Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Duna by Frank Herbert

160 reviews

s4rahh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I loved it. Really good written, the authors style fitts well. A komplex world

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, and War

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

emeraldzak's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Misogyny and War

Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

pro-eugenics / "race science" / "genetic destiny"

jomojobo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Grief, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Genocide, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and Fire/Fire injury

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Slavery, and Death of parent

fin_pilot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Ableism

katie0528's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A sci-fi classic. I've blown this off for years thinking I knew enough by how elements have trickled down into pop culture. However after watching the two new movies, I decided to give the book a chance. I see now why it is a classic that so many other sci-fi franchises draw from. It largely holds up. Of course as a book from the 60s, there are elements that are a little cringe to a modern reader and there are elements and small plot lines that could have been cut for the sake of brevity, but over all I was impressed with the book. I think it helped that the audiobook had a full cast to help me keep track of who was who. I suspect some of the minor characters may have blended together otherwise.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Child death, Slavery, and Torture

sarasreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I finally read Dune! It's been on my list for a while, and I'm so happy I can finally cross it off my list. I'm really glad I saw the movie first, or the huge info dump in the beginning would have been overwhelming for me. We took the audiobook camping, and let me tell you, listening to it every night around the campfire is a top tier experience! And the one I had was a full cast, which was fabulous. 

I found sections of the book really slow, mostly because all of the possible tension was erased. What is the plot and who is the betrayer?? Oh don't worry, we revealed that four hours ago. I think keeping the intrigue would have helped a lot. Especially with Paul, as he reveals basically everything about himself not even halfway through the book. I know I saw the movie first, so I knew some things going in already, but some more secrets and tension still would have kept me guessing. 

And I'm interested to keep reading more! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Child death

kergo's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Islamophobia

Minor: Suicide

itsjustnxkki's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

World building was a bit confusing at first but the pace is slow enough that it makes more sense as you get further into the book. The story is captivating and the writing style is enjoyable.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

luise96's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Listened to this after I watched the first movie. If I wouldn’t have watched it, I think I would have been even more confused more. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Child death