A review by jcooper221
Hyperion by Dan Simmons

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Really interesting story, the world building was incredible. It’s a story about 7 pilgrims in the vein of Canterbury Tales but with a huge sci-fi universe that feels like I only got a glimpse of. Horror elements featured strongly.

It took me three months to read, however. I’m not a fan of the short-story/anthology format, I kept losing interest after finishing one tale knowing the next would be completely different. The overarching story was pretty static too, not a lot going on, just journeying from one place to the next. Worse,
there’s no resolution to the main plot by the end of the book, so we never get to see the Shrike beyond flashes in a few of the tales.


A few of the tales were interesting, but several were just the author’s barely concealed sexual fantasies.
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