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  1. Comment on Tildes Book Club - March 2025 - Hyperion by Dan Simmons in ~books

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    No thank you, I'm just passing by :) you just happened to pick one of my favorite books for this month!

    No thank you, I'm just passing by :) you just happened to pick one of my favorite books for this month!

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  2. Comment on Tildes Book Club - March 2025 - Hyperion by Dan Simmons in ~books

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    This is one of the best, if not the best, books I have ever read. It's thought provoking, hilarious, tear jerking, horrifying, and fascinating. It's a fairly slow book, but I feel that the world...

    This is one of the best, if not the best, books I have ever read. It's thought provoking, hilarious, tear jerking, horrifying, and fascinating. It's a fairly slow book, but I feel that the world building makes up for it tenfold.

    If you are at all a fan of sci-fi, this is a must read IMO. FYI, my other favorite books/series are Foundation, Dune, and Pandora's Star, in case you want to compare.

    I will say that the ending of this book is a cliffhanger. This and the sequel (Fall of Hyperion) were intended to be a single book, but the publisher wanted it as two books. The second book is worth a read, but it is definitely a different vibe and isn't as good imo. If Hyperion is a 10, Fall is a 7. It lacks the emotional highs and trades it for big decisions that affect the plot (and the galaxy).

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  3. Comment on Tildes Book Club - March 2025 - Hyperion by Dan Simmons in ~books

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    I absolutely loved the Poet's story. It was hilarious and tragic at just the right place in the story to lighten the mood... Once you look past the ridiculous slavery and body horror imagery. I...

    I absolutely loved the Poet's story. It was hilarious and tragic at just the right place in the story to lighten the mood... Once you look past the ridiculous slavery and body horror imagery. I also felt this story really added to the world building, highlighting both ends of society - the stupid rich and the abject poor. It also highlights how culture moves throughout the galactic society and the machinations of politics, both of which I found quite interesting.

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  4. Comment on Tildes Book Club - March 2025 - Hyperion by Dan Simmons in ~books

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    Simmons kept me incredibly engaged in the actual plot of the book despite it only taking up <5% of the actual novel. The way the pilgrims tell their own stories while traveling to meet the Shrike...

    Simmons kept me incredibly engaged in the actual plot of the book despite it only taking up <5% of the actual novel. The way the pilgrims tell their own stories while traveling to meet the Shrike makes for a great literary decision.

    I'd say the weakest story for me was the Consul's story, but I think it just didn't hit me right. It objectively tied a lot of stuff together.

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  5. Comment on Tildes Book Club - March 2025 - Hyperion by Dan Simmons in ~books

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    Dune touches on Space Jews in 5 and 6, which is an adjacent category I suppose. It's funny that you mention The Sparrow because I'm reading it now, actually!

    Dune touches on Space Jews in 5 and 6, which is an adjacent category I suppose.

    It's funny that you mention The Sparrow because I'm reading it now, actually!

  6. Comment on What are some good stories told from non-human perspectives? in ~books

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    Pandora's Star has my favorite antagonist and alien of all time - though saying its name is a minor spoiler. Peter Hamilton masterfully created the most inhuman thing imaginable. The alien's...

    Pandora's Star has my favorite antagonist and alien of all time - though saying its name is a minor spoiler.

    Peter Hamilton masterfully created the most inhuman thing imaginable. The alien's chapters are magnificently written and perfectly describe how a different intelligence may view the world around it.

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  7. Comment on What's the oldest tech you use, and why do you still use it? in ~tech

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    It's reasons like this why I malign the loss of broadcast shows like How It's Made, Modern Marvels, and Dirty Jobs. They showed a lot of the complexity behind the things we take for granted nowadays.

    It's reasons like this why I malign the loss of broadcast shows like How It's Made, Modern Marvels, and Dirty Jobs. They showed a lot of the complexity behind the things we take for granted nowadays.

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  8. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Been listening to Ice Nine Kills a lot lately, the Silver Scream 2 album. Love the energy and variety, and of course the references.

    Been listening to Ice Nine Kills a lot lately, the Silver Scream 2 album. Love the energy and variety, and of course the references.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    We had multiple meetings with our builder where they went over all the "essentials" to home-ownership, and we hired a third party inspector to find any issues before we closed. No real surprises...

    We had multiple meetings with our builder where they went over all the "essentials" to home-ownership, and we hired a third party inspector to find any issues before we closed. No real surprises or anything, apart from the thermostats being wired backwards (lol).

    We're still setting up furniture. We got TVs mounted on the walls over the past week, got our couch delivered, and starting to organize the kitchen. I'm also looking into smart home stuff because I'm a techie and it's fun. So far so good!

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  10. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    I moved into my first home... It's amazing how much stuff we crammed into our apartment lol.

    I moved into my first home... It's amazing how much stuff we crammed into our apartment lol.

    6 votes