Yashima reviewed Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune, #1)
Review of 'Dune' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
There were two things that irritated me: 1. the constant changing of perspective. I think series like ASoIaF solve this better by not changing by paragraph but by chapter. 2. In the second half of the book there are a few sudden jumps in time ... the story and world have enough depth to write a book twice the size and sometimes this shows in sudden shortcuts or the use of "brute force" explanations rather than showing the reader what is going on.
The plot is very ... standard :) I was able to predict nearly everything that was going to happen after reading the first couple of chapters.
The reason why I read so much fantasy and sci-fi are the worlds and I really enjoyed this one.
I also enjoyed the characters. I like way the Bene Gesserit and their abilities are portrayed and Paul's visions and prescience.
Mostly …
There were two things that irritated me: 1. the constant changing of perspective. I think series like ASoIaF solve this better by not changing by paragraph but by chapter. 2. In the second half of the book there are a few sudden jumps in time ... the story and world have enough depth to write a book twice the size and sometimes this shows in sudden shortcuts or the use of "brute force" explanations rather than showing the reader what is going on.
The plot is very ... standard :) I was able to predict nearly everything that was going to happen after reading the first couple of chapters.
The reason why I read so much fantasy and sci-fi are the worlds and I really enjoyed this one.
I also enjoyed the characters. I like way the Bene Gesserit and their abilities are portrayed and Paul's visions and prescience.
Mostly I am scared that Paul will become a pure Mary Sue in the next books. He is already very powerful ...
Of course I watched the movie right after finishing the book. Maybe I shouldn't have ... it is weird and leaves out even more of the book and instead adds some ... well whatever. It's a classic, too.
So on to the next book.
