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Wool

Wool Trilogy, Book 1

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Wool

By: Hugh Howey
Narrated by: Susannah Harker
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NOW THE NO.1 DRAMA IN THE HISTORY OF AppleTV+, SILO.


In a ruined and hostile landscape, in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive, a community exists in a giant underground silo.

Inside, men and women live an enclosed life full of rules and regulations, of secrets and lies.

To live, you must follow the rules. But some don't. These are the dangerous ones; these are the people who dare to hope and dream, and who infect others with their optimism.

Their punishment is simple and deadly. They are allowed outside.

Jules is one of these people. She may well be the last.
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'The next Hunger Games' SUNDAY TIMES

'Well written, tense, and immensely satisfying, Wool will be considered a classic for many years in the future.' WIRED

'Howey's Wool is an epic feat of imagination. You will live in this world.' JUSTIN CRONIN

'Wool is frightening, fascinating, and addictive. In one word, terrific.' KATHY REICHS

©2013 Hugh Howey (P)2013 Penguin Audio

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Critic reviews

Exhilarating, intense, addictive. A novel you will never forget.
Thrilling, thought-provoking and memorable . . . one of dystopian fiction's masterpieces alongside the likes of 1984 and Brave New World.
Well written, tense, and immensely satisfying, Wool will be considered a classic for many years in the future.
Wool is frightening, fascinating, and addictive. In one word, terrific. (Kathy Reichs)
A thrilling sci-fi novel, equally adept at world-building, pulling the rug out from under its readers, and commenting in classic sci-fi fashion on our own present day.
Brilliantly written . . . Howey creates a starkly believable and terrifying apocalypse.
Wool is incredible . . . the best science fiction series I've read in years. (Douglas Preston)
Claustrophobic and, at times, genuinely terrifying.
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I felt compelled to write this review because of the very average ratings this book was receiving. When I first thought to write, there were four ratings averaging a 3.0/ 5. My rating was the fifth which was a 5/5 and then there was a sixth - the rating still averaged a 3.0/5. It may be that this is a book you either love or hate. The book is rich with detail and character development and I could imagine that some listeners might be put off by this though I personally never found it slow. I love my airport thrillers but I also enjoy epic novels like Dune. If you enjoy books like Patrick Rothfuss' 'The name of the Wind' then your will love Wool. If you love apocalyptic horror then Wool will be a slow burner.For me this is the best book I have listened to in at least a year.

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This book was almost perfect but the end ruined it. It reminded me of the ‘Hunger Games’ trilogy in that it seems the author get bored towards the end and just wants to end it quickly with a lack lustre finale.

There won’t be a sequel as I can’t see any room for one, which makes this so infuriating.

Apart from the huge gaps at the end and many lingering questions the book was great and had my attention throughout. It was very thought provoking and tried to stray away from being too black and white with the necessary evil theme.

The author has created a world that has clearly been influenced by a number of other works but has carved a unique niche of his own from it.

He saw the finish line and gave up

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The story is absolutely chuffin' amazing. hard to follow due to the long-winded explanations of the smallest of things. The reader however is extremly bland nd has no characterisation so I found it hard to know who was talking (especially since i listen while doing something else) and I kept forgetting the names of the characters as there are alot...

interesting story and concept

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Ticks all the boxes for me, wont go into great detail as there are many reviews already. This is a great story and is very well narrated - the fact that it is a trilogy (which is complete!) is great news cant I really wait to get stuck into 2 & 3 now. Its not a particularly light or happy story at times as you may imagine - Dystopian story with everyone stuck inside a Silo after the apocalypse - it is no surprise than everything is not going to be Rosy! Which to me means its a great book with grubby characters and heroes bashing heads. Has a few clever twists which I did not see coming at all. Also stands up very well as a book on its own without the follow ups if you want to stop here - which I like, there is not a cliff hanging end "mid chapter" so you can either stop here, follow up again later and move on to something else for now or get straight back in again. Margaret Atwood sort of Dystopia - great stuff! Think I am going to have a break as I believe the Narrator changes for book 2 - so it might jar a bit less if I have listen to something else first then get back.... Will pick a short one though between!

All the things I love....

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“It turned out that some crooked things looked even worse when straightened. Some tangled knots only made sense once unraveled.”

Wool presents a world that is scary in its familiarity. The situation is so alien, but the characters are so alive. In far-future worlds it can be difficult to empathise with the characters but Hugh Howey's are so human. There are parts that are absolutely terrifying and I was completely submerged in his world. The plot twists and turns, the characters grow, fight, give-up, fail, and succeed, and you fear for them as they do. I felt like I was a part of the silo.

Like We by Yevgeny Zamyatin this is a dystopia where the majority of souls exist in an [illusion of?] happiness. The enemy is always human, and best intentions can create the worst of the horrors. The reader is pleasant to listen to and the pacing of both the audio and the novel is excellent.

I think the author has a wonderful understanding of what makes us tick and uses his understanding to both bring hope and crushing devastation. And I will always have a place in my heart for Juilette and Lukas.

Fantastic - a real dystopia you can get behind.

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