Actually read this one second, because I needed to know what happened with the main characters in Wool and Shift goes back to the beginning. I did eventually read Shift (most of it) and enjoyed it, but I really liked the first and last of this trilogy.
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jessicafuentes
3 years ago
I dont know where to start with this but it is definitely a great book to read. I was hooked on the idea of it immediately. The plot is so creative and something I had never even considered before. It will keep you turning the pages for sure. The characters are well thought out and the story telling is just amazing. You can imagine it all happening with the descriptions he gives. It’s a post apocalyptic kind of scenario and truly thought provoking when you consider “what if…”. I absolutely loved this book because it is different and it’s an idea I thought was novel. Great read!
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kporsch1
3 years ago
I have read this whole series and it is terrific for those of us who love speculative fiction. Hugh Howey is one of the best newer writer of speculative fiction and all of his books are well worth reading. He is also very generous in having opened up the world he created to allow other writers to contribute their own work.
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joseysener
3 years ago
If you’re a Howey fan, don’t bypass this little gem.
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keithrhagen
3 years ago
I thought this book and others by this author were great. I would recommend him and them.
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caroljamesmarshall
3 years ago
After I finished Dust by Hugh Howey, which is the final book in the Silo series, it satisfied me. I did not want more of this series, nor did I want less. Wool AKA the Silo series is perfectly balanced reading.
The characters and world Howey builds for his Silo series is an intriguing take on dystopian. Most dystopian stories have creatures in them which are the antagonist/villain. In the Silo series, the greatest enemy of man is man himself.
That makes the Silo series so engrossing. Humans can be just as or more vicious to one another than any “creature.”
If you are interested in this series, I recommend you go to my bookbub.com page and read through all the reviews I have written of this well-done read. I promise you if you read Wool a novella that is an introduction to the series you’ll read on and then on again till you finish the series just as I did.
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robertwilson
3 years ago
Figured I round this series out with another review.
This book left very little to question about what happened and what will happen. It rounded out the series and didn’t leave any strings dangling from the plot. I was very pleased with how the book ended.
I recommend this series to anyone who loves good dystopian fiction. The world revealed to the reading is bleak, but beautifully written. I can’t get enough of this series and wish that Mr. Howey would find a way to keep going or provide some related side stories. Something! Give us more!
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rod
3 years ago
This author took me by surprise. I couldn’t put it down. A really good story and characters.
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sunshine4you
3 years ago
Read the first one, Wool, and you will have to read them all. Fellow readers i recommended this series to who are not usually fond of this genre enjoyed it also. This author is great at cliffhangers, sometimes after every chapter. This third book in the series is as good as the first.
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donnabackshall
3 years ago
Oh yes! A satisfying end to the enjoyably unique and imaginative Silo series. Would I prefer it to continue? Of course, but it’s always best to leave them wanting more.
My only complaint, and I do mean “only”, is that the Audible.com version uses a reader who pronounces the word “palm” so oddly I found myself giggling every time the word was used. It’s not a word in too common usage in our current culture, most people preferring “hand” or “grasp”, but it became laughably obvious it is one of Howey’s favorites, popping up frequently.
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jenniferpletcher
3 years ago
This is the final book in the Wool trilogy. When we last we left, Juliette had brought back Solo and the kids from the other silo. She was trying to figure out how to dig a tunnel from her silo to his – to proove to the people that other silos existed. Lukas has made her mayor. People are uneasy and don’t believe her that there are others out there. That other silos talk to each other and are centrally controlled by one group of people. She is determined for her people to know the truth.
This is an okay book. Like a lot of trilogies I have read, the books tend to be on a downhill slide in quality to the finish line. This one did not hold my attention as well as the others. There were many pointless side stories, and it just seems to drag. The ended it all “Bright and shiny” as expected. Just a bit disappointed after investing 3 very large books in this series.
The overall concept of the Wool trilogy is a great one. Different idea. And this book just could have been better.
Author
mynditopolinski
3 years ago
This was quite an ending! We get to learn a bit more about why the silos were built and what the grand plan was for the people inside. We learn whether or not the outside is livable and why so many people were sent out to clean. We get to see a fantastic leader rise up and continue leading her people into a future that she only dreams is possible. We also get to see her grow from a desire for revenge to a person with hope and a desire to help those she cares about have a future. And we get to see someone only recently pulled into the mess escape and make friends. There were sad parts and parts of joy, there was confusion and times of understanding and it ended with what the author intended for all of us…hope.
