How are the sequels?

how are the sequels?

unnecessary

I liked Messiah a lot.
But if you do read the second book you need to read the third and forth.
The first and forth are ebin XD

Why, don't tell me they're fedora-tier, are they?

The first book is a pretty decent coming of age story, which if you're a young man, probably has a lot of lessons about family, and society etc. to impart to you.

Everything after is basically fanfiction based off the first book. Regardless of what anyone says, the 4th book is absolutely terrible and horrifically cringe-worthy. Imagine if Anakin and Padme's romance scenes from the prequel trilogy were recreated with a giant worm in Anakin's place. That's pretty much what it is.

this poster is right though, if you read the second one you will be compelled to read the third, because the second basically ends on a cliff hanger.

Dune and God Emperor of Dune are the only two books in the series that have literary value. The rest is decent but ultimately drab sci-fi. But 2/3 are necessary to understand 4.

Second is good, although not great as the first. They get steadily worse.

>I liked Messiah a lot.

Me too. I found it just as enjoyable as the original, and it being shorter didn't hurt either.

That being said, I kinda burned out after that and moved onto other stuff.

"Children of Dune" remains on my bookshelf, as yet unread.

For anyone whose read the rest of the Dune books, do they elaborate on Muad'Dib's galactic Jihad or does that just get thrown by the wayside for all the spiritual shit?

They are all good, Herbert had a huge scope and I appreciated them all just for that alone. The last too could've been good if he had stayed around long enough to make it worth going through all the other books

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