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A review by spiderkitten
Half Way Home by Hugh Howey
3.0
I actually kind of enjoyed this, but found several plot points problematic.
One such problem was at one point just after the escape when the main character observed that there might be satellites in orbit and that the colonists could probably be "seen" by The Colony though the holes in the canopy. A fair point, but then it was completely ignored when the colonists broke through the canopy and were walking out in the open above it where anyone with satellite technology could see them!
Another was that the main character was supposed to be training as a psychologist and we saw that mentioned a lot, and he did reflect inwardly about these things, but there seemed to be a general lack of him helping anyone else. I suppose we could credit that to his training not being finished, but even so...
Then at the end when they decided to launch the rocket with the story, and they were all being mysterious about their location etc. I kept wondering why, because surely The Colony knew where they were? And why would they need to hide from anyone else? Why would it matter?
All told I think Half Way Home had great potential. I loved the writing, and there were elements of the story I thought were really good. But parts of it felt rushed or glossed over, and I feel like it lacked the depth that other Hugh Howey novels have.
One such problem was at one point just after the escape when the main character observed that there might be satellites in orbit and that the colonists could probably be "seen" by The Colony though the holes in the canopy. A fair point, but then it was completely ignored when the colonists broke through the canopy and were walking out in the open above it where anyone with satellite technology could see them!
Another was that the main character was supposed to be training as a psychologist and we saw that mentioned a lot, and he did reflect inwardly about these things, but there seemed to be a general lack of him helping anyone else. I suppose we could credit that to his training not being finished, but even so...
Then at the end when they decided to launch the rocket with the story, and they were all being mysterious about their location etc. I kept wondering why, because surely The Colony knew where they were? And why would they need to hide from anyone else? Why would it matter?
All told I think Half Way Home had great potential. I loved the writing, and there were elements of the story I thought were really good. But parts of it felt rushed or glossed over, and I feel like it lacked the depth that other Hugh Howey novels have.