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A review by kowalkat
The Silo Series Collection: Wool, Shift, Dust, and Silo Stories by Hugh Howey
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
3.75
The premise and world is super captivating- a society living in an underground bunker, terrified of the outside world, with no knowledge of how they got into the bunkers. I started reading after really enjoying the TV series (the first season of which covers about half of the first book). My favorite book is the second, Shift.
The omnibus also contains additional essays by the author after each of the “main” sections which added a lot to my appreciation of the work.
The writing is good, but not great.
Dust I found the hardest to get through - it felt rushed, like the author was taking the material to a neat ending faster than it wanted to go.
Wool - 3.5 / 5
Shift - 4/5
Dust- 3.5/5
Short Stories- 4/5
The omnibus also contains additional essays by the author after each of the “main” sections which added a lot to my appreciation of the work.
The writing is good, but not great.
Dust I found the hardest to get through - it felt rushed, like the author was taking the material to a neat ending faster than it wanted to go.
Wool - 3.5 / 5
Shift - 4/5
Dust- 3.5/5
Short Stories- 4/5