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But yeah what ive figured is murbellas hm identity is so ingrained into her (‘hypnotrance’, also an intersting power bg have) and her denying the tleilaxu and hm fault with her and duncan being deviants basically to their purpose. I wonder if this is a way to spare herself from the guilt, im pretty sure thats what darwi or bell muses anyway.

Murbella is also really interstinf and im curious to see what frank is up to with duncans character. Also sheeana. We havent seen her yet. Im also wonderinf how many years after the last convo darwi has with miles ghola. Is he still 9? I want to see darwis thoughts on this. I like how darwi is also trying to be all normal with the lunch shit and celebrating i love her oh my god

Seeing how dar will carry (literally) tarazas legacy id so interesting and this scattering of the bg theyre doing… im also still not iver how similar the hm and bg are like wow and the way dar is aware of this disconnect and how theyre lwk doomed and understanding the human need for affection like she is so ibtersting but its the way shes in this position of power holy shit what a setup for this book

I am also very interested in what darwi is going to do and if bellonda will experience any growth in this book. She sorta regressed in the end of heretics and now that darwi is mother superior huh… the way darwi said thought abt ‘this is why im mother superior and theyre not’ and the nature of that sentiment parallels taraza in heretics omg guys dar and tar😭😭

I personally think the inclusion of judaism isn’t even half bad. Seeing how strong their memory is, and new perspectives on everything that has happened especially in geod but now with the honoured matres is pretty interesting.

You know, if repression makes a religion flourish, no wonder why theyre still going strong. I also think its hust sirta ironic how he was trying to get rebecca to deny an intrinsic part of herself. And with the themes of this book about sex love power and addiction.. it is a stretch but the way i see it people act in certain patterns that applies to all parts of your life, hence the hypocricy we see

I feel kike these last two books are very dramatisised and ironic. Especially with the way jewish peopek ahve been introduced i think its just one of many examples on how different societies would act in these conditions and hypocricy and ritual etc.

‘Those who would repeat the past must control the teaching of history.’