Hyperion

Dan Simmons

Last read April 17, 2026

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Notes

Very entertaining, although I sometimes found the world hard to understand. I didn’t like the parts with too much poetry.

The characters are well developed, each with a unique story. I also liked how the reasons for their selection for the pilgrimage and the mystery of who the “traitor” was slowly unfolded.

Highlights

1 highlight added in April 2026.

“Poets are the mad midwives to reality. They see not what is, nor what can be, but what must become

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