God Emperor of Dune

It's a bit difficult to put my thoughts and feelings about the book into words.

What I liked:

- the characters feel more cared about, more alive. Even Nayla is not a prop (as I felt Irulan to be), her inner turmoils are better shown and explained. I really enjoyed observing them this time.

- the conversations felt real and it was mainly through characters talking to each other that the story was told. It usually isn't a good way to move on the story, but here it worked for me somehow.

- the world building was pretty strong, even though we never left Dune. Those remarks and arguments managed to create the feeling of the great intergalactic empire.

- the shebang joke.

What I liked much less:

- still too much vagueness. I get that I as a reader should trust that Leto knows what he does and he has a plan and so on. But still I needed some more 'splaining. Why did Leto need Hwi? What was Moneo's role in all that happened? What actually did Moneo realise? I did my best to pay attention, but still I feel that either I didn't understand some things or they were not evident enough.

- the Duncans and the way they were used over and over again. Also, Leto always claimed that he needed Duncan, that he had some deep attachment to him, but at the same time the way Leto treated Duncan felt so rude and off-handed. So in the end he needed Duncan just to fulfil his role in the premonition, climb the wall and place Nayla where she was supposed to be? Oh yeah, and to breed with Siona. I feel sad and angry for the way Duncan was objectified here.