Wool Omnibus Edition [Kindle in Motion] (Silo series Book 1) Kindle Edition

Like most people, when I start a series, I refrain from buying every book in the series and start with just the first in case I don't like it. Well, this was one of the first times I bought the rest of the series before I was even half-way through the book... Wool immediately had me hooked, Hugh knows how to start a story. From the killer first sentence, to the beautifully tragic first part, to the curious world he slowly revealed, this book was the definition of a page-turner.Oh, and this book gave me another "first:" Never before have I enjoyed a book MORE after I was finished. But I was reading more about Hugh, specifically the last 10 pages when he spoke right to the reader, and those 10 pages raised this book from "That was a great book" to "I freaking loved that book!" Typically I don't like authors spoon-feeding me the message or lesson from their story, but in this case, it helped to know what inspired Hugh to write this book. I loved hearing him compare the story of Wool to the current events of our world and describe human's natural instinct to seek comfort in storytelling about the unknown frontiers of our existence. I had never thought about this before, but upon reflection, I realized that 14 of the last 15 books that I've read were, in fact, post-apocalyptic! Hugh, you hit the nail on the head. And his genuine gratitude to his fans for pushing a novelette to become an entire series was heartfelt and inspiring.Anyways, about the book. Needless to say, I'm pumped to jump into the next couple of books. The mysterious and unique world that this story exists in was absolutely fascinating. Hugh slowly reveals more and more about the weird existence that our characters exist in, and the more I learned, the more invested I became. (Though I learned early on not to get too attached to characters, Hugh is no stranger to creating the reality which is that there isn't always a happy ending.)It's hard to describe how this book made me feel: claustrophobic, intrigued, angry, curious, enlightened... It was brilliant how we learned about the reality of the world alongside characters who were just as ignorant as us. And I loved the short chapters as we jumped between 3 simultaneous stories. It was fast-paced and always left me eager to get to the next chapter.I'm really excited to learn more about the humanity of this story. Wool set the tone for the interesting conversation about what humans will do to survive even if it means lying and killing. Are we responsible for the decisions our ancestors made for us? Or is today ours to do as we wish? What is free will? Does humanity choose wrong eventually when left to make their own decisions?I highly recommend this book, and probably the series. It didn't feel like 600 pages and I'm excited to keep going into the series and learn what happens.

Like most people, when I start a series, I refrain from buying every book in the series and start with just the first in case I don't like it. Well, this was one of the first times I bought the rest of the series before I was even half-way through the book... Wool immediately had me hooked, Hugh knows how to start a story. From the killer first sentence, to the beautifully tragic first part, to the curious world he slowly revealed, this book was the definition of a page-turner.Oh, and this book gave me another "first:" Never before have I enjoyed a book MORE after I was finished. But I was reading more about Hugh, specifically the last 10 pages when he spoke right to the reader, and those 10 pages raised this book from "That was a great book" to "I freaking loved that book!" Typically I don't like authors spoon-feeding me the message or lesson from their story, but in this case, it helped to know what inspired Hugh to write this book. I loved hearing him compare the story of Wool to the current events of our world and describe human's natural instinct to seek comfort in storytelling about the unknown frontiers of our existence. I had never thought about this before, but upon reflection, I realized that 14 of the last 15 books that I've read were, in fact, post-apocalyptic! Hugh, you hit the nail on the head. And his genuine gratitude to his fans for pushing a novelette to become an entire series was heartfelt and inspiring.Anyways, about the book. Needless to say, I'm pumped to jump into the next couple of books. The mysterious and unique world that this story exists in was absolutely fascinating. Hugh slowly reveals more and more about the weird existence that our characters exist in, and the more I learned, the more invested I became. (Though I learned early on not to get too attached to characters, Hugh is no stranger to creating the reality which is that there isn't always a happy ending.)It's hard to describe how this book made me feel: claustrophobic, intrigued, angry, curious, enlightened... It was brilliant how we learned about the reality of the world alongside characters who were just as ignorant as us. And I loved the short chapters as we jumped between 3 simultaneous stories. It was fast-paced and always left me eager to get to the next chapter.I'm really excited to learn more about the humanity of this story. Wool set the tone for the interesting conversation about what humans will do to survive even if it means lying and killing. Are we responsible for the decisions our ancestors made for us? Or is today ours to do as we wish? What is free will? Does humanity choose wrong eventually when left to make their own decisions?I highly recommend this book, and probably the series. It didn't feel like 600 pages and I'm excited to keep going into the series and learn what happens.

