Wool is one of those futuristic, dystopian, post-apocolytpic, insert your own buzzword here, type books that I’m sure is packaged as a three-book series…(checking internets)…yep, it’s called the Silo Series and also includes the novels Shift and Dust. Despite my sarcasm, this was a book I couldn’t set down many times.
The novel started as a short story that was released by Amazon for the Kindle in 2011. Due to its popularity, Howey continued writing and amassed a three book collection in two years. Basically society exists in an underground silo because the air outside is too toxic to breathe. The chapters are written almost in a Game of Thrones style where a grouping of chapters is from the perspective of a different character. The first few chapters were so intriguing to me that I feared I wouldn’t like the format because I didn’t want to move on to another person’s story….much like you don’t want to break up with someone you are comfortable with, I guess. However, Howey is the best friend who helps you realize it’s for the better. I found myself happy to move on each time because his different characters are equally compelling.
Which brings me to my next point, it kinda sucks when he kills the ones you like. But as we learned from G.R.R. Martin, that can be quite a beneficial plot device.
Of course the story isn’t confined to the silos and its inhabitants. There is, of course, a great conspiracy involved and the question of life outside of the silo is explored.
And, like any popular book, there is a movie in the making. Ridley Scott is on board for this one. I am cautiously optimistic.
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I am so jealous of this post’s title. I also love the book and the review!
Thanks, Marc. That’s quite a compliment coming from you (I’m a bit of a fan of your writing).
Three-book series. Heh. Couldn’t remember the word trilogy until just now.