Hyperion

Fantastic read.

Sex, religion, poetry, philosophy and more are present and handled well. The sci-fi aspects are well done and without distracting miss-predictions that plague sci-fi novels that try too hard to guess the future.

I really enjoyed the format the book was written in and the styling choices that came along with that. Specifically how each individual story was written with a very distinct style. The characters were pretty well fleshed out and interesting, however if I had to nitpick I would say they fall a little bit too cleanly into stereotypes. Despite that minor nitpick I liked all the characters and the way in which we get to know them.

I know it's pointless to say, because I've so often read these words and completely disagreed with them, but it's a must read sci-fi novel in my eyes. Looking forward to diving into the next book in the series.