Chani's death is one of the saddest scenes in the books. It's really gut-wrenching, because her death through childbirth was the "best" way that Paul could find that would continue the Golden Path. He could have chosen happiness for him and Chani, to have been selfish, but instead he sacrificed everything for the continuation of humanity. Epic storytelling.
I feel like the ending of the book holds a lot more weight and impact than the first book. The whole second half seems to be Paul mired in despair and fatalism but at the end he does get a few final victories and still technically "wins" although he loses a future for himself.
I’ve recently been wanting to get into the Dune books and so I’ve started collecting them. But I’m a bit of a hardcover kind of guy and I was wondering where can I possibly find all the original six books on hardcover? The book she’s holding is what I’m looking for as far as size but on hardcover. The current copy I got is more like a pocket book size and I would much prefer a matching set across the board with that new print cover style ever since the forest new Dune movie came out.
On the other hand, have you seen Villeneuve's other films...? Making emotionally gut-wrenching films featuring moral dilemmas that leave you thinking about them for days afterwards is kind-of his "thing"...
Not just that, Chani is no longer Chani anymore, she's Paul's enemy which is already a terrible start to part 3. Somehow Villeneuve will have to bring her back, make them make up, have children, and then 'you know what'... but I get a strong feeling he's going to change the story entirely and we may not even get the children. I can see multiple paths to how he reconcile their reunion and none of them are good...
The golden path... if I had to describe it, I would say that is the fate of becoming a "god", the ultimate sacrifice that Paul must do in order to be the "Kwisatz Haderach", is actually leaving behind everything to becoming "inmortal" or live for thousands of years, only to guide the human race to their salvation.
Chani's death is one of the saddest scenes in the books. It's really gut-wrenching, because her death through childbirth was the "best" way that Paul could find that would continue the Golden Path. He could have chosen happiness for him and Chani, to have been selfish, but instead he sacrificed everything for the continuation of humanity. Epic storytelling.
I feel like the ending of the book holds a lot more weight and impact than the first book. The whole second half seems to be Paul mired in despair and fatalism but at the end he does get a few final victories and still technically "wins" although he loses a future for himself.
I’ve recently been wanting to get into the Dune books and so I’ve started collecting them. But I’m a bit of a hardcover kind of guy and I was wondering where can I possibly find all the original six books on hardcover? The book she’s holding is what I’m looking for as far as size but on hardcover. The current copy I got is more like a pocket book size and I would much prefer a matching set across the board with that new print cover style ever since the forest new Dune movie came out.
Great review! I love the book. It was crazy-- so much weird stuff, but it's so... So tragic. I love it.
The moral universe of Dune is utterly ambiguous. That is why it is so frustrating and intriguing. Addictive. Haunting.
Yeah there no “good “ guys maybe just less bad .
Denis Villeneuve plans to film this. I think it's going to be very difficult to make it into a successful fim 'cos the ending is so sad.
On the other hand, have you seen Villeneuve's other films...?
Making emotionally gut-wrenching films featuring moral dilemmas that leave you thinking about them for days afterwards is kind-of his "thing"...
Not just that, Chani is no longer Chani anymore, she's Paul's enemy which is already a terrible start to part 3. Somehow Villeneuve will have to bring her back, make them make up, have children, and then 'you know what'... but I get a strong feeling he's going to change the story entirely and we may not even get the children.
I can see multiple paths to how he reconcile their reunion and none of them are good...
Agreed! I felt like it was picking up and then it ended
The question is what is the golden path? Why does Paul walkaway from the golden path? What is Lady Jessica doing during Dune: Messiah?
i just started reading the book and i believe it said that Lady Jessica is back on Caladan (Paul’s home planet)
The golden path... if I had to describe it, I would say that is the fate of becoming a "god", the ultimate sacrifice that Paul must do in order to be the "Kwisatz Haderach", is actually leaving behind everything to becoming "inmortal" or live for thousands of years, only to guide the human race to their salvation.
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Youre funny!