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liketheday's review
4.0
This story was a pretty good conclusion to this... story... (criminy, Howey!), with lots of questions more or less answered and just enough questions raised or outstanding to set the stage for the next series. It was a bit overlong, with some scenes seeming repetitive and others not seeming to advance the plot much (though who knows with all the stories left to tell), but I wasn't too sad about spending the extra time with Juliette and Lukas and even, to a certain extent, Bernard
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jacobwolman's review
3.0
The longer the series went on, the less engaging I found it. Sorry, internet.
adamrshields's review
4.0
http://bookwi.se/wool-books-4-and-5-the-unraveling-stranded-by-hugh-howey/
kadomi's review
5.0
Attention, review contains spoilers for the previous 4 novelettes.
Ultimately, 4.5 stars for me.
Wool 5 is considerably longer than the other stories, at about 40% of the whole Omnibus edition. The last part ties it all together and brings it to a satisfying conclusion. It leaves plenty of room for more stories though, and if I understood the author correctly, there will be more stories set in the same world.
Wool 4 had a number of diverse sets of story, and The Stranded brings it back together. We have the uprising that has been pushed back into the down deeps, in the heart of mechanical, where Juliette's friends fight for their survival. In the mids, we have Lukas, Bernard's chosen successor, the one who is to uphold the silo Order and Legacy. And then we have Juliette herself, the first person from silo 18 to survive a cleaning who has made her way to another silo and is now trying to get back home.
It's a bit depressing, it's got its thrills, and you never know how it might turn out. At the end of it, I was ready to read more, and find out how the folks in silo 17 are doing. Maybe I'll get my wish. Maybe we'll find out about silo 1 one of these days. I would like to.
Wool is definitely worth reading, but anyone who's read my recent reviews knows my opinion already. It's not a letdown that, say, Mockingjay was. For its super-cheap Kindle price alone it's worth checking out. Have I convinced you yet?
Ultimately, 4.5 stars for me.
Wool 5 is considerably longer than the other stories, at about 40% of the whole Omnibus edition. The last part ties it all together and brings it to a satisfying conclusion. It leaves plenty of room for more stories though, and if I understood the author correctly, there will be more stories set in the same world.
Wool 4 had a number of diverse sets of story, and The Stranded brings it back together. We have the uprising that has been pushed back into the down deeps, in the heart of mechanical, where Juliette's friends fight for their survival. In the mids, we have Lukas, Bernard's chosen successor, the one who is to uphold the silo Order and Legacy. And then we have Juliette herself, the first person from silo 18 to survive a cleaning who has made her way to another silo and is now trying to get back home.
It's a bit depressing, it's got its thrills, and you never know how it might turn out. At the end of it, I was ready to read more, and find out how the folks in silo 17 are doing. Maybe I'll get my wish. Maybe we'll find out about silo 1 one of these days. I would like to.
Wool is definitely worth reading, but anyone who's read my recent reviews knows my opinion already. It's not a letdown that, say, Mockingjay was. For its super-cheap Kindle price alone it's worth checking out. Have I convinced you yet?
beentsy's review
5.0
Glad to be done this series so I can finally start going to sleep at a decent time and not reading 'just a little bit more!'
I really enjoyed this series and am so glad I stumbled across it.
I really enjoyed this series and am so glad I stumbled across it.
yatosuz's review
5.0
Very good ending to a very good post-apocalyptic series. Well written. Character driven. Tight storyline. Terrific world development. I look forward to reading more by Howey.
treetrnk's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0