He is so good at evoking the atmosphere of his dystopian world I just hope he’s as good at wrapping it all up in Dust, the final book in the series. Howey is terrific when it comes to making small details important and writing entire chapters that keep you entranced even when they aren’t about much at all.
Howey’s main themes appear to be freedom, how much we really have of it and whether we all can turn to evil (or at least actions we never thought ourselves capable of) if given the right set of circumstances.
The second book in Hugh Howey’s series, but a prequel leading up to and incorporating some of the unseen events of Wool, Shift is long but well written and full of interesting characters. I said this in my review of Wool but if you are looking for a complete story in one book, then this isn’t for you. *First published on Goodreads 13 July 2013 I don’t think anybody would regret taking the time to read this novel, even if this genre isn’t necessarily your normal cup of tea. In order for that to happen I think you will need to read the next two instalments – at least I’m hoping that the next two instalments tie up unanswered questions. Don’t expect to get to the end and have an “Aha!” moment. Perhaps the one downfall of this novel is that it isn’t its own complete story. Howey is a terrific writer, easy to read and only occasionally getting obsessed with particular words. In the meantime, Howey lets a variety of other characters take the lead for a while and shows what seem like small moments but which turn into large moments upon reflection and later events. This is Juliette’s story (as the cover tells you) but it does take a while until we are introduced to her. Hugh Howey has created an interesting dystopia and populated it with interesting characters (although I feel he struggles a little with making his antagonists complex rather than one-dimensional). Follow me on Twitter My Tweets Tags 2 Stars 2.5 Stars 3 Stars 4 stars 5 Stars A Book About Writing Adaptation Advice Amazon Australian Author Australian Fiction Author Black Spot Blog Post Book Book Review Books Chapter One Character Characters Death Development Dialogue Diary Dictionary Editing Employment Enemies Closer English Family Fiction Genre Goodreads Growth History Ideas Inspiration Job Liberty's Secret LinkedIn Marketing Master's Non-Fiction Novel Plot Poems Poetry Poets Practise Project December Project January Project October Publishing Reading Romance Rules Sequel Short Story Sisters Song Lyrics Spelling Stereotypes Study Text Prize Tips Top Ten Trine University Word Count Work Writer Writers Writing Writing Journal Young Adult Archives
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