Review: Thought provoking Woolverse expansion
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2013
Michael Bunker has written an excellent fanfic expansion to Hugh Howey's Woolverse.  I think what I liked most about this book is how deep it is (down-deep, if you will).  Almost everything is layered in multiple meaning and interpretation.  I think I saw another review that commented on the double meaning of the title.  But I also found the whole concept of how the Leah, the main character, is essentially self publishing to be a life metaphor for people like Bunker and Howey as they work against the tightly controlled publishing world through self publishing.  The concept of Samizdat, which Bunker explains in the prologue, is what these authors are doing - a form of dissent in publishing.But lest you think things are too deep to just enjoy the read, I would say that you can also just read this as an enjoyable story.  If you liked Wool, then you definitely will enjoy Refuse.  Even if you haven't yet taken the plunge into the Woolverse, I thought this series could stand on its own.  I'm looking forward to reading the next two books in the series.