Much of the story is told from the point of view of Donald Keene, a young congressman from Georgia who, under the thumb of the elder senator from Georgia, Paul Thurman, gets pulled into the silo project without fully understanding what it is. We also learn the way in which the silos were run following the devastation of the planet. In Shift, we go back in time to 2049 to learn what happened before the silos were built, and how and why they were constructed. She also wants to bring her new friends over to Silo 18, if she can figure out a safe way to do so. She begins her tenure determined to pull the “wool” from over everyone’s eyes and tell them about the other silos. Her boyfriend, Lukas, is now the head of IT at 18, and convinces Jules to become the new mayor. There, she gets to know the very small group of inhabitants, and is eager to help them share the resources of Silo 18, to whence she returns. At the end of Wool, Juliette (“Jules”) Nichols, age 34, had been “banished” from the silo, and managed, improbably, not only to survive the outside, but to make her way to a neighboring silo, #17. Only the residents of Number One and two designated IT Department workers in each other silo know that there are silos in existence beyond their own. Originally there were fifty silos, including one “administrative” silo, Number One.
Wool is an adult post-apocalyptic dystopia about a world in the future in which the population lives in underground silos following nuclear detonations that destroyed the outside world. Shift and Dust continue the excellent story that begins with Wool (see my review, here). Avoid all spoilers by skipping down to Discussion and Evaluation. You might know I do not DNF almost ever, but this time I was buddy-reading this with my mom.Note: There will be some spoilers for Wool, Book One of this saga some spoilers which are marked and have warnings for Shift, Book Two but none for Dust, the conclusion of The Silo Series. I actually have a pretty good reason for that. Now you will say, Evelina, dear friend, WHY DID YOU NOT DNF?
I could have saved so much more time (and brain cells) if that was just given to me in like 10 pages. Alright, I’ll give you that – there is the backstory. Half of it was a retelling of what happened in the first book, half told stuff about a guy I honestly don’t care to hear about, and intermingled in between all of that, there was maybe a little bit about how or why the silos were actually built. I know it will not remain in my mind at all, because, well, pretty much nothing happened. Unfortunately, I can’t find much more to say about this book. Shift though? What happens to the guy is so depressing, that if you have any empathy at all, like even the amount sea critters have, you will probably get sorely depressed from just touching the book, much less reading it. But it’s also uplifting in a way, cause they keep fighting. Second – okay, the first book is quite depressing. If I had to compare it with Wool, well, first of all, the main character is such a wimp that you can’t even. But it’s not just that! The plot dragged and dragged and dragged… I can’t think of a book that has tortured me quite so lately. Part of it was that it was a sequel to a mind-blowing book. This book has many very unfortunate factors that made me hate it.
In fact, if that book had been a game, I would have rage quit. I don’t really know where to begin with this book, or frankly – IF I should begin at all, cause you can see I just gave it 1 star, which I pretty much never do, so you must be getting the vibe that not only did this book not satisfy me, it probably even enraged me. So am I surprised that Shift wasn’t really a charming sequel to Wool? So basically, I think we can draw the conclusion that you pretty much have to be J.K. In fact, please carry on in the comments! I would really love to find out what sequel drove you mad. (The sequel to Blood Red Road, Metro 2034…)Īnd I am sure you can carry on with this list to eternity. It is truly a sorry affair that most sequels just do not turn out right. Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository
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