Hyperion

Lately I've been trying to read more short stories as I enjoy the experimental creativity and focus of a lot of them. Hyperion is like a bunch of short stories woven into a larger plot and I was completely into it (I guess I should read Canterbury Tales at some point too). I read this along with friends in a Slack group where we discussed each chapter individually as we finished them, and that was a great way to digest it.

Most of the stories here are extremely well realized, an intriguing idea with more and more information revealed at the right pace and playing upon your expectations based on the information you know outside of that story. A lot of neat storytelling tricks that worked really well for me.

My only really complaint is that while this book still works on it's own, it's clearly a big setup for the next book in the series, so the end was a bit anticlimactic even if it was still enjoyable.