Probro

An absolute scare, filled with characters that you grow to both love and fear. This book and Kubrick's adaptation of it are probably some of my favourite pieces of media. Vastly different takes on the same story, yet still profound in their own, special ways.

This is a book I was not sure how I felt about until I finished it. It's confusing, and the story gets messy, but Paul's entire arc hooked me. I think the biggest thing holding this book back for me, at least on the first read, is how complicated the Duncan Idaho plotline is. I really didn't understand much of it until the end, where things finally clicked. Maybe that was the intent? Also, the whole romance between him and Alia felt so forced, and just kind of came out of nowhere. Paul's visions and intent were also very unclear, but I liked it as it really put me into the shoes of the other characters.

Overall, a fantastic conclusion to the story of Muad'Dib. Definitely a book I'm going to reread.

I'll probably get to Children of Dune in a little while.