Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Duna by Frank Herbert

52 reviews

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

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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"

austengal's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Author was homophobic when creating the baron, merging pedophilia with homosexuality when they are not the same.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Pedophilia

kelbylakelin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

abigail_adel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

sruthivishy1's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia

fuathling's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

If you're feeling the urge to read the books following Villeneuve's box office masterpieces, I sincerely encourage you to act on that urge.

Dune is an immersive read full of culture, politics, ecology, romance, and religious fanaticism. Characters have compelling multi-faceted motives, breathing across every page to a point where they feel undeniably alive. Fremen culture is rich and romantic with nods toward the inspiration Herbert drew them from.

You'll feel yourself inspired, grieved, enraged, and satisfied. As a long-time fan of epics like star wars-- I see now why this book is the seed from where these stories spring forth. The crown rests on the throne of Dune and all of those stories that follow kneel at its feet.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia and Pedophilia

luisreadsbooks's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia

multech's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Classism

milkibiskis's review against another edition

Seems like this guy was a homophobe and it shows in the writing. Which is a pity because it seemed so promising until that popped up in the book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

banned_book's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

The ideas presented here must have been mind-blowing during the time it was published for the impact it made on modern culture. I can recognize that. But the prose was insultingly basic, and gave no room for the characters to grow beyond cookie cutter tropes. The dialogue was a painful slog to get through, and almost exclusively constructed of as-you-know-Bobs. I heard for years that the worldbuilding was dense and difficult to follow. No. Herbert drives information into your skull repetitively as if you could not grasp it the first time. This book has not aged well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and War