Wool Review

Title: Wool
Author: Hugh Howey
Pages: 509
Version: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

So I've just finished Wool. I honestly don't really even know what to say about it at this point. Wool is without a doubt, one of the most incredible books I have ever read. I went into it not really knowing what to expect because I didn't know too much about it, but I really don't think I was expecting it to be as good as it was. I will just say now that it has quickly become one of my favorite books of all time and I absolutely can't wait to read Shift. Wool was originally written as five stories and then was put together into an omnibus version with all five as one. I read the omnibus version. All of the stories except for the first one center around Juliette, a talented worker in mechanical. The book takes place in a silo that is set into the ground after the planet became poisoned with a sort of gas that kills anyone that is exposed to it. There are over a hundred levels going down into the ground and each floor has a different sort of specialty. Mechanical is deep down and controls the power and most of the functions of the silo. I could go on explaining this book forever so I'd say just go read it and find out for yourself. Hugh Howey starts the book off by first making you really confused and then slowly explaining everything in ways you don't really expect which I loved. It was interesting trying to come up with explanations for things and then finding out shortly after. The plot was just fantastic and the world that Howey created is amazing. It has so much depth and the people that you meet along the way are all so different and add a lot to the story. I do really like the cover of the book even though it doesn't tell anything about the story. It's nice to look at and somehow seems to capture the feel of the book in a strange way. The book is quite long, but definitely worth it if you have the time to read it. The writing style is great and well suited for the book. Howey is very descriptive and the book is extremely visual. Wool can be compared to Fallout (the video game) with the vaults being similar to the silo and the world being somewhat similar. I'd recommend this book to anyone that like science fiction books in a post apocalyptic world. I really just can't recommend it enough, it's an amazing book.