Reviews of Ilium by Dan Simmons (ISBN:0380817926) | weRead
 
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A reader posted a review at 2009-10-26 05:15:40. (Language: English)
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 Još bolje od Hyperiona ...
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A reader posted a review at 2009-10-07 08:11:10. (Language: English)
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 Shakespeare, Greek mythology, aliens, and robots. Wow. Not thrown together all slapdash but woven in by an author who's clearly not afraid to do his research. I would've given it five stars but the last hundred pages or so seemed rushed to me, and I don't think just because I was rushing through them. Hopefully the second book will resolve some remaining issues. I especially like how punchy his many chapter endings are. The story is still more plot-driven than character-driver, especially toward the end, but the characterization is still pretty good considering the genre. At least he didn't make all his female characters the same like one sci-fi writer we all know (*cough*jab*Heinlein).
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Dan posted a review at 2009-08-27 12:21:51. (Language: English)
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 Brilliant book, kept me reading late at night just to see what's on the next page (again and again)
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Raymond posted a review at 2009-07-19 12:18:28. (Language: English)
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 Excellent- keeeps you thinking till the very end.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-07-01 15:27:24. (Language: English)
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 A great read! Expertly melded a science fiction narrative with the world of greek gods.
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Adrian posted a review at 2009-06-05 02:05:27. (Language: English)
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 This book was fantastic, if a little weird. Simmons sure has a way of creating a unique universe where you can really feel for the characters. Ilium is a great start to this 2-part series and is definitely worth a read.
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Alessandro posted a review at 2009-05-30 10:49:52. (Language: English)
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 Ingenious.
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Darren posted a review at 2009-04-22 05:16:02. (Language: English)
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 Absolutely mind blowing.
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Miguel Angel LS posted a review at 2009-04-11 11:37:53. (Language: Spanish)
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 Muy buena revisión de la Iliada desde un punto de vista de ciencia ficción.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-04-09 18:33:31. (Language: English)
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 Still not sure what I think about it. It's an interesting book but I'm just not sure it's a GOOD book yet.

But the bredth of it is very impressive, as usual with Simmons.
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