I hate finding a great book after a TV series has been made-I feel like it often can sway what my mind would come up with on its own but despite watching the show before reading the first book I still ended up flying through Wool. The show does an incredible job of visually representing what I might dream up with on my own. I never would have even heard of the books if Apple had not created the TV series, so I'm grateful all the same for finding this gem. The TV series is about the first half of the book and then its all new material in the pages from there. I already have purchased the other two books of this series and am so excited-I just put down Wool last night and have Shift ready to go. I always find it interesting when a male author speaks through a female character but I loved Jules. I connected with her strength and determination, her stubbornness. I find myself reading post-apocalyptic books and this one did not let me down! I high recommend and will be telling friends and family to read Wool! -Josie

As perhaps one of the few people not to have seen The Silo on TV, I came to the book with a completely open mind. Currently feeling like my working life is some weird dystopian mess, I wanted something properly hellish to pull me out of it.Wool delivers on that pretty well. Unfortunately for me, it also delivers up some of the same characters I find in my soon-to-be-ex colleagues. Bit of a busman’s holiday, but without the actual murder. I digress.It would be hard to explain what kept me so gripped from about a third of the way through the book without serving up spoilers. While there are some things that feel a little too neat, our protagonist, Juliette, is well-drawn and convincing.The rivalries between sectors of the silo, as well as their relative importance to the success of the ecosystem, should be familiar to anyone who has worked in a corporate environment, as well as observers of our wider society.Published in 2013, it’s nice to see an absence of AI overlords or abuse, despite the book being set ostensibly hundreds of years in the future. For all that the IT department represents the ruling class, this is a world in greater balance than our own in some respects, which makes it easier to draw parallels.Overall, a satisfying read, that raises some interesting questions.

Enjoyed the book quite a lot. Picked it up after watching the show Silo. I enjoyed the plot, intrigue and the suspense in the book. But I feel the world Building could have been better, if not for the TV series, I wouldn’t have understood the world of Silo.

Good first book. Looking forward to reading book 2. Apple Tv series does good too. Bioscience book will be good.

Loved it! Many “Aha” moments. But the mechanics of scene build ups can be a bit tedious. Otw an amazing read.

As is usual, the actual story differs a fair bit from what I've seen of the TV series so far - only 3 episodes, though, so I'm reserving judgement. This first instalment was originally called 'Wool', and I still don't know why, unless it refers to the stuff that gets pulled over one's eyes.The book opens with characters who are not seen again once their stories have been dispensed with, leaving a slowly unfurling chaos in their wake - probably, according to 'the rules' of novel writing, a total no-no, but it really worked for this. The protagonist for the rest of the novel is engineer Juliette Nichols, who works in the 'deep down', keeping the machines running. As often happens with men writing female main characters, she's a man in all but name, but that didn't matter too much, because I liked her well enough so could suspend any disbelief; also, her backstory provides reasons for her somewhat hamstrung emotions. The most vivid characters for me were Walk, an elderly technician, Lukas, who studies the stars., and Jahns, the mayor when the story opens (she was the one I liked the most).The theme of the story, throughout, is the growing sense that the inhabitants of the silo are being lied to about why they are there, what happened to humanity before the silos existed and what's really outside, and that's just for starters. A few who know more are keen to make sure that truths remain hidden; investigating too deeply can be dangerous.It's good. I remained interested throughout and loved the concept of one's whole life being governed by one's place on that never-ending staircase from top to bottom. Look forward to seeing what happens next.