#Sand 🏝️ #SummerSouls 🧃🌈🫧🍦🪁🐞☀️🍓🛼🍭
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Wool Omnibus I liked so much more. It feels like with this book there supposed to be something more, it feels unfinished, no conclusion.
Good dystopian nightmare idea, but I didn't like the style.
Nice element - the way the story was told through the viewpoints of the various members of one family.
First of all, I thought the idea of a world covered in sand was pretty original. This was intriguing and the idea of sand diving mimicking diving lnto water was original as well as the suits. The author gave us an interesting family dynamic to follow and fleshed out rather well.
However beginning and dropping storylines, going nowhere and that horrible ending left me flat cold. It was ok but not worth your time. Read his Wool trilogy instead
#aprilbookshowers A very messy #shelfie ! Just one of my many bookshelves, and this one is overdue for some sorting out.
I read this rather quickly. It gave a very bleak view of the future which didn't limit my enjoyment of the story. I quite liked that the author added footnotes/glossary terms when he used nouns that he'd invented. The ending made me ponder over a possible sequel but sometimes a tale does just end.
#aprilbookshowers #sequelplease I loved the way the ending was written, but at the same time it left so many loose threads! Back in 2015 Hugh Howey said he was working on a sequel due to demand, but no word since. Hope it's still happening!
Finally getting around to this one to kick off 2017! About half way and it's getting exciting! Mad Max meets National Treasure or something!
Finished this one late last night. The world building was what I've come to expect from Howey, but there definitely needs to be more. Really hoping for a sequel or prequel. Howey created a terrifying dystopian world that was so bleak and realistic that I found it hard to keep reading at times. It kept my heart racing throughout, and while satisfying, the ending was far too rushed. There is still so much untapped potential that I hope he revisits.
First book of 2017!
I have started this book despite the fact that I have 3 books on hold for me at the library, and that I just started a lengthy book on my Kindle, and that I recently received my December BOTM shipment. I have a problem. But I'm trying to read as many books as I can before the apocalypse 😂
This was pretty good. The social structure and work building reminded me a lot of the Kevin Costner movie, Waterworld (so good!), but with sand instead of water. While I found this book enjoyable and wonderful, I found it a bit lacking compared to some of Howey's other novels. 3.5/5