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A review by lighterthaneyre
Dust by Hugh Howey
3.0
A good, if not strong, ending to the trilogy.
Shift went into a lot of the mechanics and how events unfolded. I think Dust was meant to address some of the motivation, and conclude the series.I found Thurman's motivation extremely confusing, and weak. He's at once a control freak, power hungry, set himself up to live forever while dooming others, and also never expected to make it. The artificial lone surviving silo never felt grounded in the other decisions being made by those "in charge".
For the Juliette plot lines, that felt much more interesting and developed. Her growth and the journey taken in those plots were satisfying.There was a half attempt at a mystery solving angle, but if I set that aside and focus on her internal narrative, the part I always found strongest from Wool, it feels more complete.
The references to church and religion seemed extremely left field, since they were barely touched on in previous books.I think an attempt was made at a point along the lines of "religion is sometimes a strength and sometimes an excuse for poor behavior" but it never came together well.
Narrative wise I like it as an ending to a trilogy, but the themes were floundering more than in previous books.
Shift went into a lot of the mechanics and how events unfolded. I think Dust was meant to address some of the motivation, and conclude the series.
For the Juliette plot lines, that felt much more interesting and developed. Her growth and the journey taken in those plots were satisfying.
The references to church and religion seemed extremely left field, since they were barely touched on in previous books.
Narrative wise I like it as an ending to a trilogy, but the themes were floundering more than in previous books.