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Hyperion

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I kind of alternate between history and fiction, my main problem being that i'm a fast reader who doesn't like to read mass market paperbacks. To that end, I keep a copy of 1001 Books to Read Before You Die and every so often I'll order 5-6 and just keep them handy when I run short on inspiration.

Hyperion is "one of those" a book I probably would never have read but for the 1001 Books. That said- I have been reading alot about 18th century german romanticism, and quite enjoyed Goethe's Autobiography of Young Werther.

However, this book was a bit much. The prose was just just too florid. On the plus side, it was only 170 pages in the Signet mid-60s era paperback I read (love those older literary paperbacks!) Unless you are a grad student in German lit, I would avoid Hyperion, and if you ARE a grad student in German lit, you'll probably read this book in German, yes?