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An excellent dystopian novel that helped inspire Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World. WE was written in 1921 and is set in the 26th century in a city called One State. In One State there is no such thing as personal identity or freedom. People no longer have names and instead are called by an alphanumeric identifier. There are lots of themes running through the book such as personal freedom vs. the common good. It's a very thought provoking story.

bwood95's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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4.0

I finally got to read the remaining novel of the classic dystopian trifecta "Brave New World, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "We". This is a nicely written, visionary, and insightful novel that was written in Russia in 1922, after the Bolshevik Revolution, and banned from publication there until 1988! The writing uses creative and compelling imagery as it tells the tale of a Utopian society of the future where happiness mandated and not a choice. It creatively weighs the tension between technology and humanity, and offers wisdom related to the dangers of having one without the other. Though not published in Russia, it was published in 1924 in New York, and as can be seen, was influential to both Huxley and Orwell in their classic works mentioned above. This one was worth the searching and waiting to get to read, i recommend reading it to complete the dystopian trifecta.

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3.0

UKUPNA OCENA ★★★✫ 3.5/5
1. Ideja ★★★★ 4
2. Priča ★★★ 3
3. Stil ★★✫ 2.5

UTISAK - Preteča Vrlog novog sveta i 1984. Distopijsko društvo gde postoji samo kolektivno "MI" i gde nema individualnosti. Društvo gde su svi srećni jer nema želja, sažaljenja ili ljubavi... Stil pisanja mi nije legao ali poruka i kraj knjige dovoljno nateraju čitaoca na razmišljanje.

kattbiff's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

margot14's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

manoushp109's review against another edition

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3.5

read for my russian modernism class: i personally don’t love dystopias but i thought this was an interesting read. def got bored even tho it’s pretty short. no idea what was happening throughout the last like 35 pages

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