The Fifth Heart Lib/E (Audiobook)

from ChristopherSwann

I'm with both Julia Keller and Stephen King-- I am in awe of Dan Simmons, and I would follow him to the ends of the earth. Hyperion alone (not to mention the three sequels) is enough to confirm that. That said, I remain slightly puzzled by this book. It's better than The Abominable, the plot of w...

from bdgamer

Although I really want to give this book four (or five stars), the sluggish pace and the classical style of storytelling restrains me from doing so. This is my second Dan Simmons book - the first being Song of Kali - and I now know why his fans are so polarized. You see, Song of Kali had perfect...

from hredwards

I really like this story. This is the second Dan Simmons book I've read and I enjoyed them both. His attention to detail is great. I end up learning as much about the history of the period as I do enjoying the twists and turns of his adventures. And I've never heard a better reader on an audio bo...

from TeaTimeCoder

Using Sherlock Holmes for this book is a bit like towing a trailer with an F1 car or racing tractors - there's just a mismatch between the style and the character even though this Sherlock turns out to be a little darker (having been slightly misrepresented by Watson). Certainly makes for an unus...

from Romonko

3 1/2. I thought this would be an interesting book to read as it has Sherlock Holmes in it and his sidekick in this case is not Doctor Watson, but Henry James the author. I am a big fan of The Portrait of a Lady written by Henry James, so thought it would be interesting. Dan Simmons does a pretty...