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theo221 's review for:
The Rise of Endymion
by Dan Simmons
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I love this series for the concepts it explores, and I find a lot of the big messages to be especially relevant and interesting in a world/time where “AI” is the biggest buzzword and is a strong focus of the next iteration of technology development. I also find the imagined reality of something beyond our current understanding providing a new basis for a society to be truly fascinating and inspiring.
The writing itself in this book was slow and at times challenging., with large swaths of explanatory text or dialogue and pseudo-“techno babble” to use a term from the Star Trek fanbase. This book also took a somewhat intense approach with some of the actual content (graphical, brutal) but it was OK for me.
Ultimately the series was capped off well with this installment, and the adventure that started in the prior book with the new characters had a satisfying ending. Even characters from the first duology got nice reprisals here.
Love the series and am going to miss it.
The writing itself in this book was slow and at times challenging., with large swaths of explanatory text or dialogue and pseudo-“techno babble” to use a term from the Star Trek fanbase. This book also took a somewhat intense approach with some of the actual content (graphical, brutal) but it was OK for me.
Ultimately the series was capped off well with this installment, and the adventure that started in the prior book with the new characters had a satisfying ending. Even characters from the first duology got nice reprisals here.
Love the series and am going to miss it.