5.05k reviews for:

Hyperion

Dan Simmons

4.24 AVERAGE

beagley's review against another edition

5.0

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In 2000: I finally picked up "Hyperion," by Dan Simmons, which my best friend told me was the best thing he'd ever read. We were both eighteen at the time, and I was trying to read canonized literature, so I shrugged it off, but I'm reading it today, eight years after the recommendation. It concerns the tale of seven pilgrims, and at each pause or stop on their pilgrimage, a story: The Priest's Tale, The Soldier's Tale, The Poet's Tale, and so forth... I'd read through the prelude + introduction of these characters, all the way to the beginning of the Priest's tale, before I realized it was Sci-Fi Canterbury tales.

wilkyreads's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

zrees's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bmasters621's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 39%

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So slow, so boring. 

nervel777's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

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The book is a slog and poorly executed, world building was overdone and lacked any intrigue, to add insult to injury the world building took away from the narrative which could be great but would then give way to pacing issues.

ramjamcam's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jogaklaa's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chill_greens's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I looked up a spoiler because I was going to be disappointed if the “Shrike” was what I thought it was. Turns out, it was exactly what I thought it was going to be. So I will not be finishing the series for that reason alone. The characters’ stories were interesting though.

rockbob_page's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

datafrogman's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes