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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
Each story from this series can stand on it's own but start with, Wool, the first in the series.This sounds like the start of something big and has a cliff hanger ending that makes the reader want to read on or linger on what are some of the consequence from the actions taking in the book. I lost sleep thinking about the possibility trying not to start the next book.
It was well-written novella/short story and the world building is detailed and in-depth. The story was a slower pace than the first book in the series but I felt it fit the situation, theme, and characters. There is not laser fight kind of action but the a political drama playing out.
It was well-written novella/short story and the world building is detailed and in-depth. The story was a slower pace than the first book in the series but I felt it fit the situation, theme, and characters. There is not laser fight kind of action but the a political drama playing out.
2.5 stars
Overall I enjoyed Wool 1 more, especially as the ending in that one kept me guessing. The writing was on par in this one but it was more focused on a particular character, Mayor Jahns, and therefore felt more intimate. However, I felt as though this was greatly predictable for me and it made the ending feel all the more inevitable rather than keeping me guessing.Perhaps it is my own lack of trust and suspicion of people, but I felt as though the poisoning was glaringly obvious. Why would you trust such people to refill your water? Why take your chances? Oy.
One thing that really distracted me while reading was the whole trek of the two characters. They are traveling 100+ floors down to interview someone for the new sheriff position. The two characters are somewhere around 60. So how long do you think that takes? If you said a week to go down and up you are just as freakin' insane as the author. I don't care if they are spiral or whatever the author was trying to convey, it simply comes across as preposterous that such a trek would take so long. I could handle being told a couple days but that is at best how long it took to go ONE WAY. Considering a large part of the novella surrounds this trek it was hard to look past the whole concept of the floors.
Overall I enjoyed Wool 1 more, especially as the ending in that one kept me guessing. The writing was on par in this one but it was more focused on a particular character, Mayor Jahns, and therefore felt more intimate. However, I felt as though this was greatly predictable for me and it made the ending feel all the more inevitable rather than keeping me guessing.
One thing that really distracted me while reading was the whole trek of the two characters. They are traveling 100+ floors down to interview someone for the new sheriff position. The two characters are somewhere around 60. So how long do you think that takes? If you said a week to go down and up you are just as freakin' insane as the author. I don't care if they are spiral or whatever the author was trying to convey, it simply comes across as preposterous that such a trek would take so long. I could handle being told a couple days but that is at best how long it took to go ONE WAY. Considering a large part of the novella surrounds this trek it was hard to look past the whole concept of the floors.
It's been a week or more since I finished Wool 1, but I was able to pick this installment up immediately, since the story moves that way, too.
I think I liked this one a bit better than the first one because of the wider scope: learning more about the world, the people, and it's history and politics. I'm really looking forward to reading the next one.
I think I liked this one a bit better than the first one because of the wider scope: learning more about the world, the people, and it's history and politics. I'm really looking forward to reading the next one.
EDIT (3/20/12) I'm changing this to a 4 simply because now that I read 3, I realize that this book had to be a transitional book to get the story is now. I appreciate 2 a lot more because of this.
Really, this is more like a 3.5 star rating, but you know, since goodreads refuses to allow half stars...here we are. I LOVED the first Wool book, but this one didn't quite connect with me like #1. In Wool 2, we deal with the aftermath of The Sheriff going to the cleaning and the mayor and deputy's descent down into the depth of the silo (I would KILL for a drawing of what this thing looks like) to talk to the candidate the deputy would like to replace the Sheriff. There were times during the descent that I found myself sort of drifting off and not really focusing on the text, much like the mayor did on her descent down.
However, this story definitely picked up once we met Juliette and learned more about her world in Mechanics, the war between Mechanics and IT and the connection that the mayor and deputy had. Once again, something happens (trying not to be spoilery here) that made my jaw drop and I can't wait for Wool 3. I have a feeling things are about to get even more interesting and I can smell and uprising. Because really, what's a dystopian novel without a little uprising from the community?
Really, this is more like a 3.5 star rating, but you know, since goodreads refuses to allow half stars...here we are. I LOVED the first Wool book, but this one didn't quite connect with me like #1. In Wool 2, we deal with the aftermath of The Sheriff going to the cleaning and the mayor and deputy's descent down into the depth of the silo (I would KILL for a drawing of what this thing looks like) to talk to the candidate the deputy would like to replace the Sheriff. There were times during the descent that I found myself sort of drifting off and not really focusing on the text, much like the mayor did on her descent down.
However, this story definitely picked up once we met Juliette and learned more about her world in Mechanics, the war between Mechanics and IT and the connection that the mayor and deputy had. Once again, something happens (trying not to be spoilery here) that made my jaw drop and I can't wait for Wool 3. I have a feeling things are about to get even more interesting and I can smell and uprising. Because really, what's a dystopian novel without a little uprising from the community?
I had to stop here.
After an unnamed apocalyptic event, the earth has been rendered uninhabitable, and people must live in an underground Silo, which extends many stories beneath the surface of the planet. Having enjoyed an array of post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction this year, and with an upcoming apocalyptic fiction University module in September, I so wanted to love this. While I did like the concept of the novel, I found the book lost its initial impact after the first couple of chapters.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t connect with the characters. Although there aren’t too many of them, they were so bland I forgot who was who. Then, the biggest problem for me was the pacing. I’ve read that it eventually picks up the pace, but after nearly 200 pages, the story has done little to keep me hooked and I still have so many questions. Looking through the Goodreads reviews, I’m within the minority of people who disliked this book so it may still be worth trying. Nonetheless, I just couldn’t finish it.
After an unnamed apocalyptic event, the earth has been rendered uninhabitable, and people must live in an underground Silo, which extends many stories beneath the surface of the planet. Having enjoyed an array of post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction this year, and with an upcoming apocalyptic fiction University module in September, I so wanted to love this. While I did like the concept of the novel, I found the book lost its initial impact after the first couple of chapters.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t connect with the characters. Although there aren’t too many of them, they were so bland I forgot who was who. Then, the biggest problem for me was the pacing. I’ve read that it eventually picks up the pace, but after nearly 200 pages, the story has done little to keep me hooked and I still have so many questions. Looking through the Goodreads reviews, I’m within the minority of people who disliked this book so it may still be worth trying. Nonetheless, I just couldn’t finish it.