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The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

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anshm's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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mynameisvesper's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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How does one even try to explain this book. First: Hyperion series is not a sci-fi though it plays with sci-fi themes. It’s fantasy. First book was the intro to this one. The complexity goes a bunch of levels higher here and while, I loved it, I’m stranded with questions…
But without spoilers: medley on philosophy, religion, fears of AI, evolution, war strategy, colonisation and poetry. Takes some time to digest and take it in, and still you end up with questions. This doesn’t diminish the thrill of reading it though, cause it gives plenty of plot twists and plays on your emotional attachment to the characters. Glad to have this series on my shelf! I can see myself going back to this, and I’m definitely continuing with Endymion.

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singalana's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Kirjan sivumäärä ja monimutkainen maailma herätti pelonsekaista kunnioitusta, mutta loppujen lopuksi luin kirjan nopeasti.

Hyperionin tuho jatkaa siitä mihin sarjan ensimmäinen osa jäi, ja kirjassa seurataan pitkälti samoja hahmoja. Hahmot ovat epätäydellisiä, mutta ehkä siksi heistä on helppoa pitää. 

Hyperionin maailma on monimutkainen ja mielenkiitoinen ja tarinan edetessä asioiden väliset yhteydet selviävät joskus odottamattomallakin tavalla. Dan Simmonsin Hyperion kirjoissa parasta onkin kirjailijan luoma monimutkainen maailma, jonka kuvauksessa tasapainoillaan hienosti sopivan kerronnan rajoilla: maailmaa ei selitetä liikaa, mutta kuitenkin tarpeeksi että kirjaa on nautinnollista lukea. Lisäksi paikoitellen kerronta on lähes maalauksellista, ja novellin ihmeelliset maisemat pystyy kuvittelemaan helposti.

Kirjan juoni etenee jouhevasti ja loogisen tuntuisesti. Muutamassa kohdassa mieleen hiipi epäilys olisiko muutama asia ratkennut hieman liian helposti, deux ex machina-tyyppisesti, mutta mitenkään ilmiselvää tämä ei ole. Kaiken kaikkiaan kirjan loppu oli tyydyttävä, sillä tarina jatkuu seuraavassa osassa. 

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snugwugs's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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dundero's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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babudarabu's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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