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Wool

Hugh Howey

4.1 AVERAGE


So good! I watched the TV show first so I had some background knowledge of what to expect, but there are several differences that kept me guessing and a few twists the show hasn't gotten to yet that I was shocked by. I cannot wait to keep going!!!
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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a very cool concept. But then it went on a very, very long time.
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

city of ember fan fic

updating my review with this book fully gave me a nightmare lol
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

This book did such a good job of increasing the stakes and tension throughout the story. I was genuinely on the edge of my seat after ~20%, and it did not ease up at any point. The cramped feeling of the silos lent itself well to this pacing, and I overall really enjoyed the book. What a ride.  

drips's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 23%

really enjoyed s1 of silo but lost interest around e4 of s2, so i thought i would read the book it was based on. unfortunately the show is better... it filled in missing personalities, diversity & general world building. i looked up the plot of the rest of the series and i can say im glad i quit now! also everyone saying it's an original concept clearly doesn't remember ember 
adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

WOOL was alright. I read it after I watched SILO on Apple TV and it did not hit the same. I guess that’s the consequence of reading the book after watching the show. I enjoyed the ending as it was different from the Apple series, however the beginning of the book was quite a drag. I plan on reading the second book only because I finnished the first and am intrigued on what comes next. I most likely will not read this book again.
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

literally my favourite fiction novel of all time, blew my mind.