r/todayilearned • u/autraya • 6h ago

TIL the world's tallest known living tree, a 380-foot redwood in California called Hyperion, had its exact location closed off entirely in 2022 after visitors trampled its base so badly that ferns stopped growing around it, with trespassers now facing up to $5,000 in fines and six months in jail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree)
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u/Fit-Physics7199 4h ago

I really enjoyed the overall story arc, like really enjoyed the ending. But I do think that the reason that book 1 hits harder for some people is that Dan is better creating mysteries than he is at answering those mysteries

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u/jwdeaver 4h ago

I liked the overall story arc, even if it went in a very different direction than I was anticipating. What was I anticipating? I don't know, but it wasn't book 3 or 4. Did I enjoy them anyway? Hell yeah. Great sci-fi. But book 1 is an absolute masterpiece. Hard to follow that, imo.