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Silk
In the future, thousands of people live underwater in self-contained communities called Bio-Cylinders. Such a life requires strict arbitrary laws and capricious female mayors.
Just don’t tell the crazy wench you want to get flushed out into the ocean.
Because that would be really stupid.
Just don’t tell the crazy wench you want to get flushed out into the ocean.
Because that would be really stupid.
22 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 16, 2013
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June 20, 2013
As the name says, it's a parody, so you have to read Wool to understand it. I didn't find it very funny. The wife was a big "Yo Mamma" joke and all of the comedy was making fun of her and her farts. A bit too low-brow for my liking.
June 18, 2013
A parody indeed! I couldn't stop laughing.
A very short, fun story that one might enjoy as long as they have read the book, Wool by Hugh Howey ;) , to understand why it is as funny as it is.
A very short, fun story that one might enjoy as long as they have read the book, Wool by Hugh Howey ;) , to understand why it is as funny as it is.
August 4, 2019
Du meine Güte, Primitivhumor, ca. so witzig wie eine Wurzelbehandlung ohne Betäubung, und insgesamt langweiliger als trocknende Wandfarbe auf Rauhfasertapete. Was der echte Howey daran empfehlenswert findet, kann ich beim besten Willen nicht erkennen.
July 11, 2013
Written as a short-story parody of Hugh Howey's "WOOL", this takes the silo out of the ground & instead under water.
It makes some well deserved cracks regarding elevators & some of the more absurd or questionable parts of the Silo Sagas. But I'm a little disappointed by what is pretty much is an exact copy of the first couple chapters of "WOOL" except with a sarcastic twist & some low-brow versions of the characters.
However, this is just a very, very short story & since it did make me laugh by poking fun at a few of the things I had questioned in the original story, I can overlook the bit of adolescence that comes through.
If you can spare the buck, & you have read "WOOL" & are up for having a laugh at the book's expense, then you should check out "SILK".
It makes some well deserved cracks regarding elevators & some of the more absurd or questionable parts of the Silo Sagas. But I'm a little disappointed by what is pretty much is an exact copy of the first couple chapters of "WOOL" except with a sarcastic twist & some low-brow versions of the characters.
However, this is just a very, very short story & since it did make me laugh by poking fun at a few of the things I had questioned in the original story, I can overlook the bit of adolescence that comes through.
If you can spare the buck, & you have read "WOOL" & are up for having a laugh at the book's expense, then you should check out "SILK".
July 19, 2013
Bought this book because Hugh Howie, the author of "Wool" which this book pokes fun at, mentioned it on his blog. Although it did make me laugh out loud at parts (I want a twinkie too!), I felt it was way too short to be 99 cents.
July 25, 2013
Funny. It is indeed, a parody of Wool. Very amusing. I found it did poke fun at some of the things in Wool. It was a very entertaining and a short read. Yes, the humorous is low brow, part of it's charm.
June 19, 2013
Requires lots of Viagra - this is limp, short and not entertaining. Only funny if you want to laugh at the author.
June 23, 2013
silly and light, a quick read, but a decent parody overall.
June 29, 2013
Funny parody to Wool. Lots of laughs.
July 1, 2013
Very quick read. However, it would not have made any sense at all if I had not read Wool first.
March 20, 2014
I think this is a parody of Hugh Howey's "Wool". I haven't read that yet, so can't really appreciate this.
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