Author
boz
3 years ago
LOVED ALL THREE OF THE SILO BOOKS I HAVE READ! I LIKE A LITTLE SCIENCE WITH MY FICTION.
Actually read this one second, because I needed to know what happened with the main characters in Wool and Shift goes back to the beginning. I did eventually read Shift (most of it) and enjoyed it, but I really liked the first and last of this trilogy.
I dont know where to start with this but it is definitely a great book to read. I was hooked on the idea of it immediately. The plot is so creative and something I had never even considered before. It will keep you turning the pages for sure. The characters are well thought out and the story telling is just amazing. You can imagine it all happening with the descriptions he gives. It’s a post apocalyptic kind of scenario and truly thought provoking when you consider “what if…”. I absolutely loved this book because it is different and it’s an idea I thought was novel. Great read!
I have read this whole series and it is terrific for those of us who love speculative fiction. Hugh Howey is one of the best newer writer of speculative fiction and all of his books are well worth reading. He is also very generous in having opened up the world he created to allow other writers to contribute their own work.
If you’re a Howey fan, don’t bypass this little gem.
I thought this book and others by this author were great. I would recommend him and them.
After I finished Dust by Hugh Howey, which is the final book in the Silo series, it satisfied me. I did not want more of this series, nor did I want less. Wool AKA the Silo series is perfectly balanced reading.
The characters and world Howey builds for his Silo series is an intriguing take on dystopian. Most dystopian stories have creatures in them which are the antagonist/villain. In the Silo series, the greatest enemy of man is man himself.
That makes the Silo series so engrossing. Humans can be just as or more vicious to one another than any “creature.”
If you are interested in this series, I recommend you go to my bookbub.com page and read through all the reviews I have written of this well-done read. I promise you if you read Wool a novella that is an introduction to the series you’ll read on and then on again till you finish the series just as I did.
Figured I round this series out with another review.
This book left very little to question about what happened and what will happen. It rounded out the series and didn’t leave any strings dangling from the plot. I was very pleased with how the book ended.
I recommend this series to anyone who loves good dystopian fiction. The world revealed to the reading is bleak, but beautifully written. I can’t get enough of this series and wish that Mr. Howey would find a way to keep going or provide some related side stories. Something! Give us more!
This author took me by surprise. I couldn’t put it down. A really good story and characters.
Read the first one, Wool, and you will have to read them all. Fellow readers i recommended this series to who are not usually fond of this genre enjoyed it also. This author is great at cliffhangers, sometimes after every chapter. This third book in the series is as good as the first.
Oh yes! A satisfying end to the enjoyably unique and imaginative Silo series. Would I prefer it to continue? Of course, but it’s always best to leave them wanting more.
My only complaint, and I do mean “only”, is that the Audible.com version uses a reader who pronounces the word “palm” so oddly I found myself giggling every time the word was used. It’s not a word in too common usage in our current culture, most people preferring “hand” or “grasp”, but it became laughably obvious it is one of Howey’s favorites, popping up frequently.
This is the final book in the Wool trilogy. When we last we left, Juliette had brought back Solo and the kids from the other silo. She was trying to figure out how to dig a tunnel from her silo to his – to proove to the people that other silos existed. Lukas has made her mayor. People are uneasy and don’t believe her that there are others out there. That other silos talk to each other and are centrally controlled by one group of people. She is determined for her people to know the truth.
This is an okay book. Like a lot of trilogies I have read, the books tend to be on a downhill slide in quality to the finish line. This one did not hold my attention as well as the others. There were many pointless side stories, and it just seems to drag. The ended it all “Bright and shiny” as expected. Just a bit disappointed after investing 3 very large books in this series.
The overall concept of the Wool trilogy is a great one. Different idea. And this book just could have been better.
This was quite an ending! We get to learn a bit more about why the silos were built and what the grand plan was for the people inside. We learn whether or not the outside is livable and why so many people were sent out to clean. We get to see a fantastic leader rise up and continue leading her people into a future that she only dreams is possible. We also get to see her grow from a desire for revenge to a person with hope and a desire to help those she cares about have a future. And we get to see someone only recently pulled into the mess escape and make friends. There were sad parts and parts of joy, there was confusion and times of understanding and it ended with what the author intended for all of us…hope.
LOVED ALL THREE OF THE SILO BOOKS I HAVE READ! I LIKE A LITTLE SCIENCE WITH MY FICTION.