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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Disappointed is an understatement of how I feel right now.
adventurous
challenging
sad
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:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An excellent conclusion to the series. I enjoyed the entire series and you definitely should not judge this book by the cover. It is much more and hard to put into words. Every single sentence is written with careful wording and so much description. Quite the adventure!
The second half felt like it dragged a little bit, I think partly because it was fairly obvious that Aenea's child would be with Raul and it took a long time to resolve that plot point (and Raul never figured it out).
I think the resolution to the Pax cross parasite is a bit optimistic. I think that if humanity is given the choice of a kind of immortality in exchange for sharing their body with a parasite, a lot of people would be happy to live forever.
Overall, though, this was a really good conclusion to a great sci-fi series.
I think the resolution to the Pax cross parasite is a bit optimistic. I think that if humanity is given the choice of a kind of immortality in exchange for sharing their body with a parasite, a lot of people would be happy to live forever.
Overall, though, this was a really good conclusion to a great sci-fi series.
Easily one of the best science fiction series I’ve read, with great ideas on established themes and just solid writing. There were definitely small parts here and there that maybe didn’t make it a perfect book, but it never felt like work to get through. I’d say Hyperion was the best, and Endymion second. Although there’s a lot of complex ideas inside, all the intricate story lines come together eventually, and all except a tiny few at the end are unpredictable.
I loved the way the first book is written with the stories of each character. I think that was my favorite part of the whole set. But I also felt the closest to Raul and A. Bettik after going through their journey.
This just seemed on another level compared to other books in the genre. It pulls from and includes a lot of literary and artistic sources, so maybe that’s why. Basically just a really well crafted series.
I loved the way the first book is written with the stories of each character. I think that was my favorite part of the whole set. But I also felt the closest to Raul and A. Bettik after going through their journey.
This just seemed on another level compared to other books in the genre. It pulls from and includes a lot of literary and artistic sources, so maybe that’s why. Basically just a really well crafted series.
What I liked:
- Incredible worldbuilding
- Detailed, luscious description
- Good plot wrap-up to Endymion
- I liked Endymion a lot, so positive feelings carried over
What was funny:
- Excessive detail with alpine climbing, belaying, rappelling was entertaining
- Excessive detail about kidney stone incident
- Excessive detail around Buddhist temples and retreats and mountains
- I feel like these are all personal experiences of the author
- Rhadamanth Nemes is such a huge asshole
What I disliked:
- Plot where protagonist meets a preteen girl and is "fatherly" towards her and through time shenanigans ends up having sex with her when she's conveniently aged to 18 - 21 while protagonist is 30+ (I might just have residual annoyance with Heinlein's A Door into Summer)
- Raul gets whiny and has "surges of anger" too many times over petty things with his romantic interest. Bro you're in your thirties, stop
- This book meanders a lot and was not as gripping as Endymion as a result.
- Kassad is Shrike
- Incredible worldbuilding
- Detailed, luscious description
- Good plot wrap-up to Endymion
- I liked Endymion a lot, so positive feelings carried over
What was funny:
- Excessive detail with alpine climbing, belaying, rappelling was entertaining
- Excessive detail about kidney stone incident
- Excessive detail around Buddhist temples and retreats and mountains
- I feel like these are all personal experiences of the author
- Rhadamanth Nemes is such a huge asshole
What I disliked:
- Plot where protagonist meets a preteen girl and is "fatherly" towards her and through time shenanigans ends up having sex with her when she's conveniently aged to 18 - 21 while protagonist is 30+ (I might just have residual annoyance with Heinlein's A Door into Summer)
- Raul gets whiny and has "surges of anger" too many times over petty things with his romantic interest. Bro you're in your thirties, stop
- This book meanders a lot and was not as gripping as Endymion as a result.
- Kassad is Shrike
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This isn't so much about the rise of M. Endymion as it is about wanting to throw him out the window as the most clueless protagonist on walkabout ever. A grossly disappointing ending to an otherwise enjoyable series.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A