Bóg imperator Diuny. Kroniki Diuny
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Summary
4th in Dune Chronicles Series
With more than ten million copies sold， Frank Herbert's magnificent DUNE books stand among the major achievements of the imagination。 Of them all， GOD EMPEROR OF DUNE， the fourth， is the greatest and the grandest。 Centuries have passed on Dune itself， and the planet is green with life。 Leto II， the son of Dune's savior， is still alive but far from human。 He has become a human-sandworm creature， ruling over his angry and frustrated empire with his vast legions of Fish Speaker soldiers， enforcing peace for dozens of generations to teach the universe a lesson， while also waiting for the right time to turn Dune back into a desert planet。 The fate of all humanity hangs on Leto's awesome sacrifice。
"GOD EMPEROR OF DUNE seizes the glittering loose ends of empire， ecology and mysticism and weaves them together into a seamless， brilliant tapestry of a human ecology evolving to transcend worlds and time。" （Baltimore Sun）
Reviews
verena
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dois anos pra começar a ler e apenas onze dias para terminar！eu tinha tanto MEDO desse livro depois da tragédia que foi children of dune。 achei que ia ser só viagem filosófica e que eu não ia entender nada。 de fato teve muita coisa que não entendi， mas foi uma leitura tranquila！com children of dune eu dormia em cima do kindle， então imaginem só。ainda assim não entendi nada do epílogo e só uns 60% do que significa o golden path。 mas faz parte。e vamos de heretics of dune （com fé antes de 2023）
Spencer
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I liked God Emperor more than Children of Dune， with more of an intriguing plot and better developed characters I found it easier to get into and enjoy。 However the book still retained issues of the previous， like repetitive dialogue and sections of the story slowing to a crawl。 I think I'm all Dune'd out for now so I'll put this series on hold and come back to it some other time。 I liked God Emperor more than Children of Dune， with more of an intriguing plot and better developed characters I found it easier to get into and enjoy。 However the book still retained issues of the previous， like repetitive dialogue and sections of the story slowing to a crawl。 I think I'm all Dune'd out for now so I'll put this series on hold and come back to it some other time。 。。。more
Allison Denny
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It's hard to let go of Paul as the hero。 After that， it's hard to accept Paul's son for what he became。 This is a much better book now that I can manage these two things。 It's hard to let go of Paul as the hero。 After that， it's hard to accept Paul's son for what he became。 This is a much better book now that I can manage these two things。 。。。more
Erika C
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3。5 really。 Might have been higher if I would have known going in…that is was heavily philosophical。
James Davis
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A Review of ReviewsI have just finished the fourth installment in Frank Herbert’s Dune Chronicles titled， God Emperor of Dune。 Now， Goodreads asks me to rate this book out of 5 stars。 But how can man rate that which he does not understand？ Furthermore， why should man give ratings to books at all？Novels are collections of an author’s thoughts， ideas， and experiences， mashed together and rolled into a cohesive story。 Would you rate an idea or a thought out of 10 stars？ Or 5， as Goodreads would hav A Review of ReviewsI have just finished the fourth installment in Frank Herbert’s Dune Chronicles titled， God Emperor of Dune。 Now， Goodreads asks me to rate this book out of 5 stars。 But how can man rate that which he does not understand？ Furthermore， why should man give ratings to books at all？Novels are collections of an author’s thoughts， ideas， and experiences， mashed together and rolled into a cohesive story。 Would you rate an idea or a thought out of 10 stars？ Or 5， as Goodreads would have me do？ How about a person’s life？ For a book contains part of the soul， or the life of the writer。 It is absurd to think of handing out a quantifiable rating to such complex and abstract things， and yet we rate books all the time。“Here lies Jim。 During his life， he grew up in a privileged family， ended up pursuing that which he was passionate about， and felt a sense of purpose for much of his life。 However， he never had a deep connection with someone and never got married， causing him to be prone to alcoholism and long periods of dark depression。 Ultimately， his life was probably a solid 7 out of 10。”We， the oppressors， must break books free of the chains of these quantifiable ratings which are coiled so tightly around them！ Let the ideas that these books create spread and flow throughout the world！ Do not try and contain them in your little box which you have created for them。 In conclusion: Can someone please tell me what happened in this book？ I mean I’m completely lost。 。。。more
Mystery
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Et tu， Brute？
stormhawk
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This book is oddly muddled。 It drifts from one event to another， fairly clearly explains the ending near the beginning， and takes a remarkably long time to get there。 I last read this on publication， and had no desire to return to it since。 Now I remember why。
Layna Thompson
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def a quality drop from trilogy， didnt enjoy this one as much。 will still read the last 2 books tho
Katie Steele
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A lot of this went over my head， and it was so unbelievably weird。 Why did I like is so much？ Why was that ending SO good？ It might be my favorite of the series， but I feel like I need to go read the wiki page。
Servaas
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Maybe it was the edition， maybe it was the glamourous fog of my recollection， but I enjoyed this book a lot less than when I read it the first time（s） more than a decade ago。 Hence I downgraded my rating from four to three stars。Despite the period described in the book has a lot of significance to the overarching story， it often feels like not much is really happening besides rather pompous or pretentious sounding dialog。 In my opinion the first four books go more or less downhill quality wise， Maybe it was the edition， maybe it was the glamourous fog of my recollection， but I enjoyed this book a lot less than when I read it the first time（s） more than a decade ago。 Hence I downgraded my rating from four to three stars。Despite the period described in the book has a lot of significance to the overarching story， it often feels like not much is really happening besides rather pompous or pretentious sounding dialog。 In my opinion the first four books go more or less downhill quality wise， with the first one being fantastic， the second one being great （but short）， and the third and fourth sliding down in to more average territory。 As mentioned it might be my sky high expectations based on fond recollection playing tricks on me， but I didn't have a great time this time around。Long story short: the first novel is absolutely a must read classic。 Continue at will if you are enjoying yourself。As a parting note: I seem to recall the last two novels as being better （or at least substantially different） than this one。 Here's to hoping that is not a misjudgement as well ;-） 。。。more
Weixiang
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Reversal of the classic hero trope， love the amount of optimistic nihilism in here。 God I love Leto II
Eliza
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some of this was enjoyable and some of this made me want to turn off the audiobook and walk into the woods。 this could have been pretty good but a lot of points were docked for homophobia
Ashley
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i really struggled with the time transition， sweet child Leto II to the monstrous god emperor。 i couldn’t wrap my head around it
Alina Lundholm
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A worm god rules Dune 2500 years into the future。 Yeah， I'll bite。Amazingly， The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy parodied this， mimicking the constant Duncan Idaho deaths and rebirths。 Love that they picked Dune 4 to make fun of， genius 😅I like that Herbert explored what would happen to a human/worm hybrid if they lived and ruled for thousands of years。 The novel is a lot more dialogue heavy than descriptive and I would've really liked to feel what this future was like rather than conversations A worm god rules Dune 2500 years into the future。 Yeah， I'll bite。Amazingly， The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy parodied this， mimicking the constant Duncan Idaho deaths and rebirths。 Love that they picked Dune 4 to make fun of， genius 😅I like that Herbert explored what would happen to a human/worm hybrid if they lived and ruled for thousands of years。 The novel is a lot more dialogue heavy than descriptive and I would've really liked to feel what this future was like rather than conversations of the mains constantly getting pissed at one another。 We get the increasingly unsympathetic & callous Siona Atreides， the world-weary worm advisee Moneo Atreides， the annoyingly stubborn Duncan Idaho （clone number ？？？ We never did find out exactly how many Duncans there have been）， and finally， the unbelievably perfect Hwi Noree， who distracts Leto II from his worm godliness and creates the path to his downfall。 Then again， if you've lived for thousands of years， you'd eventually cave into your baser desires and emotions。 。。。more
Malcom
