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A review by whorl_studio
Dune by Frank Herbert
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Strong and complex plot with brilliant world building… but I’m so glad that the Villeneuve film adaptation has fixed the the representation of the female characters, away from sexualised / infantilised / misogynistic tropes, creating depth and agency to the individual female plot lines.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and War