While I didn't enjoy Shift as much as Wool, Dust is back up to the standard of Wool, probably because of the return of the characters I loved from Wool. However, his rise in status is not his doing at all, and yet again he is thrust into power.ĭust picks up both stories, Donald in Silo 1, Juliette in Silo 18 and Jimmy and Elise from Silo 17. But he does improve over the course of the book. He was powerless and naive, too ready to allow others to make decisions and take charge. The main character in this story, Donald, is not a character that I found easy to sympathise with. What she finds from a position of authority get's her ousted, where she discovers more about the Silo and it's purpose.īook two, Shift, travels back in time, to our time, and explains the story of how all the silos came about. We also me the wonderful character Juliette, a superior engineer who is recruited into being police chief of the silo. Anyone questioning this reality was ousted into the deadly wastelands. The first volume, Wool, introduced the world of the Silo and the strict authoritarian society that lived inside. What a satisfying conclusion to the Silo series. If the argon supply was coming from Silo 1, what happens now? Will argon still be sent automatically when silo citizens go out to clean? If not, will the argon bubble clear up over time?Īre they still living with the creeps that married Elise off to Mr. If they don't change their ways, what happens to them after the remaining 200 years are up?

What's the deal with the other silos?! There are now a bunch of silos with IT heads that have no one to report to. I'm excited to read more of Hugh Howey's work. It deserves to be read, and as a whole, the Silo saga is one of the best book series' I've read, and certainly some of the best dystopian fiction out there. Maybe I'm being a little harsh, because it wasn't by all means a bad book. The first third was very slow and a lot of it seemed unnecessary. I wanted to know exactly what went through his head as he shot Donald and watched him aim the gun at the bomb. Maybe I hyped this book up too much for myself, but I expected it to go out with a bang, and while there kind of was one, it just made me think, 'Oh.that wasn't as satisfying as I'd hoped it would be.' I wanted to be inside Thurman's head when Silo 1 blew. The most exciting parts of the book were around halfway through, with the last 20% jotting along at a steady pace. I'll keep it vague to avoid spoilers, but there was never really a climax. It also seemed redundant to have so many children named in the story when only one of them was fleshed out.Īs far as conclusions go, it was okay. Lukas, Raph, and Erik all felt like the same person to me.

Scenes with Shirly felt just like scenes with Courtneee. I was impressed that Wool had a strong female protagonist, but in Dust another female protagonist is brought in that acts no different than Juliette. Even Solo, the most unique character due to his circumstances, acted just like everyone else. I never at once felt that any of the characters had any specific qualities or traits attached to them.

The dialogue is well written and realistic, but the words that a character says could just as well be said by any other character. One thing that's bothered me not just about this novel but the series as a whole is the lack of character diversity. Throughout the whole novel I felt an overwhelming sense of dread, thinking there'd be no way there would be a happy conclusion. The story continues seamlessly from where SHIFT and WOOL left off and contains many tense moments that glue your eyes to the page. It's as tremendously well-written as the previous books when it comes to storytelling. Howey once again does a great job of immersing you in the underground world of the silo and its inhabitants, making their struggles seem so real and periodically making me feel claustrophobic. This review is mostly spoiler-free, and spoilers will be tagged/hidden. This one, however, left me a bit disappointed. I've recommended it to numerous friends and have a signed copy of it on my bookshelf. The Wool Omnibus was one of my favorite books of all time. Giving the finale to the Silo series a three star rating was not easy, as I've rated the previous books much higher.

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