Me @ the first section: nice
Me @ the next few sections: ok a bit slow but nice
Me @ the last section: uh

Wool is a page turner with a stellar opening. The first portion was self published independently and I'm not surprised that the people clamoured for more. I'm also not surprised that it's been further picked up for a tv show (I saw the pilot before reading the book, haven't seen more yet).

I'm glad I read the book and saw the concept play out. What can I say - I'm a sucker for vertical Snowpiercer.

But the omnibus started losing me about 80% through. I like my sci fi focused on social commentary and dialed as far away from blockbuster action vibes as possible. I don't care when the side characters that our main character cares about die in a showdown that serves the plot filler. I don't care when our villain gets his comeuppance, when the main characters finally kiss, where the tone of the sequel is set in the next few pages to the point where you can hear the triumphant string soundtrack. This tone shift from the bleak and mysterious opening left me unsatisfied and staying up late reading low reviews. I agreed with a lot of them.

I'm not sure whether to continue with the series or with the tv show. The show pilot raised interesting ideas about reproductive control that I was disappointed to not see in the book. I'm not sure if I would have enjoyed the book more had I not seen that first episode.

Recommended if you too enjoy the idea of vertical Snowpiercer, like your doomsday books featuring a female protagonist (who, not to be that person, was surprisingly frequently naked), and are ok with plots with unambiguous morality.