Hyperion

My initial reaction to the book was “The Canterbury Tales: In Space!” I really enjoyed the 6 stories for the price of one aspect of the novel. Each tale was told in a very different voice allowing me to read a psychological horror story, a hard-boiled detective story, an emotion-shredding story of family loss... just tons of variety. Obviously, the book draws a lot from the work of Keats. Not having much background in that area, I do feel like I'm missing a lot of references. Still, I really enjoyed it and now need to pick up the sequel. Cliffhangers are not my friend.