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ceryni's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death
emilystewart's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Animal death
lauragracel's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and War
kirchnerkd's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Sexism and Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Genocide, and Excrement
kylieqrada's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Finally got up the courage to finish this one off!!!! It deals with one of my greatest fears, which is being alone, and I was not in the mental space to handle it there for a while. This is a solid continuation from the first book; it's actually a prequel that catches up with the timeline of Wool by the end. A lot of interesting political commentary and some deep psychological stuff in there too!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty and Blood
sophie1_xox's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence
hazelmort's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A great continuation of the silo series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Genocide
beehives's review against another edition
dark
tense
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
In comparison to the first book in the series (Wool), this book focuses more on the political processes before and during the events of Wool, which might be boring to people who signed on for the science fiction action of the first book but more interesting to people wondering "how did this even happen? how did we get here?". You'll see some familiar characters pop up with a different perspective - some more removed and others more intimate - as well as plenty of new characters. My biggest complaints: so many male characters and a less coherent switch between POVs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Animal death
finn_vibing's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
readerette's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Not as strong as Wool, but a fascinating prequel and alternate perspective to that book. It feels a bit darker to me since the subject matter is the people who built the silos and why (and none of it's good, just in case you were thinking it might be).
I was immersed, but found myself wishing that it didn't take so long for the details of the truth to emerge, since the general strokes of where it was going were clear early on. I didn't find Donald a particularly sympathetic character, either, which might be intentional but also somewhat reduced my engagement compared to how I felt with the characters in the first book.
I was immersed, but found myself wishing that it didn't take so long for the details of the truth to emerge, since the general strokes of where it was going were clear early on. I didn't find Donald a particularly sympathetic character, either, which might be intentional but also somewhat reduced my engagement compared to how I felt with the characters in the first book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic