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WOOL Gathering (A Charity Anthology)

WOOL Gathering (A Charity Anthology)

byWJ Davies
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Kimberlie L.
4.0 out of 5 starsA fantastic, sad, and haunting anthology.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 18, 2021
If you are working your way through the Wool universe you definitely want to include this book.

The Last Republican by Ann Christy: ***** I enjoyed this one very much, just as much as the Silo 49 series. It was an extra interesting read with the current events that are happening.

Eight by Thomas Robins: ***** Absolutely loved it. I generally stay away from the woke up cannot remember trope, but this story was worth every second, it is extremely well done. I'm going to check out the author's other Silo stories.

Lost Water by W.J. Davies: ***.5 This was a fantastic story, but I would rather have read it in a different setting. The apple fell a little to far from the tree for me.

The Last Prayer by Lyn Perry: **** Fascinating and sad.

Turning The Earth by Logan Thomas Snyder: ***** This story tore me to pieces.

"I mourned its passing when I reached the end."

Climb by Carol Davis: *** Heartbreaking.

Rattle Of Bones by Fred Shernoff: *** It is very easy to imagine that some in this silo situation would break.

The Sheriff's Son by Will Swardstrom: **** Another heartbreaking story, I could not put it down though. The ugliness of humans never disappears, it just moves to the back for awhile sometimes.

Evelyn's Locket by David Adams: ***** A savage and haunting story, completely unexpected and a fantastic finale to this anthology.
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Kathi K.
3.0 out of 5 starsMeh
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 12, 2022
Most of these stories fit into minimal niches in the Wool universe. As such, they all blend together without being very memorable. Ann Christy's "Last Republican" stands out as an exception. I liked the story of how the new residents of a silo came to settle into their new existence. Unfortunately though its ending was unsatisfying to me; I would have liked to have seen the storyline continue.
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Kimberlie L.
4.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic, sad, and haunting anthology.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 18, 2021
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If you are working your way through the Wool universe you definitely want to include this book.

The Last Republican by Ann Christy: ***** I enjoyed this one very much, just as much as the Silo 49 series. It was an extra interesting read with the current events that are happening.

Eight by Thomas Robins: ***** Absolutely loved it. I generally stay away from the woke up cannot remember trope, but this story was worth every second, it is extremely well done. I'm going to check out the author's other Silo stories.

Lost Water by W.J. Davies: ***.5 This was a fantastic story, but I would rather have read it in a different setting. The apple fell a little to far from the tree for me.

The Last Prayer by Lyn Perry: **** Fascinating and sad.

Turning The Earth by Logan Thomas Snyder: ***** This story tore me to pieces.

"I mourned its passing when I reached the end."

Climb by Carol Davis: *** Heartbreaking.

Rattle Of Bones by Fred Shernoff: *** It is very easy to imagine that some in this silo situation would break.

The Sheriff's Son by Will Swardstrom: **** Another heartbreaking story, I could not put it down though. The ugliness of humans never disappears, it just moves to the back for awhile sometimes.

Evelyn's Locket by David Adams: ***** A savage and haunting story, completely unexpected and a fantastic finale to this anthology.
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Kathi K.
3.0 out of 5 stars Meh
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 12, 2022
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Most of these stories fit into minimal niches in the Wool universe. As such, they all blend together without being very memorable. Ann Christy's "Last Republican" stands out as an exception. I liked the story of how the new residents of a silo came to settle into their new existence. Unfortunately though its ending was unsatisfying to me; I would have liked to have seen the storyline continue.
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Tom the paddler
2.0 out of 5 stars Goes to a good cause
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 22, 2014
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Probably the one redeeming value for this collection is that the funds go to a good cause. As a standalone collection it has some interesting stories and little vignettes. I especially liked the "ghost" story for the implication as to what a post-Silo world would do with the abandoned Silos.

However, and it is a big however, the first story pissed me off for a couple of reasons. "The Last Republican" by Ann Christy might have been an interesting story if being Republican, let alone the last one, actually had anything to do with the plot or the plight of the individual involved. But it doesn't. The entire reason for this story seems to be to demonize the Democratic Party. If anything a better argument could be made that the entire Silo concept was the project of conservative Republicans. "Senator Thurman" from Georgia would hardly be a Democrat and is resonant with Strom Thurmond if anything, hardly a Democrat. And destroying civilizations has lately been a defining trait of Republicans, see: Bush and pre-emptive war, Cheney and torture, et al, etc.

But in reality Howey's original story, while highly political in structure took no ideological sides. The convention was merely The National Convention (neither Democratic nor Republican) and there is no reference to the parties of any of the players.

So Christy's story is both insulting to the intelligence and both the title and ideology of the main character wholly irrelevant to the story itself. The actual plot of the story would work just fine, in fact for me much better, if ideology and political identity had been left out entirely. The Silo stories are not ideological, nor about political identities but about people, their plight and their personal stories.

