Re: Does Ilium Stand Alone?
- From: curson <navaeg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:59:48 +0000
On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:41:11 -0700, Gary Thompson wrote:
I know that the consensus is that Ilium = pretty good, while Olympos =
trash. I picked up a copy of Ilium at a library sale, but am now
wondering if it is worth reading if I have no intention whatsoever of
moving on to Olympos. Reviews that I have read have been unhelpful
where this is concerned.
Hi Gary.
My suggestion is pretty simple: read Olympos anyway, after Ilium, and judge
for yourself. Indeed, I love Simmons' works, and thus I'm not very objective
about him, but I really believe that considering Olympos as _trash_ is
something inappropriate. It's weak and not at the level of Ilium (something
quite hard to achieve, Ilium is outstanding IMHO) but it's a good complement,
and if you like Simmons' books (in general) you'll probably still be well able
to appreciate it.
bye
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