Hyperion
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Joshua
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I had really mixed feelings about this book。 It's basically Canterbury Tales in Space。 I had to push through parts of the book but the ending was a really enjoyable twist。 I had really mixed feelings about this book。 It's basically Canterbury Tales in Space。 I had to push through parts of the book but the ending was a really enjoyable twist。 。。。more
George Croft
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Bruh 🤯
aziz
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An epic far in the future between stars。。 The one star left is because I thought it was shorter than it should have。Brilliant story telling that grips you from the first chapter till the end。
Dan Neal
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 On the one hand， this book had great story telling。 I really liked some of the characters and hated others， which is the sign of a good book in my opinion。 I definitely enjoyed the journey。But my God， the ending was awful。 I kept waiting for the seven （well， six actually） stories of the characters to come together。 They never did。 There was an unexplained murder that was mostly inconsequential。 And when the last page rolls around， every single plot line remains unresolved。 So， most of the book g On the one hand， this book had great story telling。 I really liked some of the characters and hated others， which is the sign of a good book in my opinion。 I definitely enjoyed the journey。But my God， the ending was awful。 I kept waiting for the seven （well， six actually） stories of the characters to come together。 They never did。 There was an unexplained murder that was mostly inconsequential。 And when the last page rolls around， every single plot line remains unresolved。 So， most of the book gets 4 stars， the last ten pages gets 1 star， and that works out to 3 stars。 It's worth a read， but if you have other books you want to tackle， definitely start with those。 。。。more
hawkie_the_plushie
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I enjoyed this book the more I read it。 I wasn't sure about it at first， but each story pulled me in more and more。 I'm excited to read the sequel！ I enjoyed this book the more I read it。 I wasn't sure about it at first， but each story pulled me in more and more。 I'm excited to read the sequel！ 。。。more
Eric
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Told through various character's stories of their journey; each with their own style that feels like a separate genre。 Despite the eclectic nature， I enjoyed all but one which is surprising that it was only one and not most of the stories。 Told through various character's stories of their journey; each with their own style that feels like a separate genre。 Despite the eclectic nature， I enjoyed all but one which is surprising that it was only one and not most of the stories。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Hyperion starts off almost as a sci-fi pastiche of The Canterbury Tales。 A group of travelers on a pilgrimmage share their life stories night after night as they travel towards their final destination: the Time Tombs on the planet Hyperion。 Unlike our original pilgrims， these know that most of those who meet the Shrike -- the mysterious and violent god-like being they are doomed to meet -- will die at its hands。 The novel makes several other literary allusions: to Keats and other Romantic poets， Hyperion starts off almost as a sci-fi pastiche of The Canterbury Tales。 A group of travelers on a pilgrimmage share their life stories night after night as they travel towards their final destination: the Time Tombs on the planet Hyperion。 Unlike our original pilgrims， these know that most of those who meet the Shrike -- the mysterious and violent god-like being they are doomed to meet -- will die at its hands。 The novel makes several other literary allusions: to Keats and other Romantic poets， to the Akeidah （known more commonly as "the Binding of Isaac"）， to The Wizard of Oz。 All of these are handled with both depth and humor。 The writing isn't awful， but it's not quite up to the level of polish I would have expected given the insightful literary allusions。 There's some unnecessarily graphic sex， a lot of men getting so afraid that their testicles retreat （at least three times in a single book--really？）， all the women are gorgeous and sexy， and there are some newbie-ish narrative choices: some of the inset stories are written in third person close， some in first person， yet they are all presented as the pilgrims telling their stories。 Also: the dialogue is a bit clumsy in places。There are reflections about the nature of life and death， the nature of sacrifice， the nature of choice， the nature of time， and empire-building。 There are some environmentalist ideas， too。 