A review by tadasrad
Sand by Hugh Howey

3.0

Liked the setting and the ideas but had so many questions on how was it logistically possible to obtain fuel for generators, beer ,bread etc, things that require time to grow, that require water, that require fertile soil . Most of the things were not explained some of them briefly mentioned and that was one of the biggest issues for me. One other thing that set the author on the sidelines of my "To read" list ,for now, was that all of the POW's felt the same, they had samey thoughts, everyone talked the same way, there was a character that supposedly had an accent and talked weird? Nothing that was written there signalled anything that would indicate them as an outsider apart from 1 animal name difference that was specifically mentioned. The emotional beats did not land, character development is poor. Pacing and the premise are very cool though. Its a short and easy read for people interested in dipping their toes into science fiction (but i am not entirely sure whether it would be a good fit for a first "dip")