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shermanberry's review against another edition
3.5
I have given this book four stars but really I think it's a 3.5. I must say it's hard work. I was about 200 pages in before I started to work things out and enjoy the various intertwined stories. For me, the story thread with the moravecs would have been better minus the Shakespeare and Proust stuff. Personally I found that pretty dull and irrelevant and just wanted to get on with the story. The story thread focusing on the humans was best in my opinion. The Greek one was interesting but I was overwhelmed with too may names to try and remember. In the end I gave up. There were some very interesting ideas and thoughts and I found my reading pace accelerated as I progressed through it. Overall pretty good but I'm not as desperate to read the next book Olympos as I would be if it had really grabbed me.
ahalpine's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
4.0
michinio's review against another edition
2.0
ჰიპერიონი და ეს ერთი ადამიანის დაწერილი რანაირადაა? უფრო სწორად - გასაგები კია რანაირადაც - იმის გამეორების უბადრუკი მცდელობაა ეს, მაგრამ მთლად ასეთი უსუსურობა, პრიმიტიულობა და 'ჰოლივუდი' მაინც გასაკვირია :(
მარა ჰა, წავიკითხავ მეორე წიგნსაც ბარემ.
მარა ჰა, წავიკითხავ მეორე წიგნსაც ბარემ.
skeptic_robot's review against another edition
Exceptionally boring with casual problematic content.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Pedophilia
vortimer's review against another edition
5.0
Another metatextual sci fi breeze block sized novel from Dan Simmons, this one mainly riffing on the illiad, but with Shakespeare, Proust, and HG Wells. Not as bleak as the Hyperion/Endymion series - I'm looking forward to the concluding part.
squaternutbosch's review against another edition
4.0
The jazz fusion of sci-fi! A true hybrid of a book. It won't be to everybody's taste, but one I really enjoyed. Onward to Olympos, to discover the ending of this epic tale.
lacommunarde's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Inter-textuality, references, scifi, mythology, science, horror, pastiche from each of the genres/books that are being drawn from, and several different world-ending events are all woven together magnificently.
imakandiway's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5