I can't tell too much about the world building， because there are parts that are revealed at strategic times。 The overall impression is of a big-idea， almost literary fiction story hidden in a book which appears on the surface to be pulpy。 Interestingly， this is a novel of the far future with both Jewish and Palestinian representation--and there doesn't seem to be side-taking。 I'm going to guess that Simmons is a proud but secular Jew based on this， but I have no evidence except for the text itself and that there are a lot of Jewish people with the last name "Simmons"， "Simons"， "Simonson"， etc。 As someone who is Orthodox， I was intrigued by some of the ideas in the book--I disagree with them， but they aren't presented in a disrespectful， unilateral （we're told all along that there are different kinds of Jews other than the ones we meet）， or superficial way。Definitely recommended， with the caveat that there's foul language， sex on page， and a lot of graphic violence。 The first one is necessitated by the characterization of at least one character and the last is by the themes of the story。 The middle is just。。。the influence of the male gaze and the desire to titillate （except possibly in one scene）。 。。。more
Tamar
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3。5*I've kept picking it up， read few pages and put it down again bc I honestly was bored from some of the stories。 more than a whole book it was more a collection of novellas， some of the stories were really engaging but some were boring。 3。5*I've kept picking it up， read few pages and put it down again bc I honestly was bored from some of the stories。 more than a whole book it was more a collection of novellas， some of the stories were really engaging but some were boring。 。。。more
Abdulhadi
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10 outta 10， book of the yearI effing love this book。 Each character is more captivating。 Each chapter has its own unique， exhilarating， thrilling or excruciating tone。 All of this on top of an ever-so-interesting world and suspenseful plot。 A glorious masterpiece。
Mark Monson
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Enjoyed this book。 A mixture of fantasy and science fiction。 As a fan of science fiction， I wish it had leaned more in this direction。 Not a page turner， but I enjoyed it to the end。 Left me mildly interest to read the sequels。
Rose
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I enjoyed this book， but。。。 >it's very long >while individually engaging， it's seven separate stories， requiring explanation and partial world building for each >after the time and character investment， I have to read the next in the series （which I will）。If you are willing to invest the time and patience to reach the intertwining of the various lives， the payoff is quite spectacular。 You do have to read to the end to see the purpose， but Wow！Way better than Pilgrims Progress！！ These stories rel I enjoyed this book， but。。。 >it's very long >while individually engaging， it's seven separate stories， requiring explanation and partial world building for each >after the time and character investment， I have to read the next in the series （which I will）。If you are willing to invest the time and patience to reach the intertwining of the various lives， the payoff is quite spectacular。 You do have to read to the end to see the purpose， but Wow！Way better than Pilgrims Progress！！ These stories relate and are critical to the plot。 Worth the time。 Great read。 。。。more
Tessa Schilaty
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Some of the best， most unique SciFi I've ever read。 It doesn't pass the Bechdel test， which we hate to see， but I'm still mildly obsessed with this book。 Some of the best， most unique SciFi I've ever read。 It doesn't pass the Bechdel test， which we hate to see， but I'm still mildly obsessed with this book。 。。。more
oguz kaan
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Sadece alimin hikayesi için bile okunur。 Gerçi her öykünün kendince bir cazibesi var。 （view spoiler）[Ama kişisel bir sıralama yaparsam， Alim-Dedektif-Konsolos-Albay-Peder-Şair diye sıralayabilirim。 （hide spoiler）] Sonu yüzünden aslında bir yıldız bile verilebilir。 "Devam edecek！" diye eser bitirmek çok kurnaz bir hareket ama Hyperion devamını merak ettirse bile sonu için değil de oraya kadar okuduğum için mutlu olduğum bir eser oldu。 O yüzden benden burada geçeri aldı diyebilirim。 Hugo ödüllü ç Sadece alimin hikayesi için bile okunur。 Gerçi her öykünün kendince bir cazibesi var。 （view spoiler）[Ama kişisel bir sıralama yaparsam， Alim-Dedektif-Konsolos-Albay-Peder-Şair diye sıralayabilirim。 （hide spoiler）] Sonu yüzünden aslında bir yıldız bile verilebilir。 "Devam edecek！" diye eser bitirmek çok kurnaz bir hareket ama Hyperion devamını merak ettirse bile sonu için değil de oraya kadar okuduğum için mutlu olduğum bir eser oldu。 O yüzden benden burada geçeri aldı diyebilirim。 Hugo ödüllü çevirlmiş bir eseri daha devirdim。 Şimdi okumadığım çevrilmiş tek eser kaldı。 。。。more
