Review: Doesn't stay true to the world of Wool.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2013
I thought it would be fun to read some fan fiction set in the world of Wool and when I saw that the author thought it was great, that made me think it was a sure thing. It wasn't, though.It wasn't a poorly written story at all, and I think it must be very difficult to capture Hugh Howey's gift of description, so I admire the author for writing the story.I could not get past the author taking the liberty of changing some of the core elements of Wool. I understand that each Silo might develop with some distinct differences, but it didn't make any sense that people were frowned upon for not doing their part to bear children. They're not repopulating a planet...it's a silo, and the original books had more than enough people who dearly wanted children. If there was some underlying genetic reason they needed more people procreating, then tell us that (although I don't think I would have swallowed that, either.)The use of email and printing out copies of emails didn't fly.The storyline did take some leaps that I had a hard time following. It felt like there were some gaps. If I wasn't already skeptical because of the issues I mentioned above, I might have been more willing to go along for the ride, but I wasn't.