Dune: Heretics of Dune
Mar 11, 2008 in Reviews
It’s been awhile since I read book four, but thankfully Frank Herbert leaves so much time in between books it wasn’t long until I was all caught up.
Tim was told that by book five and six, Frank Herbert transgresses into a dirty old man. And… I’d have to say I found that true. Although the story line was fantastic and I finished the book quickly just because of how gripping it was, there were some parts that I really could have done without. It’s just got too sexually graphic for anywhere near my taste.
So with that said I’m a little apprehensive about reading book six (the last book of the series). So if I do I’ll be praying it won’t be a porn novel, hehe.
One thing he did phenomenally in this book was what he did with the Bene Gesserit. The BG are a group of people that you encounter heavily in all the books and in almost every book you feel differently towards them. I liked them in the beginning of the first book but by the end I thought they were useless, and through the second and third although they’re less prominent, they’re the enemy. In the fourth book you see them as mere pawns for the great worm god and in book five you become very intimate with them. He’s always done a great job turning my opinions of characters upside down and at this point it’s why I love the books so much.
My rating: * * * (mainly for the graphics)
