Wool. Trilogia del Silo

There are two stupid things about this book, neither have to do with the writing. The writing is good, the story is original, I highly recommend this book. Let's address the stupid things. The name is stupid. It is like a garage band was after a clever name. There are no sheep in this book, there is Leggi tutto

things this book does not have: 1. a unique premise 2. three dimensional characters 3. a compelling plot 4. a satisfying ending 5. good writing things this book has: 1. stairs

I read the full 500+ page novel, not the novella. Maybe this should have stayed as a novella because holy shit I was so bored throughout reading this. I found the characters to be flat, many of the lines to be cliche, and the story to be such a mundane watered-down sci-fi apocalyptic narrative (broo Leggi tutto

Who would have thought that a small flat with unfriendly neighbors was an imposition should try this very close underground living real reality tv version without an alternative, except certain death. Whenever society goes underground for whatever reason, there seems to be this tendency to lunatic a Leggi tutto

I don't get the hype. If you'd judge a book by its rating on Goodreads and Amazon, you should consider Wool to be a science fiction miracle - the vast majority of Goodreaders gave it 5 stars, and on Amazon it currently holds an astonishing 3,740 five star reviews - with new ones appearing every day. Leggi tutto

UPDATED AT END FOR NEW APPLETV SHOW Admittedly, this is not my genre, but someone on GR strongly suggested it (who?) and I just finished it. Wool is the first volume of a trilogy (apparently, the 2nd volume is a prequel and the 3rd is the sequel to the first.) The plot is interesting, dystopian futur Leggi tutto