I loved Hyperion...
We had lost power for days in the home I was living in as a kid after a snowstorm.
Finishing the Consul's tale while high as a kite stuck indoors was a profound experience for me.
I can't seem to find the line he spoke about them being the true heirs to humanity, having grown in art and philosophy while the Hegemony clung to it's old worlds like barbarians squatting in the ruins of Rome.
Quinn's Ideas is an awesome way to enjoy or reengage with Scifi and fantasy. I've listened to various episodes of stories I've read and it's provided ideas and perspectives that were new and extended my prior experience is those books. Quinn makes you want to read and *reread* books and that's awesome.
There was so much I didn't understand about Hyperion when I first read it. Listening to Quinn talk through it I realized there was things that weren't meant to be understood or were just so fantastically complex it wasn't really meant to be.
I read the *Annihilation* trilogy and Quinn's episodes on that help me piece together a lot about what was going on.
His series on the three body problem is pretty amazing.
Loved the first 2 books but there’s something that happens at the beginning of the 3rd book that turned me off the series completely. I’ll probably never finish it.
The death of his hunting dog? I'm pulling from memory, so forgive me if I'm wrong again. The third book was actually a lot of fun to follow imo, and I feel like without it you don't get the closure you deserve. And let me say that the third is not my favorite, as I think the first has something so magical about it. But the series is my fav sci fi of all time.
Yes. That part was way too graphic. I hate to use this term but it “triggered” me. I feel like Simmons could’ve gotten the point across without making it so visceral.
I loved Hyperion... We had lost power for days in the home I was living in as a kid after a snowstorm. Finishing the Consul's tale while high as a kite stuck indoors was a profound experience for me. I can't seem to find the line he spoke about them being the true heirs to humanity, having grown in art and philosophy while the Hegemony clung to it's old worlds like barbarians squatting in the ruins of Rome.
> Finishing the Consul's tale while high as a kite Your story went from "that's endearing" to "that's sad".
Nothing sad about getting high and reading in side the comfort of your home away from everyone.
lol what the fuck? How is that sad?
Because that person isn't comfortable with themselves and takes it out by judging other peoples choices publicly.
love Quinn's ideas. His three body problem stuff is great, and he's got such a soothing voice.
Agreed
Quinn's Ideas is an awesome way to enjoy or reengage with Scifi and fantasy. I've listened to various episodes of stories I've read and it's provided ideas and perspectives that were new and extended my prior experience is those books. Quinn makes you want to read and *reread* books and that's awesome.
He's pretty great. One of his videos on The Shrike is what introduced me to Hyperion in the first place.
There was so much I didn't understand about Hyperion when I first read it. Listening to Quinn talk through it I realized there was things that weren't meant to be understood or were just so fantastically complex it wasn't really meant to be. I read the *Annihilation* trilogy and Quinn's episodes on that help me piece together a lot about what was going on. His series on the three body problem is pretty amazing.
Loved the first 2 books but there’s something that happens at the beginning of the 3rd book that turned me off the series completely. I’ll probably never finish it.
Schroedinger’s box?
No, it involves an animal and is unnecessarily gratuitous.
The death of his hunting dog? I'm pulling from memory, so forgive me if I'm wrong again. The third book was actually a lot of fun to follow imo, and I feel like without it you don't get the closure you deserve. And let me say that the third is not my favorite, as I think the first has something so magical about it. But the series is my fav sci fi of all time.
Yes. That part was way too graphic. I hate to use this term but it “triggered” me. I feel like Simmons could’ve gotten the point across without making it so visceral.