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God Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert。The fourth book in the Dune series is in my opinion， the second best of the lot so far。 Knowing that Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse of Dune are not the best reads， I ended my Dune series with this， and I'm more than happy to do so。 This is perhaps the most thought-provoking novel in the Dune series。 The central message can always be debated， but I do find the most interesting thoughts to ponder about to be concerning the God Emperor and his Golden Path itse God Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert。The fourth book in the Dune series is in my opinion， the second best of the lot so far。 Knowing that Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse of Dune are not the best reads， I ended my Dune series with this， and I'm more than happy to do so。 This is perhaps the most thought-provoking novel in the Dune series。 The central message can always be debated， but I do find the most interesting thoughts to ponder about to be concerning the God Emperor and his Golden Path itself， in which the survival of humanity is dependent on his omnipresent tyranny。 Although the Golden Path is not openly revealed to us， it can be inferred that the stagnation that humanity would encounter would only lead them to their end， due to a possible second Butlerian Jihad。 Set in a world three thousand past the events of Children of Dune， we follow Leto II Atreides in his galactic reign as the God Emperor of the galaxy。 Now with a sandworm-fused body and the many memories from his predecessors， Leto II is the most powerful being in history， and rules his planet of Rakis， as well as his empire， with an iron fist。 What was shown of his compassion in Children of Dune is now long gone and replaced by a God who thinks that what he is doing is saving humanity from its eventual downfall。 Although it is easy to see how his rule does this in a less-than-ideal way， you can't help but relate to him in his struggle to retain his humanity along with his guarding of his biggest weakness: that being his emotional vulnerability。 What a God is is questioned extensively， for Leto II is indeed a God， but does have is own downfalls and weaknesses。 The world that Herbert creates in a now water-rich Rakis （ previously Arrakis and Dune ）， marks a big change in the landscape from its desert form previously。 The environment that he has created， the depth of sophistication to which Leto II has brought to the planet along with its new host of interesting characters， that being of Moneo， Siona and Hwi Noree among others。 Duncan Idaho returns for this series as an eternal ghola， always produced by the Tleilaxu to replace its previous counterpart。 The conflict that arises between the factions of the Bene Tleilax， Bene Gesserit and the Ixians are what drives the space politics in this installment， for Leto II is confronted with their demands for more spice among the rebellion that is led by Siona。 I found the general plot to be。。。 merely okay。 But the way that Herbert writes his characters and world is always so intriguing to me。 Doing the daunting task of humanizing a God is always difficult， but he manages to bring Leto II down from his pedestal to something more akin of a tragic ruler than an antagonistic tyrant。 The philosophical debates that go on regarding time， existence and the nature of his rule are pleasant to ponder about， and there really is no right， and no wrong in this novel。 If bad deeds are carried out in the name of a good future， are they really bad deeds？ It's interesting to see how Leto II sacrifices to achieve the continuation of the Golden Path， even if it means that he no doubt foresaw his end at the bridge in Tuono。 A more than tragic philosophical take on the Dune mythos， this philosophical installment is perhaps very strong with driving home the point of the debate between intention and action， of actions and consequence。 More importantly， it is a showcase of the different types of flawed， all-powerful and charismatic rulers that Frank Herbert himself has been warning us of since the days of Dune。 。。。more
Trusca Pedrusca
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Estaba muy emocionada con este libro y bueno， café para los muy cafeteros。 Yo voy a seguir leyendo la saga pero claramente soy una persona a la que le gusta sufrir。
Tyoni
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I finally finished god emperor and to be honest I don't really get the fuss around it。 It was alright， it wasn't written poorly， there were interesting scenes， and people。 And even then I wouldn't call it up to par with Dune itself。 The ending was kind of vague and only in the "Excerpt from the Hadi Benotto secret summation on the discoveries at Dar-es-Balat" do I get a slight urge to wanting to read the next book （which I heard was kind of bad）。 I think I will take a break from reading Dune for I finally finished god emperor and to be honest I don't really get the fuss around it。 It was alright， it wasn't written poorly， there were interesting scenes， and people。 And even then I wouldn't call it up to par with Dune itself。 The ending was kind of vague and only in the "Excerpt from the Hadi Benotto secret summation on the discoveries at Dar-es-Balat" do I get a slight urge to wanting to read the next book （which I heard was kind of bad）。 I think I will take a break from reading Dune for a while and focus on some other books now。 I will end this review with a quote I'd like to take with me in life:“You should never be in the company of anyone with whom you would not want to die。” 。。。more
Christy Brooks
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Good readSome times a bit difficult to follow。 But definitely made you think。 Word play is superb。 Different from books 1 -3 but still a good read。
