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The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons

reejo's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

lactomar's review against another edition

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5.0

A stellar finish to the second two book series. As much as Raul was annoying, I think seeing her as the main character through him changes that viewpoint. Following a savior who knows that fact from birth is boring, this is more nuanced, you never really know all she knows, unique way to do this type of savior sci-fi. Writing wasn't as tight or engaging as Hyperion and it did drag, but I was still drawn by the characters more than I tend to these days.

andre93na's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

thegustavobox's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

ghenghizcohen's review against another edition

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

2.75

caldwba0's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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? No

4.25

jakester347's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.25

sachet's review against another edition

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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? No

2.5

cian124's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

cherrick8's review against another edition

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4.0

I gave this 4 stars because overall the series was good and this had a sweet and sad ending to the story. But man, it's clear the editor went on vacation. This book was a couple hundred pages longer than the others in the series and there was A LOT of filler. As I said, good ending to a good series, but this particular book could have been streamlined.