Shift - Sibi Books

No cover — Hugh Howey, Hugh Howey (duplicate): Shift (2020, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)

576 pages

English language

Published Jan. 6, 2020 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

ISBN:: 978-0-358-44794-8

View on OpenLibrary

(2 reviews)

4 editions

norb reviewed Shift by Hugh Howey

Shifted My Expectations

4 stars

Content warning Yar there be spoilers here (not specific plot points but overall story things)

Yes I am very clever for that title.

Great follow up to Wool. Didn’t go where I thought it would - but glad Howey did what he did.

The edition I have had a nice afterword from the author and I appreciated the insight to his thought process for the plot.

I liked going back to see how it all ended up (or started?) where it did in Wool. Getting Solo’s story was fantastic. Finding out why the silos were made (fanatics!! Who’da think? Yes I’m being sarcastic there) was a good choice as well.

Looking forward to the rest of Juliette’s story. Interested to see if/when she meets Donald.

bigethan@sfba.club reviewed Shift by Hugh Howey (Silo, #2)

Adds depth to the plotline

4 stars

It's hard to say too much about this series without spoiling various plot twists and discoveries. Of which there are many.

This book feels like a great setup for the final book. It introduces more knowns, and unknowns, into the state of the world. It's a longer term view of the situation compared to the first book, which is critical backstory, but means less of that "discover the world through Juliettes eyes" thrill from the first book. Also, I wish I hadn't waited as long after reading the first book, there are some specific details that carry over and aren't re-contextualized.

Very much looking forward to the third book.