You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product?
Review title: Gone astray...
Product review: Poor Mr Herbert. How far are the times of "Dune"...This novel is based on a paper-thin plot, with an insufficient character development, an excruciatingly slow pace and no particularly interesting "galactic" order.The main character is unfortunately as cardboard as a Campbellian SF hero and the other characters are not much better.Another main race besides humans, the batrachian-like Gowachin, is described with few details, and thus their behaviour appears most of the time rather inexplicable.The conclusion is as foggy as the whole novel, with lots of subplots still pending (hopefully no sequel is planned).I did like very much Herbert's early work, but this novel is definitely below par, as it does not achieve "suspension of disbelief". Not recommended.
