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Violence
A lot
Deaths by execution (cleaning); violence in the silo's uprising; the horror of the world outside
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild; adult relationships; nothing explicit
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Very strong; the mechanism by which a society maintains its own imprisonment; the moment when the truth about the world becomes visible; what happens to people who know too much; the architecture of a contained society
What this book is about
Hugh Howey's Wool began as a self-published short story that became a phenomenon. The Omnibus collects all five parts: thousands of people live in a buried silo, the outside world is toxic, and the only punishment for major crimes is being sent outside in a wool suit to clean the external sensors before dying. Juliette, a down-silo mechanic, uncovers the lie at the heart of everything. Howey builds a world with the logic and claustrophobia of the best science fiction and a mystery at its center that will not let you stop reading.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Execution depicted as social control
Moderate violence in an uprising
Revelation of a society built on a lie
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