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A young friend of mine told me numerous times that I should read Wool, so I finally decided to trust her and go with it. Lucky for me, it was available for free on Kindle Unlimited, so it was easy to access when I made the decision to get started!
The first 15% or so I was unsure where it was going. You could say this is a spoiler, but it happens all at the beginning, so it’s not too bad: several people die right up front. And it felt like they were going to be the protagonists. But no. And I thought the twist would go one way but it was the opposite of what it seemed. So I really just had no idea where the book was going. And why in the world is it named Wool? But I kept on, and my perseverance paid off. Before I got halfway through, I was hooked, and it was hard to put down. That was unfortunate for my sleep because it kept me up late a few nights. And it’s almost 600 pages long.
The short summary is this: a lot of people are living inside a huge underground silo, which has been self-sufficient for probably a couple hundred years. The outside is so toxic that it’s forbidden to even speak of it. Those who hope things have changed and express a hope to go out get sent outside the silo. And there they die.
When the sheriff decides to go outside, a replacement is needed. The mayor and the deputy choose a young woman from far, far below in the silo, a skilled mechanic. Juliette isn’t interested in coming up to the uppermost levels and becoming law enforcement, but she is persuaded to do it. Then she discovers a conspiracy, and suddenly her life is in danger as well.
I’ll stop there, just saying it is a page-turner, as I already mentioned. The author has written more books in the series, and I may or may not come back to them, but the nice thing is that this story gets wrapped up. I don’t know if I was up for having to read three 600-page books in a row.
So, thanks to my friend, I can now recommend Wool to you. (FYI: Apple TV has also made a TV series out of it.)
Rated: High. (This is a fairly lengthy book, and the strong language is concentrated in about two or three places, so for much of the book, it really feels either like a mild or moderate.) Profanity includes 13 uses of strong language, about 30 instances of moderate profanity, around 75 uses of mild language, and about 15 instances of the name of Deity in vain. Sexual content is minimal; there are several instances of kissing, and a mention of sex. Violence includes a “war” that takes place for a few weeks in a large indoor setting, with people using guns, bombs, and other implements, and people are killed and badly injured. There are some descriptions of the deaths and injuries, and a fair amount of blood.
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