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A review by melissa_keen
Dust by Hugh Howey
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I feel strange after finally finishing this trilogy - spoilers ahead...
The second book was my favourite, by a landslide; Donald is my favourite character as he is one of the only main characters who feels properly fleshed out.. In comparison, I find Juliette annoying and borderline dislikeable. She doesn't hear people out, she's hard-headed and does what she wants without taking other people's feelings or thoughts into account. The story dragged in many parts and I found myself skim-reading a lot just to get through it.
There were some really random and jarring new elements introduced into this third book, such as the threat of sexual assault and religious cults. They felt very misplaced and didn't align at all with the previous narrative.
The ending was ok, but could have been made better... It was definitely less of a bang and more of a whimper type of ending. I feel there were quite a few unanswered questions, like what happened to the other silos, and Juliette's/silo 17's healing ability. I also felt throughout all three books, that Juliette and Lukas' relationship felt extremely forced and weird. There weren't enough touching moments of them to truly feel anything when he died.
All in all, I'm a bit disappointed in this trilogy, but perhaps I am to blame for having such high expectations!
The second book was my favourite, by a landslide; Donald is my favourite character as he is one of the only main characters who feels properly fleshed out.. In comparison, I find Juliette annoying and borderline dislikeable. She doesn't hear people out, she's hard-headed and does what she wants without taking other people's feelings or thoughts into account. The story dragged in many parts and I found myself skim-reading a lot just to get through it.
There were some really random and jarring new elements introduced into this third book, such as the threat of sexual assault and religious cults. They felt very misplaced and didn't align at all with the previous narrative.
The ending was ok, but could have been made better... It was definitely less of a bang and more of a whimper type of ending. I feel there were quite a few unanswered questions, like what happened to the other silos, and Juliette's/silo 17's healing ability. I also felt throughout all three books, that Juliette and Lukas' relationship felt extremely forced and weird. There weren't enough touching moments of them to truly feel anything when he died.
All in all, I'm a bit disappointed in this trilogy, but perhaps I am to blame for having such high expectations!