Shawn
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a gross and horny worm talks philosophy and space politics with his ancestors。 "tell me old worm， is there a monster penis hidden in that monster body of yours" while he didn't have a monster dong， or any dong at all for that matter， he did have a monster sized heart。 I'll miss you Leto II I'll never take a bath again。 a gross and horny worm talks philosophy and space politics with his ancestors。 "tell me old worm， is there a monster penis hidden in that monster body of yours" while he didn't have a monster dong， or any dong at all for that matter， he did have a monster sized heart。 I'll miss you Leto II I'll never take a bath again。 。。。more
Conner
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A lot of a big worm saying “I’ll tell you later”
ofits
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "I never thought it would be easy to serve God，" she said。 "I just didn’t think it would be this hard。"Before I read it， I had seen God Emperor of Dune described as "not much happens"。 As I started reading I found that description accurate， though I didn't mind it as much as I feared。 In fact， I initially enjoyed seeing the result of the Golden Path。And what is the Golden Path？ you ask。 It is the survival of humankind， nothing more nor less。Indeed， Herbert finally gives the reader a glimpse of t "I never thought it would be easy to serve God，" she said。 "I just didn’t think it would be this hard。"Before I read it， I had seen God Emperor of Dune described as "not much happens"。 As I started reading I found that description accurate， though I didn't mind it as much as I feared。 In fact， I initially enjoyed seeing the result of the Golden Path。And what is the Golden Path？ you ask。 It is the survival of humankind， nothing more nor less。Indeed， Herbert finally gives the reader a glimpse of the purpose of the Golden Path。The seeking machines would be there， the smell of blood and entrails， the cowering humans in their burrows aware only that they could not escape 。 。 。 while all the time the mechanical movement approached， nearer and nearer and nearer 。 。 。 louder 。 。 。 louder！ Shout out to Skynet。"Without me there would have been by now no people anywhere， none whatsoever。 And the path to that extinction was more hideous than your wildest imaginings。"We are also shown the destiny of the God Emperor， the agonizing end that Paul was too fearful to accept。"Think on the price I pay，" he said。 "Every descendant part of me will carry some of my awareness locked away within it， lost and helpless。" She put both hands over her mouth and stared at him。 "This is the horror which my father could not face and which he tried to prevent: the infinite division and subdivision of a blind identity。" She lowered her hands and whispered: "You will be conscious？" "In a way 。 。 。 but mute。 A little pearl of my awareness will go with every sandworm and every sandtrout—knowing yet unable to move a single cell， aware in an endless dream。"There is a bit of retconning of the Baron Harkonnen from cartoonish evil to something a shade more subtle。"You’d rather she learned to love someone more gross and evil than any Baron Harkonnen ever dreamed of being，" Idaho said。 Moneo worked his lips in and out， then: "The Lord Leto has told me about that evil old man of your time， Duncan。 I don’t think you understood your enemy。" "He was a fat， monstrous 。 。 。" "He was a seeker after sensations，" Moneo said。 "The fat was a side-effect， then perhaps something to experience for itself because it offended people and he enjoyed offending。"The framing of the story around Duncan's rebirth and learning of the world that had been created by the Golden Path reminded me of a Greek dialogue， where one of the characters is little more than a convenience for the other character to give a speech or make an argument。 "I point out to you， Marcus Claire Luyseyal， a lesson from past over-machined societies which you appear not to have learned。 The devices themselves condition the users to employ each other the way they employ machines。"Shout out to late-stage capitalism。Unfortunately， since the Dune series is pocked with Herbert's predilection for aphoristic mysticism in favor of making sense， this became grating。 Duncan became an angry placeholder， a caricature that bore little resemblance to the Duncan I remembered from previous books。"What’s your game？" "I modify the human desire for war。" "People don’t want war！" "They want chaos。 War is the most readily available form of chaos。"Ultimately the novel felt like an excuse for Herbert to unload all the wisdom he collected over his lifetime， and thus felt like an autobiography masquerading as science fiction。 "Throughout our history，" Leto said， "the most potent use of words has been to round out some transcendental event， giving that event a place in the accepted chronicles， explaining the event in such a way that ever afterward we can use those words and say: "This is what it meant。"Of course， if God Emperor of Dune is an autobiography， then that makes Herbert the God Emperor， which tells much about what he thought of himself。"