Barbara
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I really had to work at reading this。 There were a few subplots that captured my attention （the priest and the primitive Bikura people who belonged to the cruciform， Rachel's growing younger and younger disease， and the detective's story about the AI who became human）， but there were many more parts that completely bored me （the descriptions of battles and ships） or were very juvenile （the vain and very foul-mouthed poet） or were very pompous with the author trying to impress his readers with hi I really had to work at reading this。 There were a few subplots that captured my attention （the priest and the primitive Bikura people who belonged to the cruciform， Rachel's growing younger and younger disease， and the detective's story about the AI who became human）， but there were many more parts that completely bored me （the descriptions of battles and ships） or were very juvenile （the vain and very foul-mouthed poet） or were very pompous with the author trying to impress his readers with his knowledge of literature and poetry。 The novel was also very bleak， blithely planning to exploit or kill billions。 。。。more
Suzanne
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A testament to the author's skill and story that I really enjoyed this despite the old school sci fi uber masculinity （ "woman child" --shiver！！） and heaps of non-subtle Christian references。 A testament to the author's skill and story that I really enjoyed this despite the old school sci fi uber masculinity （ "woman child" --shiver！！） and heaps of non-subtle Christian references。 。。。more
Dragutin Nisic
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●●●●●I kind of enjoyed this one。 It is not in my top 10 or anything like that， so are not few other books many consider "epic" "must read"。。。 Most of the problem is in different stories that really drive you all over the place。 I get it， it has you put in the right set， sets up the story but。。all is just too much， too complicated at A LOT of places at no real benefit to the story beyond that。。。it just enoys you。 Yes， Simmons is very imaginative guy， i get it， lots of ideas， broad mind and all th ●●●●●I kind of enjoyed this one。 It is not in my top 10 or anything like that， so are not few other books many consider "epic" "must read"。。。 Most of the problem is in different stories that really drive you all over the place。 I get it， it has you put in the right set， sets up the story but。。all is just too much， too complicated at A LOT of places at no real benefit to the story beyond that。。。it just enoys you。 Yes， Simmons is very imaginative guy， i get it， lots of ideas， broad mind and all that。 I am fascinated trust me。 But also frustrated。 I wanted a book that delivers promised - it was suposed to be mind blowing。 What i get is just anoyed a lot of times。 That said， in places where story >goes< it realy runs like mad， other places is just like >nooo< to sad and boring and out of place catacter mood。。。you get the picture。 Ah not dissapointed like with Foundation， but not close to favs like Forever war， or Rama， or Gateway。。。ooh now that i think of it Hyperion is even lower on the scale :-（ and mind you i really reaaaally wanted to like it。It is more like 3， maybe 3。5 stars， but for sheer scope of all i had to give it 4☆☆☆☆Hope book 2 will improve my overall impression， we will see ●●●● 。。。more
Daniel Slimak
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Excellent book。
Micah Wiley
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Fun ride。 5 short stories inside of a larger story。 Each one informs the characters' arch/motive and also helps to explain the state of the world/setting。 It is clear the author is obsessed with poet John Keats。 Cliff hanger makes me want to read the next in the series but。。。not immediately。 Too much scifi recently。 I need a palate cleanser。 Fun ride。 5 short stories inside of a larger story。 Each one informs the characters' arch/motive and also helps to explain the state of the world/setting。 It is clear the author is obsessed with poet John Keats。 Cliff hanger makes me want to read the next in the series but。。。not immediately。 Too much scifi recently。 I need a palate cleanser。 。。。more
Daniel
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Great world building and compelling vignettes。 Leaves you wanting more。
Bryan
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I am a fan of the six characters tales and the way they introduced the world of Hyperion and how it ties into the future， the past， and humanity's mysterious connection to the time tombs。 I'm invested in the mystery of the cruciform and I love the poet and his cantos。 I am a fan of the six characters tales and the way they introduced the world of Hyperion and how it ties into the future， the past， and humanity's mysterious connection to the time tombs。 I'm invested in the mystery of the cruciform and I love the poet and his cantos。 。。。more
Taylor Clark
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Incredible delivery of story and keeping me guessing at every turn。 I am normally not a futuristic or sci fi setting kind of guy but this book really gripped me and kept me interested through both the first one and the second one。
Briana Rosas
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This is a great book even though I spent the majority of my time reading it being super confused。 There is a lot of technical jargon， which you have to keep reading to get a grasp on and even then you'll probably be a bit confused。 It comes together in the end， though， and all the confusion is well worth it。 The stories of these "pilgrims" is addictive， each and every story is unique。 It's difficult not to root for them and easy to get into the characters。 I was particularly taken with Sol Weint This is a great book even though I spent the majority of my time reading it being super confused。 There is a lot of technical jargon， which you have to keep reading to get a grasp on and even then you'll probably be a bit confused。 It comes together in the end， though， and all the confusion is well worth it。 The stories of these "pilgrims" is addictive， each and every story is unique。 It's difficult not to root for them and easy to get into the characters。 I was particularly taken with Sol Weintraub's story and I NEED him to persevere！ I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a sci fi fix and ready to immerse themselves in a new world。 。。。more
Iris
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I knew that this was part of a series but I was hoping it would be somewhat self-contained， not end with a huge cliffhanger！ Now I had to order part two immediately。。。That said， this is clearly a classic for a reason。 The author was extremely inspired when coming up with this future for humanity， which is a strange mix of science and mysticism。 It was exciting to discover more details about the larger universe with each pilgrim's tale， and how each one was almost a completely different genre yet I knew that this was part of a series but I was hoping it would be somewhat self-contained， not end with a huge cliffhanger！ Now I had to order part two immediately。。。That said， this is clearly a classic for a reason。 The author was extremely inspired when coming up with this future for humanity， which is a strange mix of science and mysticism。 It was exciting to discover more details about the larger universe with each pilgrim's tale， and how each one was almost a completely different genre yet equally fascinating at the same time。 。。。more
Isabella
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Rating: 4。5 starsI just finished Hyperion， and I was going to write my review tomorrow， but everybody's out watching the All Blacks play South Africa and I was just going to watch YouTube for the rest of the evening， but I'll be productive instead （wow！ Look at me！）So this book。 The story is basically surrounding these seven pilgrims in our distant future travelling to a planet called Hyperion to see this thing called the Shrike， and on the way our characters tell each other their stories。 But t Rating: 4。5 starsI just finished Hyperion， and I was going to write my review tomorrow， but everybody's out watching the All Blacks play South Africa and I was just going to watch YouTube for the rest of the evening， but I'll be productive instead （wow！ Look at me！）So this book。 The story is basically surrounding these seven pilgrims in our distant future travelling to a planet called Hyperion to see this thing called the Shrike， and on the way our characters tell each other their stories。 But the plot of this book does not even take place。 It is a set up for book two， in that we get to know each of the characters and arrive at the destination， only in the last few pages。 For someone who is not a huge character reader， this was a touch jarring to me。 But who were the characters？ Well， I will describe them and their stories in my own style。 Wait， first I have picture of them， then I will talk about them: Image: "Seven Pilgrims of the Final Shrike Pilgrimage" by Aleksander Obradovic on ArtStationThe first character is Het Masteen who is an android and。。。 a tree man？ I don't know， there was something to do with trees。 Something about Yggdrasil， you know the Norse tree thingy。 The next character is Sol Weintraub whose story was mostly about his daughter （see the little baby？） whose life becomes a fusion of 50 First Dates and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button。 