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A review by bergha1998
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-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
4.25
This book still has in my mind one of the craziest plot twists of all time (if you know you know). It’s sad to see the degradation of a lot of the characters, but such an interesting book. I wanted more time with Leto out in the desert, though.
“The joy of living, its beauty is all bound up in the fact that life can surprise you.”
“I charge you to save people. They’re more important than things.”
“To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror; to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror.”
“Is your religion real when it cost you nothing and carries no risk? Is your religion real when you fatten upon it? Is your religion real when you commit atrocities in its name?”
“People, not commercial organizations or chains of command, are what make great civilizations work. Every civilization depends upon the quality of the individuals it produces.”
“That humans can endure only in a fraternity of social justice.”
“The joy of living, its beauty is all bound up in the fact that life can surprise you.”
“I charge you to save people. They’re more important than things.”
“To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror; to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror.”
“Is your religion real when it cost you nothing and carries no risk? Is your religion real when you fatten upon it? Is your religion real when you commit atrocities in its name?”
“People, not commercial organizations or chains of command, are what make great civilizations work. Every civilization depends upon the quality of the individuals it produces.”
“That humans can endure only in a fraternity of social justice.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail