Rise of Endymion

• Author: Dan Simmons
• Full Title: Rise of Endymion
• Tags: #Inbox #books
• Recommendation: 9/10
  • For me, the Hyperion series got better and better with every book. I'm writing this about 6 months after I finished the book, but I still remember how the ending haunted me for 2 weeks or so after finishing it. Only a few books have had that kind of lingering effect (the other being Stephen King's [[Wizard and Glass]] and John Steinbeck's [[East of Eden]]).
  • I think I will probably re-read this series at some point in my life!!

Highlights

• “Religion seems to have always offered us that false duality,” she said, setting her cup of tea on a flat stone. “The silences of infinite space or the cozy comfort of inner certainty.” (Location 2893)
• “Almost everything interesting in the human experience is the result of an individual experiencing, experimenting, explaining, and sharing,” said my young friend. “A hive mind would be the ancient television broadcasts, or life at the height of the datasphere … consensual idiocy.” (Location 8069)