Hyperion

Own and read once.
Added it to The List some time ago, possibly after its recommendation by a HPMOR reader. Bought it from a charity shop in Sheffield on the 10th of October 2012, for £2, after having seen it in several browsing sessions at Waterstones but in a format I didn't like the look of.
==Length==
I analysed one paperback as being 507 standard pages long, but one copy onlne of what I believe to be the full text I found was 943458 characters long - 490 standard pages, perhaps the discrepancy is accounted for by my error in counting blank pages or choosing an above-average-density page to count characters.
==First read (December 2012 - January 2013)==
===Format===
Secondhand 1991 Headline paperback edition, bought from a charity shop in Sheffield. 502 actual pages, 10 blank pages, 41 lines per page, 48 characters per line1985 characters on page 115, according to Notepad++., making it 507 standard pages long.
===Journal===
Started reading it after finishing The Silmarillion and not liking the beginning of The Dragons of Eden. It had been sat on my bookshelf for a couple of months since I bought it so I gave it a try. On the 29th of December 2012 I had gotten to page 78 and started updating my page counts on Goodreads (I'd been reading it tentatively for a few days at that point).
Finished it on the 11th of January 2013, having read it on the way to and from a placement. Didn't think much of it, too unjustified and 'mystical' and, basically, meaningless. Bit annoyed that a HPMOR fan recommended it.
Also it didn't finish the story and its sequel was published the year after this one, so I guess I should read that.
===Rating===
0
===Reading record===
Previous book: J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
Next book: Peter F. Hamilton, Misspent Youth
==Ratings, awards, mentions and recommendations==
Said by someone on Less Wrong to be as good as or better than HPMoR.
Number 3 on the r/PrintSF 2013 poll.
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