A review by ped_xing
Dust by Hugh Howey
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
After loving "Wool" and "Shift", I was surprised at how ultimately disappointing this conclusion was. It was still an enjoyable read, and I'd still recommend the trilogy as a whole, but I can't help but feeling it was a bit of a let down after the first two books in the series.
To some extent, this felt like it suffered from the Game of Thrones effect - the first two books introduce so many characters with competing motives and so many interesting sub-plots and layers to the main plot, that you figure that it must be building towards some shocking conclusion that ties it all together or challenges your expectations.
In the end, I felt like the plot in this final novel was disappointingly predictable and straight forward, that many of the characters didn't receive satisftying conclusions, and that it leaned too heavily on deus ex machina to wrap up major unresolved questions about the world from the first two novels.
To some extent, this felt like it suffered from the Game of Thrones effect - the first two books introduce so many characters with competing motives and so many interesting sub-plots and layers to the main plot, that you figure that it must be building towards some shocking conclusion that ties it all together or challenges your expectations.
In the end, I felt like the plot in this final novel was disappointingly predictable and straight forward, that many of the characters didn't receive satisftying conclusions, and that it leaned too heavily on deus ex machina to wrap up major unresolved questions about the world from the first two novels.