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A review by sparklepony503
Strange Weather by Joe Hill
4.0
Strange Weather was something a little different than what I have been reading lately. I really enjoyed the idea of short novels in a compilation. Despite the title, I didn't really understand the common theme of weather until I was well through the second novel. What I liked about this, was that although there was this unifying theme throughout the books, they were more about the characters within the books and the weather was more of a backdrop. All of the books had a twist towards the end that really made you rethink what you thought you were reading which I liked. I would also say that most of the books were very visceral in their description of events that happened. Joe Hill is always really skilled in describing things in a way where you can feel them. There were also several heart wrenching moments through the books, at least one in each book where you really feel for the main character in the book.
I would rate the books in order from best to worst (I did enjoy all 4 for different reasons):
Loaded - I thought this was a good take on the good guy with a gun idea that has been floating around politics in the last few years. It touched on multiple aspects of our modern life that I thought were interesting.
Snapshot - I liked that this had more of a science fiction bent. It reminded me a lot of NOS42, which is a book of Joe Hill's that I previously read.
Rain - This was good, I felt like some of the threads within the story were a little hard to follow and there was a lot that distracted from the main story that didn't necessarily lead up to the conclusion at the end of the book.
Aloft - This was my least favorite. I didn't really enjoy the main character and sometimes the story and imagery was hard to follow. It did remind me of the Balloon Boy story from 20th Century Ghosts.
I would rate the books in order from best to worst (I did enjoy all 4 for different reasons):
Loaded - I thought this was a good take on the good guy with a gun idea that has been floating around politics in the last few years. It touched on multiple aspects of our modern life that I thought were interesting.
Snapshot - I liked that this had more of a science fiction bent. It reminded me a lot of NOS42, which is a book of Joe Hill's that I previously read.
Rain - This was good, I felt like some of the threads within the story were a little hard to follow and there was a lot that distracted from the main story that didn't necessarily lead up to the conclusion at the end of the book.
Aloft - This was my least favorite. I didn't really enjoy the main character and sometimes the story and imagery was hard to follow. It did remind me of the Balloon Boy story from 20th Century Ghosts.