Hugh Howey is a master of suspense and as a result I found this book hard to read — it’s clear things are off the rails and characters I care about are going to get harmed (another Howey trademark it seems), but you just have to keep on marching through. As a result I found…
Tag: isolation
Shift
This is the second book in the Silo series, following on the Wool, which I recently read. I think to a certain extend this book is better than the first one — I certainly found it compelling. An excellent read that explains how the universe described in Wool came to be, but yet also sets…
Wool
Chet bought me this book and demanded I read it, and honestly that was a good call. The book reminds me a bit of Oryx and Crake, but perhaps that’s unfair given I read that one eight years ago and have probably forgotten some important details. The book is well paced and engaging. Despite being…
Camouflage
This is a book about two shape changing beings living through their centuries on Earth. It mostly follows on of them, but the other is important to the plot as well. Once again its an enjoyable read like many of Haldeman’s other books. Similarly to other books it also explores what it is like to…