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I was unexpectedly blown away by a post-apocalyptic book called Wool by Hugh Howey, the first one of the Silo trilogy. Hard to say what did it exactly, just the
by romanhn 2y ago
I was unexpectedly blown away by a post-apocalyptic book called Wool by Hugh Howey, the first one of the Silo trilogy. Hard to say what did it exactly, just the overall combination of plot, storytelling and pacing. I read (or rather listen to) a lot of fiction and sci-fi specifically, and can't recall the last time I was this much into a book. About to start the second one, and also looking forward to the TV series based on it.
- dpifke 2y agoAfter you finish the Silo series, if you're wishing for more, there are some short stories in the same universe in an anthology Hugh Howey edited: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apocalypse_Triptych https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apocalypse_Triptych I generally prefer long-form fiction, but very much enjoyed most of the stories in the Triptych books, and they led me to other, similar authors whose work I also enjoy.
- romanhn 2y agoAwesome, thank you for the suggestion!
- dmd 2y agoHuh. Maybe I should try it again. I read a lot (https://3e.org/books/ https://3e.org/books/) and I found Wool to be so execrably awful I couldn't get last the first 100 pages. Like literally some of the worst writing I'd ever seen.