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A review by ameliedebeaumont
Sand by Hugh Howey
4.0
On the recommendation of a favorite author of mine (Andy Weir), I reached back to 2014 to read the book Sand, in preparation for its sequel that released on October 4 of this year (fittingly named Across the Sand).
Sand is a world that we uncover and discover, mostly by inference, as the characters dive and live inside of raging sand dunes and desert. It’s clear this is a future place, where skyscrapers lay buried a mile deep, buildings filled with old treasures like coins, metal cases, paper. Nothing like that is easily found on the surface. It is a hard, scrounging life, constantly fighting the ever creeping and never ending sand.
Palmer, Conner, Rob and Victoria have found that there is no one to help them, no one to look out for them, but them. In a world where nothing is easy, they will find their own paths to survive. And perhaps, a way to save others along the way.
I have a million unanswered questions and will hope for answers in the new book by H. Howey. Suffice to say, this world he created is fascinating and heartbreaking and I was immediately taken in, losing my breath when they did, feeling the weight of life as heavy as a million sand dunes.
Sand is a world that we uncover and discover, mostly by inference, as the characters dive and live inside of raging sand dunes and desert. It’s clear this is a future place, where skyscrapers lay buried a mile deep, buildings filled with old treasures like coins, metal cases, paper. Nothing like that is easily found on the surface. It is a hard, scrounging life, constantly fighting the ever creeping and never ending sand.
Palmer, Conner, Rob and Victoria have found that there is no one to help them, no one to look out for them, but them. In a world where nothing is easy, they will find their own paths to survive. And perhaps, a way to save others along the way.
I have a million unanswered questions and will hope for answers in the new book by H. Howey. Suffice to say, this world he created is fascinating and heartbreaking and I was immediately taken in, losing my breath when they did, feeling the weight of life as heavy as a million sand dunes.