Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Messias de Duna by Frank Herbert

12 reviews

slingsby93's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Death

harperxxxx's review against another edition

challenging sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Xenophobia, Suicide, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Confinement, Slavery, Incest, Grief, Trafficking, War, Religious bigotry, Death, Blood, Body horror, Infertility, Medical trauma, Medical content, Stalking, Child death, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

bettysbookishworld's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

I really enjoy the writing style where the villains' intention is presented and then we follow the story from that point until the final resolution. I think this narrative style is what keeps me so engaged and invested in the story itself. 

I like the ending and how the whole story from Dune until the ending of Dune Messiah turned out on the whole philosophical and religious level.  

However, the only negative thing to say about the second book is how female characters were written and unfortunately, it affected my reading enjoyment. In Dune, Herbert wrote female characters as strong, independent with their own minds. Even though they had the more traditional roles in the story, they were still written well. However, I didn't like how the women were handled in Dune Messiah. Mainly Alia. I felt uncomfortable how sexualized her character was when you think about her age. Also, all of the female characters lacked their personalities from the first book and here they were just submissive and shallow, really. 

I'll probably read the next book but will read it with caution and much lower expectations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Gun violence, Death, and Genocide

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexism, Incest, and Infertility

decapode's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

YES. just yes. satisfying and heartwrenching all at once. herbert's vision finally made clear to those of us who couldn't really get it while reading the original. my second read was so much more satisfying than the first; previously, i'd probably give this a 4. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy and Violence

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Drug abuse, Incest, and War

aegireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.5

(bdg voice) i just wish it was something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Pregnancy, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Death, Murder, and War

Moderate: Incest and Injury/Injury detail

graphic eye trauma

nicolepaul_ine's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Incest

izzymmcfarland's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest, Infertility, and Ableism

dayelb_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

Frank Herbert is easily one of the best authors I've ever read. I don't see why any of these books aren't considered classics. This book takes you on a wild ride and represents the end of an era in the world of Arrakis. I can't wait to read the 3rd book as this one brought about just as many questions as it answered -- quite characteristic of Frank Herbert's writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Incest, Infertility, Pregnancy, Suicide, and War

margotcolville's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I wish there had been a book in between Dune and Dune Messiah for character development of Paul. Paul felt very much like I missed out and now he’s ~Paul~. Continues to be very plot driven so it fits that we don’t get that, but I do wish we could. The last like 50 pages get FaSt and GoOd but it did feel a little disjointed from the rest of the slower, more detailed exposition. I wish maybe that had just been a little bit longer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy and Suicide

Minor: Infertility

sunny_not's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

Even though I really liked the first book I didn't like this one much. It was good don't get me wrong, an interesting read but I wouldn't read it again probably. It was also tragic and quite depressing. I feel hopeless now, thanks. Overall

I liked that Duncan returned and the bits between him and Alia feel like weird fan fiction not gonna lie. Paul's death was quite horrific and the children being born like Alia (adult-babies) is weird and I hoped that it wouldn't happen in this book but I guess not...

After I get over the hopelessness I might read the third one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide