Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons

1 review

sanjica's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

A poor ending to a great series, making the previous books, and particularly the very unique Hyperion, worse by unnecessarily retconing plot elements. 

Three things I particularly disliked:

1. Our protagonist is a crybaby, and too many pages are spent on him being aggressively jealous of other people in his beloved child-bride's life (trigger warning:
   who he still calls kiddo while having sex with her?!?
   ), which bring me to...
2. Aenea - the prophet, the teacher, and the plot-device. There is nothing to be said about her character as, in the end, none of her "teachings" matter at all. She could've been a magical blood bucket and the whole plot would remain the same (but with less whining from Raul).
3. Speaking of, the plot of the book meanders and could've been edited down significantly without losing anything of importance. Example: author often wastes pages on naming every single elaborately-named character in a scene, even when 30+ characters are present.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, and Torture

Moderate: War and Genocide

Minor: Religious bigotry and Xenophobia

The central relationship of the book would very much be considered grooming.