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it took me ages to get through this. not because it's bad, probably mostly because i repaired my computer and had.. other things on my mind. but also partly because herbert's style reminds me of tolkien. like, a lot. at least in the sense that herbert really wants you to read his mediocre poetry too.

this isn't bad by any means, and i will surely read on in the future. probably around the time the second movie hits. the characters are fleshed-out and there's surprisingly little overt misogyny for a science fiction book that is, at this point, positively ancient. it's just the constant internal monologuing and then rushing through the actual happenings that gets exhausting after a while.

saving this for when i'm in the mood to read something traumatizing

tried to read this for a book club but when others gave up, i honestly lost the little bit of interest i still had. it's just not enjoyable to read. the characters are constantly miserable and nothing good ever happens in their lives. it just makes you feel depressed while reading.

i've been a bit distracted lately but i wanted to read some more pages and out of the books i've got going on at the moment this seemed like the easiest one to pick up again. but damn is it depressing. starts out as just some dead dude on a boat but it seems like, by the halfway point, hawkins has already forgotten about that and is instead focused just on finding new ways to bum you out.

i find myself agreeing on some of the aspects binaohan puts forward, but this book is largely a somewhat angry response to a book written by someone else - one i didn't read. so a lot of this, while mildly educational, leaves me wanting for some more depth and insights. won't say i didn't learn a thing or two, but also not as educational as i maybe had hoped yet.

about a quarter of the way through and things are starting to come together. yueh's betrayal is very obvious, to the point where i don't think it even needs a spoiler tag. the man basically goes "oh god oh shit oh god i'mma have to stab a fool" in his thoughts every time he talks to someone.

also a lot of scenes that i recognize from the movie which, to the director's credit, have only been changed in ways that would actually make it more palatable for the silver screen and emphasize the conflict within and between the characters.