Review: He's done it again
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2013
Michael Bunker is a master storyteller, even crafting a story in the form of a letter with no dialogue. The Letter is his way of getting back into the Silo, however briefly, with a letter from a man to his wife as he sits in a jail cell ready to clean.Along the way in the letter, we learn about the small things -- the details that we all remember about the love of our lives -- the feelings we felt eating a romantic meal or the gestures of everyday life. I felt the love he had for his wife, but also his desire to matter. Simply living wasn't enough. By the end, the reader could feel the need to BE and to matter to the world. Being a resident of the silo wasn't good enough -- he needed to know that he was more than that. He needed to know what was outside and the letter was also a statement that he mattered. He mattered to his wife, just as a longtime friend, Cato, mattered to him before.Mr. Bunker crafted a touching tribute, not just to fans of Hugh Howey's WOOL series, but to anyone who has ever loved, who has been loved, and who wants to be remembered -- to matter.Wonderful job, again, Mr. Bunker.