emmavt 's review for:

Hyperion by Dan Simmons
4.5
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Phenomenal world building and storytelling. Inventive and engrossing. I loved it. But… How someone can write so well generally, but can’t write a female character is beyond me. It’s almost like Simmons never had an intellectual conversation with a woman. Again, amazing book, but with a weird inability to craft female characters.