Book Review
Mar. 28th, 2006 10:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bluegargantuaHi,
So, as mentioned earlier, I'm reading Hyperion by Dan Simmons. Also, as I mentioned earlier, I liked it quite a bit and it was very much a sci-fi version of the Canterbury Tales.
Unfortunately, while the story is excellent in almost every respect, I must regretfully knock off a letter grade because the book is not a complete story in and of itself. It is simply the first half of a story which Fall of Hyperion concludes. I am currently reading Fall of Hyperion right now so expect to see my impressions of that soonish.
Look, people, a book can't be a Hugo award winner if it isn't complete in one volume. That's all I'm saying. You can have a long multi-book arc if you want, but some level of resolution is required in each book or you're just whistling dixie.
Still, with that caveat, Hyperion is a very good book.
later
Tom
So, as mentioned earlier, I'm reading Hyperion by Dan Simmons. Also, as I mentioned earlier, I liked it quite a bit and it was very much a sci-fi version of the Canterbury Tales.
Unfortunately, while the story is excellent in almost every respect, I must regretfully knock off a letter grade because the book is not a complete story in and of itself. It is simply the first half of a story which Fall of Hyperion concludes. I am currently reading Fall of Hyperion right now so expect to see my impressions of that soonish.
Look, people, a book can't be a Hugo award winner if it isn't complete in one volume. That's all I'm saying. You can have a long multi-book arc if you want, but some level of resolution is required in each book or you're just whistling dixie.
Still, with that caveat, Hyperion is a very good book.
later
Tom
