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"Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a little bit to test that it's a mountain. From the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain."

"...motivating people, forcing them to your will, gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity. It degrades everything it touches."

Figured I have a small book to read alongside the big thick boi that is Dune to get my reading numbers up but also to have something easier to read as well when the big boi gets too much

FINALLY. I am going to read this. I need to put my money where my mouth is. Love the first two Dune movies, I need to finally read this book in it's entirety. Last time I actually was reading was that the end of 2024 when I pretty much got half way. BUT NOW. I will finish this through and through. No more messing around. Let's get it

I am cringing at this book. I am so close to DNFing but I still want to see if my prediction at the end is right

It has my attention and the author leaves breadcrumbs each time. It's so simple tho and the characters are so infuriating

Jazz hands 👐👐👐👐

Why did I originally DNF this book? I'm actually entertained

More of the same. Repeating quotes

"To endure it and prevail is great good fortune."
Book 4 theme was definitely "Memento mori" I started to use sticky notes to highlight the parts I liked the most. I will start doing this more often with my physical books.

Lots of good quotes but I see why this book can be unappealing. Lots of rambling but it's the thoughts of an emperor from nearly 2000 years ago, so I get it. This book is more like the Bible, where you come back and re-read parts of it to take lessons.