Hyperion Cantos- Dan Simmons.

HLS · 08-28-2021, 04:00 PM

Not sure if I spelled it correctly but oh well.

It seems to have a 4 to 5 star rating. To those that read it is it worth reading? I am about 30 pages in and find it boring so far. I am wondering if I should stick with it. I often give up if I am bored this early.

I am a big fan of Carrion Comfort and The Terror.

JSWolf · 08-28-2021, 04:33 PM

Stick with it. Hyperion is excellent.

gmw · 08-28-2021, 08:39 PM

I enjoyed these when I first read them some decades ago, but when I picked them up more recently I found them to be a lot of work for not much satisfaction. So I'm not sure if the books haven't aged so well, or if it's just that my tastes have changed.

JSWolf · 08-29-2021, 03:34 PM

Hyperion is based on The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Hyperion does a much much better job on a similar theme. I really like Hyperion and I really dislike The Canterbury Tales.

HLS · 08-29-2021, 04:08 PM

I am on page 62 and it is getting better. i wish the chapters were shorter

DiapDealer · 08-29-2021, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gmw

I enjoyed these when I first read them some decades ago, but when I picked them up more recently I found them to be a lot of work for not much satisfaction. So I'm not sure if the books haven't aged so well, or if it's just that my tastes have changed.

My experience was much the same. I DO remember being a bit confused at the beginning. I get the whole "Canterbury Tales" approach, but it was only actually done that way for one book. I enjoyed the later installments much more.

PKFFW · 08-30-2021, 06:54 PM

I thoroughly enjoyed the series. Listened to the audiobooks a few years later and still enjoyed them.

In consideration of gmw's and DiapDealer's responses I think I'll leave it at that and not revisit them.

HLS · 09-03-2021, 06:15 PM

I am glad i stuck it threw. I am on page 166. its fantastic! The story of the priest was sad but thrilling!

HLS · 09-06-2021, 01:53 PM

The whole Rachel story line put me in tears. Excellent book

db105 · 09-06-2021, 03:32 PM

It's a science fiction classic. I enjoyed it when I read it many years ago, but I didn't continue the series. Maybe I should revisit it one of these days.

usuallee · 10-07-2021, 11:50 AM

I was enthralled when I read the series 10-12 years ago. One fairly minor quibble, as I recall, was that to me there was a very slight quality drop off in the 2nd and 4th books. By that I mean Hyperion and Endymion were astonishingly great, and their sequels/2nd halves were merely excellent.

I'd definitely like to get these books into the mix for a re-read.

David Munch · 10-07-2021, 01:36 PM

My favorite book. Keep going! Book 2 is just as good. 3 and 4 is a tad different, and some doesn't like them as much.

08-28-2021, 04:00 PM	#1
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,027 Karma: 15107670 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	Hyperion- Dan Simmons. Not sure if I spelled it correctly but oh well. It seems to have a 4 to 5 star rating. To those that read it is it worth reading? I am about 30 pages in and find it boring so far. I am wondering if I should stick with it. I often give up if I am bored this early. I am a big fan of Carrion Comfort and The Terror. Last edited by HLS; 08-28-2021 at 04:09 PM.

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08-28-2021, 04:33 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Stick with it. Hyperion is excellent.

08-28-2021, 08:39 PM	#3
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	I enjoyed these when I first read them some decades ago, but when I picked them up more recently I found them to be a lot of work for not much satisfaction. So I'm not sure if the books haven't aged so well, or if it's just that my tastes have changed.

08-29-2021, 03:34 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Hyperion is based on The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Hyperion does a much much better job on a similar theme. I really like Hyperion and I really dislike The Canterbury Tales.

08-29-2021, 04:08 PM	#5
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,027 Karma: 15107670 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	I am on page 62 and it is getting better. i wish the chapters were shorter

08-30-2021, 06:54 PM	#7
PKFFW Wizard Posts: 3,681 Karma: 28297636 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: BeBook, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo H2O	I thoroughly enjoyed the series. Listened to the audiobooks a few years later and still enjoyed them. In consideration of gmw's and DiapDealer's responses I think I'll leave it at that and not revisit them.

09-03-2021, 06:15 PM	#8
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,027 Karma: 15107670 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	I am glad i stuck it threw. I am on page 166. its fantastic! The story of the priest was sad but thrilling!

09-06-2021, 01:53 PM	#9
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,027 Karma: 15107670 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	The whole Rachel story line put me in tears. Excellent book

09-06-2021, 03:32 PM	#10
db105 Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 8302546 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: kindle	It's a science fiction classic. I enjoyed it when I read it many years ago, but I didn't continue the series. Maybe I should revisit it one of these days.

10-07-2021, 11:50 AM	#11
usuallee Media Junkie Posts: 278 Karma: 2039392 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Device: Kobo Libra H20, Kindle PW	I was enthralled when I read the series 10-12 years ago. One fairly minor quibble, as I recall, was that to me there was a very slight quality drop off in the 2nd and 4th books. By that I mean Hyperion and Endymion were astonishingly great, and their sequels/2nd halves were merely excellent. I'd definitely like to get these books into the mix for a re-read.

10-07-2021, 01:36 PM	#12
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,008 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	My favorite book. Keep going! Book 2 is just as good. 3 and 4 is a tad different, and some doesn't like them as much.