Wool 2 Proper Gauge Silo series eBook Hugh Howey
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A cleaning has been performed, and now the silo is without a sheriff. With only one good candidate available, Mayor Jahns and Deputy Marnes set off for the down deep to recruit her in person. Along the way, they discover much about each other, troubling news about this candidate, and stumble upon fractured alliances that could spell the doom of a silo they've worked long years to protect.
Wool 2 Proper Gauge Silo series eBook Hugh Howey
I thought the first Wool book was excellent. A really good short story with a nice ending twist that made you think the story ended there. But Howey does a great job of using that as the jumping point for a deeper and bigger story. The writing is superb, and the characters are strong.You start to get a sense of the reality of life in a silo, and what it means to live in an underground city, with all of the infighting, politics, and stress that such an existence would entail. I had flashbacks to the Fallout video game series, and Howey lays out what living in an underground vault would look like.
The ending of Wool #2 has a twist, similar to the fact that Wool #1 had a twist. The difference, in my opinion, is that this twist is more of a cliffhanger, more of a pull to continue reading the next book in line. And I will be doing exactly that.
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I think people tend to rate books higher than they should, so I try to rate books on a harder scale, while being consistent over time. Jerry Foster's book rating scale:
5 - Fantastic. Life-altering. Only 10-20 books in a lifetime.
4 - Very good.
3 - Worth your time.
2 - Not very good.
1 - Atrocious.
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Wool 2 Proper Gauge Silo series eBook Hugh Howey Reviews
Hugh Howey, you are a talented devil, you truly are. I didn't really know what to expect with Wool, except that I had a vague idea that it was some sort of sci-fi, that it had gone crazy viral on the Internet, and that Ridley Scott thinks it might be nice to make a movie version out of it. I downloaded this book during a free run a while back, but I hadn't read it until I started seeing more of the Hugh hype and decided to find out what it was all about. Spoilers to follow, though I'd never give away the ending because that would just be unforgivable. Fair warning, though, if you haven't read the first Wool, you should probably stop here as Proper Gauge picks up from where it left off and, therefore, it's pretty impossible to avoid Wool spoilers when talking about Wool 2.
This time around, we get to see things from Mayor Jahns's perspective as she and Deputy Marnes set off on a quest to find a new sheriff. Right away, it's obvious there is some sort of dynamic between these two characters. As their back story unfolds, Howey once again proves how deft he is at writing about the human condition. I found this part of the story to be so heartfelt and excruciatingly bittersweet. Honestly, Howey does love and romance better than most romance authors out there precisely because the romances in his book are just so real. It is obvious that the characters have an actual relationship, and that makes the interaction between them feel extremely authentic. This is truly fantastic stuff.
I also loved the introduction of Juliette as a character, and I can't wait to learn more of the story from her perspective. She comes across as very strong and determined, and also very canny. I loved that her only loyalty was to ensuring that the silo functioned as it should. She felt very distinct from the other characters, who are also well-drawn, but there's just something about Juliette that I found really appealing. She seems like the type who won't take any nonsense, and I'm definitely hoping hers will be the next voice to continue the story.
It really amazes me how Howey takes what would seem to be a very closed, homogenous society and shows the ways in which clear class distinctions are still maintained. Even from the little taste the reader gets of learning about Juliette's character, the world of Wool expands exponentially. It was fascinating to witness this society Howey has constructed and how, at the end of the day, human nature doesn't really seem to change much. Even in the silo, people are still engaged in the same power struggles, still using prejudices as weapons against one another. Though I loved Wool, the plot definitely thickens here, and Howey drops a huge bomb that ups the intrigue factor exponentially.
Though I really liked this book, I didn't like it quite as much as the first Wool. I think this has to do with hearing the story for Jahns's perspective. Though I like the mayor and her back story, it just didn't have the same resonance for me as did Holston's story. And, while the ending of Wool 2 also drops a bomb, I didn't find it quite as earth-shattering as the bomb dropped by the first though, really, the two are tied together somehow. What I look forward to the most is seeing how those threads are entangled.
I purchased this book after I finished the first story in the series, Wool (Silo #1a), which I found thanks to OHFB. The events in the book began where the first ended, but the author used the opportunities within the story to give the reader a tour of life within the silo itself. There was a different air about this book since the cleaning relieved the pressure of uncertainty and uneasiness that filled the first book. Though this was the second in the series, the story within stood on its own and referenced enough of the first book to give the reader a full view of events without rehashing everything.
Two of the main characters in this book were introduced in the first one. Both Mayor Jahns and Deputy Marnes played supporting roles to Sheriff Holston. In this book their histories and current lives were on display as was their candidate to fill the void left by Holston. In an interesting twist, the silo itself became a main character as they traveled into its depths to interview someone on the deepest levels. On the way down to the Mechanical levels, we were given a glimpse of how life in the silo worked. Shops, farms, and porters filled the levels and provided everything that the people within could ever want. Hidden within the information about the various floors were tiny nuggets of information about the people that live and work on those same floors.
With the story beginning slightly after the events of the first book, the pacing started off strong. It continued on a steady pace as the story unfolded. There were moments where the characters rested or reflected on things in the past. These allowed a moment or two for the reader to take a breath and digest what had been revealed. I won't spoil the story, so the major points will stay hidden. However, I will say that much of the story provided background, but there were a few jaw-dropping moments that left me wanting to know more.
All in all, I enjoyed this book and look forward to the next part of the series. Many of the questions I had after reading the first one were answered in this one. I have a feeling that many more will be answered the deeper I dig into the series. With this being a quick read, the pages all but turned on their own as I wanted to know more of what was happening. If you like dystopian or post-apocalyptic stories filled with humanity and intrigue, then this book (and the series) is the one you need to read!
I thought the first Wool book was excellent. A really good short story with a nice ending twist that made you think the story ended there. But Howey does a great job of using that as the jumping point for a deeper and bigger story. The writing is superb, and the characters are strong.
You start to get a sense of the reality of life in a silo, and what it means to live in an underground city, with all of the infighting, politics, and stress that such an existence would entail. I had flashbacks to the Fallout video game series, and Howey lays out what living in an underground vault would look like.
The ending of Wool #2 has a twist, similar to the fact that Wool #1 had a twist. The difference, in my opinion, is that this twist is more of a cliffhanger, more of a pull to continue reading the next book in line. And I will be doing exactly that.
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I think people tend to rate books higher than they should, so I try to rate books on a harder scale, while being consistent over time. Jerry Foster's book rating scale
5 - Fantastic. Life-altering. Only 10-20 books in a lifetime.
4 - Very good.
3 - Worth your time.
2 - Not very good.
1 - Atrocious.
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