Post AVrR8rIKXEeDPvegj2 by KikiElara@glasgow.social
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(DIR) Post #AVrPZMKnYJmxJ3Jnoe by KikiElara@glasgow.social
2023-05-20T22:44:04Z
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Latest read - Hyperion by Dan Simmons.I wasn’t sure at points in this book, I enjoyed some of the travellers’ tales more than others, not unexpected with the different styles. But I applaud the structure, having enjoyed Cloud Atlas and On a Winter’s Night a Traveller.Overall, it was well worth the read, the in-story universe was built up over the book, and my sympathies shifted with new information. Then the ending! #SciFi #Bookstodon #CurrentlyReading @bookstodon
(DIR) Post #AVrPZN9UVqL1qH2HpY by KikiElara@glasgow.social
2023-05-20T22:44:05Z
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I can’t decide whether to read the sequel or not. Part of me thinks it’s most effective if I leave the rest to my imagination.
(DIR) Post #AVrQSRaTiwSrWbv2sS by ellestad@sfba.social
2023-05-20T22:54:00Z
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@KikiElara 4 books in the series, including Hyperion Falls, Endymion, and Rise of Endymion. I read it so long ago, I don't remember exactly how I ended up feeling about it. I think mostly that it was a tad too religious/Catholic based for me to really grasp.
(DIR) Post #AVrR8rIKXEeDPvegj2 by KikiElara@glasgow.social
2023-05-20T23:01:42Z
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@ellestad Yes, I picked it up as a SF Masterworks after seeing it mentioned in reviews of A Canticle for Leibowitz, which I recently enjoyed. That book was much more overt in its treatment of religion, particularly Catholicism.So I wasn’t sure what to expect from this, but I found the religious element less dominant, more a strand alongside others. Maybe the sequels build on that.I’ll wait a bit and see if the sequel calls to me, thanks.
(DIR) Post #AVrmKoIPbkn4d5EYWu by negative12dollarbill@techhub.social
2023-05-21T02:59:09Z
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@KikiElara @bookstodon I think the structure goes all the way back to Chaucer at the least …