Review: How do you review someone's soul?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2014
Hugh Howey once again showcases he amazing talent, by not only writing his story, but placing inside the confines of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. What an amazing piece that shows us a sliver of his soul. How can you review someone's soul?I'll be honest -- I struggled with writing this review, perhaps a bit in the same way that Hugh struggled to write this story. While it is amazing story, a glimpse into the life of someone who was "there" on 9/11, there is a wall the reader has to break through along the way. Whether of not to dive into this difficult tale...but once the reader is fully engaged in the story, there is no turning back. You have to keep reading, if only to find out the devastation of that day and how that fits into this story.Reading Peace in Amber, I myself was transported back to that day, sitting in a radio station about an hour outside of Chicago, wondering when the Sears Tower was going to get hit...if I would see my parents again...what was happening to our world... We're over 12 years away from it, but it still stirs emotions deep within -- emotions I've kept locked away and hidden. Being an hour away from a major city on that day was striking, but I cannot fathom the extent that someone on the ground that day suffered and experienced. Hugh Howey put that on the table for us.Thank you, Hugh. You share so much with your readers and your fans, but I think we all can tell that this one was intensely personal. Thank you for sharing a bit of your soul with us.