and grandeur of the first novel disappears。 Messiah also introduces plot holes， inconsistencies， and paradoxes。 All told， it’s still a wonderful sequel， and it’s a very short read。 While not the epic of the original， still a worthwhile and engaging read。 For fans of Dune， it is a must-read。 。。。more
Luke
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I'm surprised that I liked this more than the first Dune。 I'm almost positive that that's an unpopular opinion。 I liked the air of trapped by destiny and intrigue。 It felt more。。。。nuanced than the first book。 Dune felt like it could have been a Game of Thrones book。 This second book not so much， I enjoyed the difference。 I'm surprised that I liked this more than the first Dune。 I'm almost positive that that's an unpopular opinion。 I liked the air of trapped by destiny and intrigue。 It felt more。。。。nuanced than the first book。 Dune felt like it could have been a Game of Thrones book。 This second book not so much， I enjoyed the difference。 。。。more
Katherine
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The first 200 pages really didn't grab me （I read on a chapter by chapter basis and basically nodded off every time）， but the finale was excellent。 I appreciated the meditation on religion and power， and how state religions must inevitably lead to violence， and found Paul's final destiny to be a fitting next step in the saga。 It sort of reminded me of Canticle for Leibowitz， in the way it ends one chapter but sets up a new， later age。 But also， the introduction remains the best part， where Frank The first 200 pages really didn't grab me （I read on a chapter by chapter basis and basically nodded off every time）， but the finale was excellent。 I appreciated the meditation on religion and power， and how state religions must inevitably lead to violence， and found Paul's final destiny to be a fitting next step in the saga。 It sort of reminded me of Canticle for Leibowitz， in the way it ends one chapter but sets up a new， later age。 But also， the introduction remains the best part， where Frank Herbert's son angrily complains about how little people liked this book when it first came out。 。。。more
Gabriel Scott
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Just as good as the first， if not better。
Brahm
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I struggle to process and visualize Frank Herbert's writing， and also explain the challenges I have with it。 Some books/authors "jump off the page" and the two Dune books I've read so far do not （for me）。 I was challenged by the first Dune book but enjoyed the worldbuilding and action of Parts 2 & 3。 There was enough that clicked with me to overcome the challenge。 One top reviewer describes Dune Messiah （positively） as a "chamber western， with political intrigue and references to great goings on I struggle to process and visualize Frank Herbert's writing， and also explain the challenges I have with it。 Some books/authors "jump off the page" and the two Dune books I've read so far do not （for me）。 I was challenged by the first Dune book but enjoyed the worldbuilding and action of Parts 2 & 3。 There was enough that clicked with me to overcome the challenge。 One top reviewer describes Dune Messiah （positively） as a "chamber western， with political intrigue and references to great goings on， but little action described" and I'd say this is accurate。 For me as a reader， the lack of action and worldbuilding made it harder to get engaged。 The way Herbert text jumps into my brain is slow， stodgy， and hard to process。 I found myself re-reading the same page over and over。 My favourite character was Hayt/Duncan and the uncertainty around his motives and ultimate outcomes。 Great tension。 The book is （mercifully， for me） about half the length of the first book。 Once I got past the first 100 pages it started clicking a bit more and I knew I'd make it to the end。 2 stars = "it was OK" = book-reader mismatch。 。。。more
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