Most believe that a satisfactory future requires a return to an idealized past， a past which never in fact existed。" "And you with all of your memories know otherwise。"Shout out to conservatism。It took me a long time to read God Emperor of Dune， because in the end I didn't really want to finish reading it。 I knew I wasn't interested in the rest of the series the first time I read Dune， but I thought the release of the movie would give me the motivation to start a reread that would make it all the way through。 I knew I was right after finishing Dune Messiah， but I continued the series anyway， knowing I wouldn't pick it up again if I stopped。 Well， I'm admitting defeat。 The hook isn't enough this time。 "Within three hundred years， the sandworm once more will reign here。 It will be a new kind of sandworm， I promise you。" "How is that， Lord？" "It will have animal awareness and a new cunning。 The spice will be more dangerous to seek and far more perilous to keep。"I'm going to find a Dune wiki and read summaries for Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse: Dune， because forcing myself through this series has made me stop enjoying reading， and finding a reason to enjoy reading again is more important than the nerd cred of having finished the series。 。。。more
Manayer
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3。4/5
Kayleigh
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Not as bad as everyone says it is tbh
Alexander Buchert
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Frank Herbert gave me much to ponder upon after finishing this entry in the Dune Chronicals。 There are so many great themes and ideas and I'll be digesting this book I'm the weeks to come！ I enjoyed my time with this book I hope those of you who are curious give it a try。 Frank Herbert gave me much to ponder upon after finishing this entry in the Dune Chronicals。 There are so many great themes and ideas and I'll be digesting this book I'm the weeks to come！ I enjoyed my time with this book I hope those of you who are curious give it a try。 。。。more
Dirk Grobbelaar
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The view of the desert soothed him。Quite a heady experience， and not one to be entered lightly。Don’t even consider reading this if you haven’t read the novels preceding it。 However， if you are invested in the Dune Universe and you have read the original Dune Trilogy （Dune / Dune Messiah / Children of Dune） this can be a very rewarding， albeit challenging， read。Presented as part future historical text， part memoir and part mythos， God Emperor of Dune is somewhat unlike any of the Dune novels that The view of the desert soothed him。Quite a heady experience， and not one to be entered lightly。Don’t even consider reading this if you haven’t read the novels preceding it。 However， if you are invested in the Dune Universe and you have read the original Dune Trilogy （Dune / Dune Messiah / Children of Dune） this can be a very rewarding， albeit challenging， read。Presented as part future historical text， part memoir and part mythos， God Emperor of Dune is somewhat unlike any of the Dune novels that came before。 Taking place more than 3000 years after the events of Children of Dune ， but still revolving around Leto II （yes， he is that old by now）， this book continues the Dune / Herbert tradition of subverting events that came before。 And then some。While some of what transpires here was hinted at in the previous novel， it is still a somewhat uneasy turn of events。 The book doesn’t make it entirely clear who you should be rooting for， either。 It’s all grey area， and it takes a long time for character motives to become clearer。 Half the people in the story don’t seem to know what the hell is going on either， which does make for a truly remarkable reading experience （intended or otherwise）。There are fewer characters this time round， with just about everything revolving around the God Emperor and his actions。 The only additional characters are the （befuddled） few with whom the emperor has surrounded himself。The narrative is interspersed with quotes from the history of the Dune universe， as well as diary entries， notably those of the God Emperor himself。 As such， the flow of the novel takes some getting used to。 It is heavy on philosophical meandering and， to a lesser extent， political maneuvering。 The story takes the long view， and concerns itself with the future of the human race on an intergalactic scale as dictated by the “Golden Path” that Leto is following via his （by now very formidable） prescience。 As such， there is very little in the sense of immediate gratification。 In fact， compared to this， the original Dune is a pretty straightforward adventure yarn。 This， by the way， is not a criticism; I love the original Dune。I suppose it would be easy to dislike this book， based on how strange it truly is。 And you wouldn’t know how strange unless you read it。 It is perhaps worth noting that Herbert had some aid in the form of magic mushrooms when writing some of his Dune stories （by his own admission）。 Perhaps God Emperor of Dune is case in point。 All in all， a mind-bending affair。 …they saw only the great emptiness， an eerie place especially in moonlight – dunes at a distance， a distance which seemed not to change as the traveller moved – nothing anywhere except the seemingly eternal wind， a few rocks and， when they looked upward， stars without mercy。 This was the desert of the desert。In the end， though， it is telling that I wasn’t indifferent to the fates of the main character（s）。 There are some memorable scenes （and one fairly moving one） toward the close of the novel that puts everything in perspective。 The story had， after all， managed to get under my skin， and in the end， everything makes a tragic sort of sense。 Such is the nature of the Dune novels。The truth is， they don’t make them like this anymore， and any return to Dune is likely going to be a rewarding experience。The Worm comes！ 。。。more
Moyisi Tunzi
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Love how analytical this series made my mind， smartened me up for a few days。 Elevated me to the philosophical level of the likes of Leto Atreides II the God Emporer himself。 Great story， fascinating read， amazing universe Mr。 Herbert cultivated。May he live as long as his work。
Kim Novice
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Where to start haha。 First， any discussion of this book has spoilers for the previous 3 Dune books， especially Children， so if you don't want spoilers for those don't read on。This book is mostly talking。 Scene after scene of the eponymous God Emperor， Leto II， lecturing of politics and tyrants and anthropology， then either shouting at or being shouted at by who he's talking to， and then they leave。 It's repetitive， but weirdly works。 I was fully engaged and eager to keep reading throughout。It's Where to start haha。 First， any discussion of this book has spoilers for the previous 3 Dune books， especially Children， so if you don't want spoilers for those don't read on。This book is mostly talking。 Scene after scene of the eponymous God Emperor， Leto II， lecturing of politics and tyrants and anthropology， then either shouting at or being shouted at by who he's talking to， and then they leave。 It's repetitive， but weirdly works。 I was fully engaged and eager to keep reading throughout。It's a fascinating and interesting book if you're interested in those subjects， though whereas previous books lost me in the metaphysical talk this one sometimes lost me in the political theory。 It's definitely a book written by someone more intelligent than I am。 Despite that， I found this the easiest Dune book to read so far。The beats of action are sparse but all the more exciting for it。 The characters are some of the best and well-developed in the series so far （the stuff done with one recurring character in particular is utterly ingenius and fascinating）， though it's focus on the title character is quite frustrating when others are just as interesting。It fits as a good closure to all the books so far， wrapping up things covered from the very start。 At the same time I'm interested where the next two books go。 。。。more
Damian Stockli
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Yeah， this one could be pretty brutal。 The worth of this book lies mostly in its ideas philosophical/sociological musings， but the only way I could imagine this being fully appreciated and discussed is if you had a book club read it at the pace of about one chapter per week。16 years after the first Dune， Frank Herbert seems to have finally reached the point where he can’t hold himself back from describing breast-shape and injecting strange amounts of psycho-sexuality into every character relatio Yeah， this one could be pretty brutal。 The worth of this book lies mostly in its ideas philosophical/sociological musings， but the only way I could imagine this being fully appreciated and discussed is if you had a book club read it at the pace of about one chapter per week。16 years after the first Dune， Frank Herbert seems to have finally reached the point where he can’t hold himself back from describing breast-shape and injecting strange amounts of psycho-sexuality into every character relationship。 Otherwise， the plot is extremely boring and most of the book consists of “lessons” and philosophical platitudes supplied by Leto II， God Emperor。 I assume most of these insights come from Herbert’s autodidactic study of history。 Herbert’s personal insights felt smart and were appreciated in the first few novels， but it’s pretentious when you build 420 pages out of them。 I’m thinking especially about Herbert’s antiquated homophobia， which he places in the mouth of a super-being which has access to countless lifetimes of human experience and wisdom。 That’s a pretty succinct representation of what’s going on here。Otherwise， some cool ideas and a few interesting character dilemmas。 。。。more
Lindsay （Santafefan）
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I am hooked。 A Devotee。 Actually I disliked this book the first time I read it， but was captivated the 2nd reading by it's scope。 I am hooked。 A Devotee。 Actually I disliked this book the first time I read it， but was captivated the 2nd reading by it's scope。 。。。more
Emily
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