" This is a particularly compelling example of historical fiction. I found this book very easy to read and although it is aimed for teens it did have some adult themes. Recommended for those who like historical fiction.
" 2nd time i have read it and its still as good as the first time. I found myself sympathizing with the protagonist, Mary, right from the start. " This novel provided an interesting glimpse into the harsher aspects of Puritan life.
Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. The only thing stopping us from seeing all of those things is whether or not Dune Part 2 actually gets made. Have we mentioned that Dune gets very weird? Even more directly, we’ll also probably get to see Lady Jessica become a Revered Mother when the Fremen’s own Reverend Mother gives her the Water of Life, granting Jessica and the daughter in her womb the knowledge and memories of all women in her family line. This newfound ability will confirm his status as the Gesserit’s Kwisatz Haderach. Yes, quite a bit of it! For one thing, Paul is likely to gain the ability to see through all of time at some point in the movie. In the beginning of Dune Part 1 Paul is greeted by Revered Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam who is sent by the Bene Gesserit to test whether or not he was “human” - on the off chance he failed the test, then the Bene Gesserit’s plan for the Kwisatz Haderach could still go forward. Why does Paul have to put his hand in the box? That boy is Paul Atreides, Dune’s protagonist and potentially the Kwisatz Haderach. However, out of love for Duke Leto, Jessica used her Bene Gesserit powers to conceive a boy instead. This plan was to reach fruition when the daughter of Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) produced a son with a member of House Harkonnen, the Atreides’ sworn enemies. In order to create the ideal Kwisatz Haderach, the Bene Gesserit began a program of selective breeding that started over 10,000 years before the story of Dune. But while the Gesserit can only see into the memories of their female line, the Kwisatz Haderach will see the male line as well. This messiah shares many of the Gesserit powers, including the ability to look into the future and past. The Gesserit themselves are also attempting to create their own messianic figurehead, the Kwisatz Haderach. Specifically, to spread the cultural building blocks that lead to societies with matriarchal leaders, like the Gesserit themselves, and the belief that a mythical, messianic savior figure will one day appear. The most important Bene Gesserit scheme, at least for Dune’s plot, is the Missionaria Protectiva, an ancient Gesserit plot to spread the seeds of religion and mythology to as many “primitive” civilizations as possible. 
In order to do this, the Bene Gesserit have a variety of longterm plans and schemes, some with the explicit intention to help, and others simply designed to gain more power and influence. The group’s primary goal is to save humanity from itself by pushing it forward into a new age of greatness. Reverend Mothers, the leaders and elders of the organization, receive the same training but also drink a special super-strong version of the Spice melange that gives them extra powers. Sisters of the Bene Gesserit receive training and complete certain tasks within the order, including conceiving children with specific fathers. The Bene Gesserit have a complex hierarchy, but the most important roles to know are the Sisters and the Reverend Mothers. They are specially trained to have unique (essentially psychic) powers, which allow them to command others with their voice, fight incredibly well, and manipulate parts of their own physiology. The Bene Gesserit are a secretive organization of women who quietly control and shape political events throughout the universe.
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