I'm not sure if I should say exactly what happens， but if you've read it， you know。 After him there is Martin Silenus who is a poet （and he *profanity* *profanity* knows it） and he likes to say bad words。 A lot。 There is even a part of the book where his entire vocabulary is limited to f*ck， sh*t， piss， c*nt， Goddamn， motherf*cker， asshole， peepee and poopoo。 It is hilarious。 Then there is Fedmahn Kassad who is a Colonel in the army for the goodies who fight against the baddies and he really likes to take breaks in between major battles to have multiple sexy times with this random chick he has never met before while his troops are dying around him。 Decent bloke。 Next to him is the Consul， who does。。。 something？ Oh， he drinks a bunch， as does Silenus。 He has a cool hat on and is actually one of the most compelling characters， despite my lacklustre description of him。 Following there is the Female。 She is different because she has woman parts and is not a man。 Nah， I'm just kidding。 Her name is Brawne Lamia and she is a private investigator， which is really dope。 Her story is about her meeting android John Keats （I swear that Dan Simmons is obsessed with Keats， because there are so many references to him in this book） and solving a murder mystery which leads into some interesting stuff。 And lastly there is Father Lenar Hoyt who is a Catholic priest and his story is about， well， not him at all。 There are some tiny people who I couldn't stop thinking of as Oompa Loompas。 Most of the characters actually have a pretty romance heavy plot line， which I wasn't expecting， and the majority of the stories are pretty fast moving （except the first） for a classic。（Ok update: just got a text that All Blacks won 19-17， so yay， but apparently it was a terrible game） So that was Hyperion。 It doesn't really feel like I have read an actual book， because plot didn't really happen， but that is more or less the intent。 Now I will have to pick up The Fall of Hyperion begrudgingly if not anticipatorily （yes I checked， it's real） to finally get some plot， but from what I can gather， book 2 may me more up my ally。 I think the lack of said plot in Hyperion is what's holding me back from giving it a full 5 stars， but I understand and respect that most people are character readers， and for them this would be the perfect book。 。。。more
Tomer
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Some books set a high bar to follow even if it is for the subsequent instances of the same series。 On the one hand I can write that there are descriptions here of a rich and vast universe， spanning over the galaxy and several centuries， even beyond。 On the second hand it could be said that there is a plethora of loosely coupled threads with great promise of culminating together in subsequent books and the most ambiguous question is whether the author has really thought it through to actually del Some books set a high bar to follow even if it is for the subsequent instances of the same series。 On the one hand I can write that there are descriptions here of a rich and vast universe， spanning over the galaxy and several centuries， even beyond。 On the second hand it could be said that there is a plethora of loosely coupled threads with great promise of culminating together in subsequent books and the most ambiguous question is whether the author has really thought it through to actually deliver a satisfying path to tie everything together rather than fizzle out。There are multiple plot-lines introduced and in most cases each line contains a story within a story and adding to it， those deal with time in different ways both in direction as well as in cause and effect， which almost seem to contradict each other。 Nonetheless it is a most interesting verse， even if not for not the main focus of the first。 。。。more
Peter Roan
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Ok， not greatEach of the main characters in this book have a long discursive discussions of their past and the sequence of events that brought them to the present time。 My main disappointment was， of course with the ending which I shall not describe at this point in time other than to say it’s indecipherable and inconclusive。 Overall I felt the plot could be much more cohesive and propulsive than what was presented。
Matias P。
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No me ha entrado o no me ha cogido en buen momento para entrar en él。 Es más que posible que mi ritmo de lectura y mi concentración no hayan sido los óptimos para vérselas con este libro， pero siento que tampoco ha sido capaz de captar mi atención。Algunas de sus virtudes （el juego en el manejo de estilos， la capacidad para hacer que historias muy distintas formen un todo más o menos cohesionado， el paso de la acción a lo meditativo o a lo emotivo， las reflexiones alrededor del acto creativo lite No me ha entrado o no me ha cogido en buen momento para entrar en él。 Es más que posible que mi ritmo de lectura y mi concentración no hayan sido los óptimos para vérselas con este libro， pero siento que tampoco ha sido capaz de captar mi atención。Algunas de sus virtudes （el juego en el manejo de estilos， la capacidad para hacer que historias muy distintas formen un todo más o menos cohesionado， el paso de la acción a lo meditativo o a lo emotivo， las reflexiones alrededor del acto creativo literario， las referencias a lo religioso。。。） simplemente no han provocado en mí la fascinación que provocan en la mayoría de los lectores。 En conjunto todo bien pero poco más。 Siento que hoy por hoy prefiero obras más compactas， al grano y certeras。 Me da un poco de pena。 Entré con las expectativas altísimas， convencido de que me iba a encantar， y ni siquiera le meteré mano a la segunda parte。La historia del profesor me ha parecido la más lograda y distintiva。 La del cura y la del poeta también son muy buenas。 La historia que hila a los distintos personajes se me ha hecho confusa y difícil de seguir。 La traducción y el tratamiento ortotipográfico de la edición de B de Bolsillo （2018） también han jugado a la contra， pues contienen tal cantidad de erratas que terminan siendo molestas y desvirtuando la lectura。 7/10 。。。more
Lusa
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Finally I made it to the end！ This book drew my attention when I heard it described as a Sci-fi Canterbury Tales。 And it is。 But parts of it read like some guy's effed-up wet dream and I almost DNF'd less than halfway in。 Only my curiosity about the Scholar kept me going （the fourth tale in）， and once my curiosity about him was sated， I dragged my feet continuing， afraid I'd get more of the stuff I hated about the earlier tales。 But the second half of the book turned out to be really enjoyable， Finally I made it to the end！ This book drew my attention when I heard it described as a Sci-fi Canterbury Tales。 And it is。 But parts of it read like some guy's effed-up wet dream and I almost DNF'd less than halfway in。 Only my curiosity about the Scholar kept me going （the fourth tale in）， and once my curiosity about him was sated， I dragged my feet continuing， afraid I'd get more of the stuff I hated about the earlier tales。 But the second half of the book turned out to be really enjoyable， with only occasional moments of "Ah-yes-a-man-wrote-this" and ended strongly enough to leave me thinking， "Dangit， I'm going to be reading more of this series aren't I？" 。。。more
Mender
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Well， this book sat on my shelf for a very long time。 And then once I started to read it， getting into it took me a very long time。 I never felt like quitting， although the temptation to find a wiki page and just skim what happened definitely hit me a few times near the start。 I think I finally started to warm to the book after the second tale。Hyperion is， in its way， a version of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales。 That's its structure， a group of pilgrims to the Shrike's tomb come together and each te Well， this book sat on my shelf for a very long time。 And then once I started to read it， getting into it took me a very long time。 I never felt like quitting， although the temptation to find a wiki page and just skim what happened definitely hit me a few times near the start。 I think I finally started to warm to the book after the second tale。Hyperion is， in its way， a version of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales。 That's its structure， a group of pilgrims to the Shrike's tomb come together and each tell their story about why they've been chosen for this likely deadly last journey。 Why they chose to come anyway。 The thing that really gripped me， of course， is the way that after the tales were completed， some of them had a sting in the tail。 An addendum that made them more than their parts， which is quite genius。 It also has an ending which is completely inevitable but I nonetheless didn't expect it until I felt the weight of the pages， and it made me laugh with its appropriateness。 So a very good book， but I am still docking it a point for the massive slog it was to get into at the start。 。。。more
Arthur Buswell
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Whan that Aprill， with his shoures soote…A reformatting of the Tales of Caunterbury， it’s not particularly original but it IS well written。 Volume one has a non-ending， not even a cliffhanger。 MAYBE something is about to happen when the book ends with the protagonists hying themselves off to see the Wizard， but we don’t know。 I enjoyed it enough to continue with volume two。
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Hyperion&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Hyperion&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0