Hyperion

trescenzi recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

One of the best written pieces of sci-fi ever

kirascurro recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

the first in a remarkable series of 4 books. i've read the series several times and i'm reading it again right now because of bradley cooper's interest. hope these become movies...

jandockx recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

Meaning the full 4 book series ...

lynnschroeder recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

Hyperion is an astonishingly imagined monolith of a book. Set 700 years after the 21st century, mankind lives on multiple planets across the galaxy. The characters & plot are spellbinding to the point that reading this book is pure pleasure. The prose is punctuated by poetry, especially that of poet titan Jean Keats. And the best part of all this? There's a sequel titled The Fall of Hyperion.

thesash recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

Sci fi at its mind bending best

james-moore recommended this 2 years, 2 months ago

Enjoyed it a lot.

wishanem recommended this 2 years, 5 months ago

"The Canterbury Tales" in space! Seriously, each character's story is detailed and engrossing in a different way, and the differences make the overall narrative stonger.
Cons: While the immediate sequel is equally excellent, the more recent follow-up novels (Endymion etc.) are terrible.

taefiro recommended this 2 years, 9 months ago

Absolutely incredible story telling. The idea of having seven narrators is far from new, but they weave a portrait of a decadent utopia that has to fall.
Action packed, and best villain of the genre.
Cons: It's not a con, it a warning : every great book has to be 'earned' by its reader.

ladybugtree recommended this 3 years, 7 months ago

This is a great SF book, and just how I like them: literary, some deep ideas, strange, operatic.
Cons: You have to read the followup -- it doesn't tell the whole story.