Disappointing but story still holds up

The shifting performers were less distracting than the earlier volume and the story is great and worthwhile listening to even after having read it. I just wish they had a better idea as to how to dramatise these. Or just using one narrator to get used to. The fault is neither with the performers nor with the story but the direction and editing. For example having introduced female characters with a female performer sounds very distracting to hear the male narrator make an attempt to declared love and passion of the female character on the next chapter. Then go back to the female narrator to tell the story of the male characters. Also the attempts to change inflection and voices by the narrator was overwrought at stages and characters sounded the same. Not satisfying.

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Dune 2 :The epic continues

Dune. changed but not changed. Ancient prophecy undeniable setting an irresistible course to the future

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What a tale!

Fabulous.
Same quality, same excellent writing.
Performed and presented so well.
Characterisation is just about flawless.
So good! Enjoy.

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Great chapter in the story

I enjoyed the continuation of the story, adding more depth, both to character and story.

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Short but sweet

Strange but very good listen the verbal listening was excellent was surprised finished. Very good fourth coming up.

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Excellent Voice Performances

I really liked the voice performances, I liked the younger guy for Paul most, but they all did really well.

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Dune Messiah Review

Dune Messiah is a difficult book to read in isolation and needs to be read in conjunction with the wider Frank Herbert story. The book lacks the energy and intensity from Book 1, but adds further foundation to the larger story at hand. Easy listening, mixed opinion on the voices but appreciate the efforts in creating characters.

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Great voices

Obviously Frank Herbert isn’t the greatest writer but his imagination is amazing. Scott Brick makes the story enjoyable no matter how bad it is.

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Better than the first Dune book

The writing of Dune Messiah is, in my opinion, much more consistent than the first instalment of the series. A well-constructed narrative, it avoids the pacing problems I had with Dune and presents an engaging story of political intrigue.

Although the character’s and their development is interesting, I will caution that I find none of them particularly likeable. The characters in the Dune series are not just flawed, if they don’t lack empathy they instead exhibit “by hurting you I’m helping you” tendencies to a disturbing level. I am well aware that consideration of the degradation of blind faith and fanaticism is a core aspect of the series, but I don’t find the exploration of the topic particularly compelling in this instance.

The narration is, just as the first book, inconsistent. Again, the main narrator is good, but it would have been nicer to have either different voice actors used for specific characters all the time, or not at all.

All the above being said, I think Dune Messiah is probably my joint favourite of the Dune series alongside Children of Dune.

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fall of the dmt space wizard

it was tragic to hear the downfall for Paul but also pretty fun at the same time

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