So yeah. I see what you mean and I agree with most of it, but I'd still probably recommend it to my friends that can read fast and move on without wasting too much time on it. 
I actually "read" Fall of Hyperion via Audiobook, which means I couldn't read fast and skim over the more boring parts. Plus the narrator has an extremely emotional, melodramatic voice. Perhaps I'd have enjoyed it better as a real read, it's just hard to find time these days. Audiobooks in the car are a good way to fit some books into the schedule.
Anyway, thanks for posting impressions. Glad to see you agree with me, because lately, I haven't gotten much backup when it comes to my book positions.
The Fall of Hyperion (no spoilers beyond what Amazon has in their book description)
- 03/02/2010 06:28:47 AM
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Keats was the best part of that book.
- 03/02/2010 06:39:54 AM
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- 03/02/2010 06:39:54 AM
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Redeem Simmons for you from what?
- 03/02/2010 03:45:48 PM
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Yeah, I meant from the first book, which I didn't particularly care for.
- 03/02/2010 04:20:51 PM
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Oh don't worry there...
- 03/02/2010 04:46:34 PM
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But that's the problem: by sheer word volume, it WAS the primary story.
- 03/02/2010 05:30:06 PM
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Wow, I'm reading this right now. Little more than halfway.
- 03/02/2010 05:58:48 PM
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Yeah, definitely!
- 03/02/2010 06:28:16 PM
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Alright, just finished it.
- 05/02/2010 08:08:17 PM
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Maybe that was part of the problem.
- 06/02/2010 12:31:41 AM
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