Thus in my view Christy fails miserably in bringing us what could have been an otherwise interesting vignette by sacrificing credibility to conservative political correctness. It is for this reason, and also because this is the lead story in the anthology which usually sets the tone of the rest of the contents, that I rate this as no more than two stars.

Shame on you Christy, you demean the Silo universe by lowering yourself to scoring cheap political points.
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A. Dorice Cosler
5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend this book!! Superbly wrtten stories that do not disappoint!!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 6, 2014
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From the moment I first read Hugh Howey's original book "WOOL", I was hooked by it's brilliance, and became a life long fan! I also was amazed at his total support of fan fiction, I personally had not been aware of that type of genre avenue. Since then I have read a multitude of books and stories (most all fan fiction) that have transported me back continuously to the underground world of the Silo, and I have enjoyed everyone!
"WOOL Gathering (A Charity Anthology)" is no exception. Each story that is in this amazing book is superb. All are so original and well written and each author introduces the readers to another link in the silo chain, that is the fascinating world of "WOOL"! Please, if you have never delved into the "WOOL" world; do yourself a favor and purchase this book. It is a compilation of individual author's, all inspired by the genius of Hugh Howey: the originator of "WOOL", and all are die hard fans of the Silo series! Best of all, this book is donating all proceeds to the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo; an amazing organization that encourages any, and everyone to write that book that is inside of them, just waiting to be told! A. D.Cosler
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Stefano Scaglione
5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of gems
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 14, 2014
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I started reading the Wool Saga in 2012 and during 2013, waiting for the last volume, Dust, I started reading Wool fanfiction.
In this collection are present most of the authors of the first 'generation' of Wool's fanfic writers, the so called LOOW (League Of Original Woolwriters). They started writing Wool fanfiction months before the Kindle Worlds program.
As I was saying, most of them have donated a short story to this charity anthology.
I enjoyed this antology because every story has its own characteristics, they are based on the Wool universe but at the same time the authors were able to create their own universe, sometimes with small changes, others with more substantial ones.
If you want a deeper insight of each story, read the first review, the one by ChrisF.
If you are a fan of Hugh Howey's original you cannot miss this jewel.
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nooney
5.0 out of 5 stars Silo story lovers don't miss this one!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 30, 2014
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I was hesitant to purchase this since I already read most silo stories out there. Boy, am I glad I did! They were new stories written by true silo authors and I enjoyed each and every one of them. The authors wrote about all types of silo dwellers/workers. It even began to make me think of what kind of story I would write as a mother/widow of 6 children with 15 grandkids and how life would be for me living in the silo environment. So, not only are the stories great but it is all for a good cause. You won't be disappointed if you are a new reader to silo stories (Wool series actually) or an avid reader of them like myself.
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Coco
5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Silo Collection
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2014
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I am unable to say which story is my favorite, I liked them all so much.

I loved Thomas Robins's "Eight", for showing a twist on alcoholism, WJ Davies's "Lost Water" for being a little creepy. Ann Christy's “The Last Republican" was an awesome ‘in the beginning’ story. And Will Swardstrom's "The Sheriff's Son" a poignant story of adolescence in the silo. I shed a tear or two.

All were great. But I really enjoyed the sampling of authors, and appreciated the authors’ notes. I look forward to reading more from all of them.
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Jfurnee
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the donation.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 11, 2014
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I bought this book for 2 reasons. First, I had enjoyed a few of the authors before. Second, I wanted to support the charity. Some stories impressed me more than others because of their edge, passion, characters, or horror. In that order, I congratulate Ann Christy, Logan Thomas Snyder, Carol Davis, and David Adams. Well done.
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Ronald W. Maron
1.0 out of 5 stars Some tales are best left unsaid......
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 17, 2018
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In many numerous ways the modern ‘authors’ have lost their way. The standard for writing that was established over the centuries now seems abandoned or cast by the wayside. Short story production is one of its most battered victims. Edgar Allen Poe and Anton Chekov set the standards which are no longer followed. Characterization, plot, climax, theme, denouement and conclusion were the frameworks for future short story authors. What we have now are a series of fireside chats, cute stories to tell our grandchildren or campfire legends. Gone are the universal themes, the allegorical truths and the gut-wrenching reality that this strict form of writing was meant to represent. This anthology is no exception to the low standards of such betrayals. That being said, the story entitled ‘Climb’ by Carol Davis does meet some of the established standards but the rest of these tales fail miserably and were quickly forgotten by my reading’s end....
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Marcey Reilly
4.0 out of 5 stars These stories make fan fiction no longer a bad word.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 21, 2015
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I gave four stars because of the type errors in some spots.
I like the fact that these stories are unique and not copying the original stories verbatim, like other fan fictions I have read. It makes me want to look up the other stories out there about the silos.
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