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Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)

Hugh Howey

Start date: November 1, 2013

Finish date: November 30, 2013

Discussion leader: Sarah

Why we're reading this: One of our November Group Reads
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Nov 06, 2013 Kara rated it it was amazing

Shelves: science-fiction, book-club, series, nook, post-apocalyptic, dad

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But the short of it is: I couldn't put this down. ...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Stacia rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned-read, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, book-club, ebook, scififantasyclubbooks

4.5 stars. One of the best things I've read in awhile. I don't think I can say enough good things about Wool Omnibus. I hate to oversell, but it's been a really long time since I've been so emotionally invested in the characters that I'm literally, verbally cheering or uttering cries of dismay at numerous junctures while reading, but that happened throughout books 4 & 5.

The writing struck me from the very 1st page. I fell in love with many of the characters and felt truly invested in their plig ...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Amy rated it liked it

My three-star rating doesn't mean I didn't like Wool, just that I try to reserve four- and five-star ratings for truly earth-shattering, life-changing books. This was a page-turner, but neither the writing nor the story really knocked my socks off. (In my mind, Margaret Atwood sets the bar pretty high for post-apocalyptic fiction.)

I was really drawn in by the spare, deliberate prose of the first two Wool books; Howey's writing felt like what Asimov was striving for but could never really pull of ...more

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Jun 30, 2015 Audrey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a great short read on my Kindle, what a great story, this is such an interesting and intense Science Fiction story. The setting, the plot, just everything about Wool makes me want to find out more about what is happening to the people in the silo, as well the world that surrounds them, it really delivered an emotional punch is a very short time and I need to read more!

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Jul 12, 2012 Heather Dine Carter rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

One word for this series - Wow. I am not a sci fi/fantasy reader, and this book actually fits into the Dystopian genre, but I had heard about this series and decided to give it a try. I could not put it down. My top read of the year so far. Dont shy away from the length - it will be worth it.

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