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Shift by Hugh Howey

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forestghouls's review against another edition

slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

I didn’t like it as much as “Wool”. It definitely suffers from Second Book Syndrome. Although I thought the story about Solo was interesting, I don’t think it added much to the book overall. I wanted to learn more about the Silos, the purpose, and Donald’s reason for existing and his character development/ goals. Instead, the ending was padded with a backstory of a character seen at the end of the first book. I understand he could come back in the next book, but I think Donald’s story was more important for this one.

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ella_bibliophile_98's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Went deeper into the reason behind the silo in book 2 which is interesting but also hard to follow at times due to the introduction of a few new characters

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was disappointed by this after the strong start of Wool and think it suffers from "middle book syndrome". The political machinations and world building are excellent, as they were in Wool, but there are too few characters for such a long book, and sorely lacking in female characters.

A large part of the book focuses on a character and story we knew a lot about from Wool, and that I didn't need to know any more about. Cutting that entire section would have made for a much better and easier read, rather than slogging through decades of grief.

The time span of the book is hard to comprehend but generally well managed, although I did a lot of checking back to Wool when I had forgotten character names and Silo numbers. You don't want too much of a gap before reading Shift after Wool!

Shift has definitely got me excited for the third book, Dust, and I'm still so invested in the characters and plot. How on earth will this end?!

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