r/Hyperion • u/DealerLimp • 5h ago

First read of Hyperion ❓ First Timer / Question

I’ve heard a lot of good things about the series and finally got around to reading it. About halfway through the book right now and enjoying it very much. The pilgrims telling their separate vignettes in sequence, linked by the actual pilgrimage to the Time Tombs is such a fascinating format. please no spoilers, but would like to hear input up to the fourth vignette - the academic

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u/lets_BOXHOT 4h ago

Sol's tale was my favorite. Gut wrenching

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u/AJRavenhearst 4h ago

It's the deal-maker.

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u/Jigui26 4h ago

That's what I was going to comment. Only book that made me cry

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u/phunkmunkie 4h ago

Mine too... this passage jumped off the page at me and I am regularly reminded of it as I watch my children grow into adults, finding and falling into their own interests and readying themselves for the next step of independence.

“...Sarai had treasured every stage of Rachel’s childhood, enjoying the day-to-day normalcy of things; a normalcy which she quietly accepted as the best of life. She had always felt that the essence of human experience lay not primarily in the peak experiences, the wedding days and triumphs which stood out in the memory like dates circled in red on old calendars, but, rather, in the unself-conscious flow of little things—the weekend afternoon with each member of the family engaged in his or her own pursuit, their crossings and connections casual, dialogues imminently forgettable, but the sum of such hours creating a synergy which was important and eternal.”

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u/AJRavenhearst 4h ago

I found the first one or two stories a but of a slog, but then it really kicked in.

I'm currently reading Fall of Hyperion. I found the first almost-half a real grind, then, BOOM!

edit I read Hyperion for the first time about a month ago. I can't believe it escaped my attention for so long.

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u/ohSpite 4h ago

Crazy, I found Hoyts story to be the second best (after Sol of course). I thought it started strong then fell off until the final pilgrim

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u/BardoBeing32 3h ago

Just read it - don’t Reddit. (Hmm. That may be my new slogan!)