haven't blogged in awhile, but i just wanted to say that the Wool series by Hugh Howey is fantastic! it started as a series of short stories (they get longer with each sequel) on a dystopian world in which a small colony has survived a catastrophic event, and they now live in an underground silo where social, political controls are maintained by an insiduous man who uses technology to wield his power. the outside world is taboo and anyone caught for treason is banished outside where they die from suits made by the rulers of the silo specifically engineered to asphyxiate the wearer.

i only remember reading a few books that were as heart-palpitating as this:

special topics in calamity physics by marissa pessl
the eyre affair by jasper fforde
to kill a mockingbird by harper lee

it makes me happy to stumble across such a gem. unfortunately i think you will only find it on kindle! i think physical copies are scarce (the author is self-published), may not be sold in singapore. i wonder if i'm getting sick of political themes (constantly reading dystopian novels). sometimes i think i would like to read something about romance, or loss, something more rooted in the real world as it stands today but i'm afraid i think