Review: Underground story-telling at it's finest
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 10, 2013
First off, this was an excellent addition to the growing collection of Silo Stories inspired by, and set in, Hugh Howey's world of WOOL. Being a fan of WOOL, I find I can't get enough of these little side jaunts into other areas of the Silo.With that said, I felt an instant kinship to this particular story through the main character, Leah who loves the written word so much that she'd risk it all to follow her passion. She believes that ideas shouldn't be censored and is willing to go to great lengths to see that the tradition of writing those ideas down, continues. She is a picker - that's a person who sorts through the massive amounts of trash the silo creates and separates it for recycling. As as a result she has the perfect opportunity to spirit away the bits she needs to make her own paper. Mr. Bunker does an amazing job of describing this process, which is absolutely fascinating. The author also does a wonderful job of drawing the parallel between the rules imposed in a closed society like the Silo and censorship throughout history.If you love the written word, whether writing it or reading it, then you'll love this story of underground story-telling.I'm hooked and can hardly wait for the next installment!