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Not the final in the series, but my final read of Dune books

Children of Dune, Dune #3 by Frank Herbert

November 9, 2022 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

We’re not that far ahead in time after Dune Messiah. For a recap – at the end of Messiah Paul kinda just wandered away into the desert after Chani died in childbirth. It’s not a spoiler for Children of Dune, but totally for Messiah. If you’re reading this review, I really hope you’ve read Messiah, or just don’t care if you’re spoiled! Paul Muad’Dib’s kids Leto and Ghanima are under the care of their aunt Alia. She’s kinda crazy though. She is the same “type” […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Dune, Frank Herbert, worms

kfishgirl's CBR14 Review No:39 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Dune, Frank Herbert, worms ·
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The second Dune book isn’t as good as the first

Dune Messiah (Dune #2) by Frank Herbert

September 5, 2022 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

Ok maybe that title is a little provocative. After I loved Dune so much, I was excited about the second Dune book. I’m not sure if I’m just not smart enough, or what, but I did not enjoy this nearly as much as the first Dune. I think we all fell in love with Paul Atreides / Muad’Dib in Dune as he’s built up throughout the book. Then in Messiah Mr. Herbert wanted to make us all dislike him? Paul has been Emperor for about […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Dune, Frank Herbert, Paul

kfishgirl's CBR14 Review No:36 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Dune, Frank Herbert, Paul ·
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‘Fear is the mind-killer.’

Dune by Frank Herbert

August 27, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

When the Atreides family is betrayed, the heir Paul and his mother Jessica are sent on the run – and into the path that leads to his ultimate destiny. About three quarters through this book, I texted my friend M, who loves this book, the following: Arrakis is the Middle East. Melange is oil. Is Paul a white savior? That’s a very flippant way of looking at a book that carries a lot more within itself than that. Dune is about environmentalism, about religion, about […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Fiction, Frank Herbert, popsugar2022, space

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:116 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Fiction, Frank Herbert, popsugar2022, space ·
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Revisiting a Classic and (Surpise!) Enjoying It

Dune by Frank Herbert

July 23, 2022 by anana 1 Comment

I re-read Dune by Frank Herbert this year because a member of my work book club selected it. The rules of work book club are: we pick a book that has a movie or television adaptation, so that we can still hang out and gossip with the folks in the book club who inevitably don’t read the book. Those of us who do always read the book get to discuss what we liked or didn’t like about the adaptation. We rotate between who chooses the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr14bingo, Frank Herbert

anana's CBR14 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, Frank Herbert ·
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Sand and worms and spice oh my!

Dune (Dune #1) by Frank Herbert

March 30, 2022 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

My dad read this book a long time ago.  It was originally published in 1965, but he read it in 1983.  I’m sure he told me about it later (I was only 2 in 1983), because I remember him talking about it.  I also have vague memories of watching the original movie.  They aren’t good memories.  I guess they’re not necessarily bad, they’re just weird.  I remember the worms, and I remember a very large bad man.  I guess I also remember the blue eyes.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: Arrakis, Frank Herbert, spice, worms

kfishgirl's CBR14 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: Arrakis, Frank Herbert, spice, worms ·
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“Observe the plans within plans within plans.”

Dune by Frank Herbert

March 27, 2022 by KimMiE" 3 Comments

For some reason, I’d never gotten around to reading Dune before now, in spite of it being wildly popular when I was in high school, a time when I was more inclined to read sci-fi/fantasy. Part of that popularity had to do with the release of the 1984 film starring Kyle McLachlan; in fact, I even have a personal story. When I was a freshman, I won third place in a Dune poster contest sponsored by Universal Pictures. The third-place prize was a t-shirt and a copy […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr14, Frank Herbert, KimMiE"

KimMiE"'s CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr14, Frank Herbert, KimMiE" ·
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