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A review by marginwalker
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I think I would’ve enjoyed this a bit more if I considered John Keats the most incredible human being in the history of mankind like Simmons seems to think.
I jumped straight from Hyperion to this and I felt like some momentum was lost with this slow start. The second Keats character frustrated me for a while, but the conversations with Ummon are wonderful and the high point of the book for me.
This series has SUCH a massive scope and so much build-up that I had serious doubts that it would stick the landing. But it did. It’s a genuinely satisfying ending, to the point where I have no urge to jump into the Endymion novels yet.
I jumped straight from Hyperion to this and I felt like some momentum was lost with this slow start. The second Keats character frustrated me for a while, but the conversations with Ummon are wonderful and the high point of the book for me.
This series has SUCH a massive scope and so much build-up that I had serious doubts that it would stick the landing. But it did. It’s a genuinely satisfying ending, to the point where I have no urge to jump into the Endymion novels yet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault