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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
Prescient, disorienting, frustrating, extraordinary. Changed the way I think about the current political situation.
Listen to the foreword by Margaret Atwood after finishing the book if you hate spoilers.
Listen to the foreword by Margaret Atwood after finishing the book if you hate spoilers.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Think I need a re-read to absolutely nail the plot, but it is absolutely an under-read classic, and the fingerprints on 1984 et al are large. I enjoyed reading the intro and end notes from the other colossus of dystopia.
Book #5 completed for Book Riot Challenge 2018: "A book of genre fiction in translation"
It was really interesting reading one of the first books written of the dystopian science fiction genre after I had read so many others. A few things were pretty cute, like in this time after the 200 year war, people would still write letters with ink and paper, but overall a great imaginative setting and philosophy. The narrator kind of drove me crazy with his back and forth, but it makes him very human also. Definitely did not end like I expected.
It was really interesting reading one of the first books written of the dystopian science fiction genre after I had read so many others. A few things were pretty cute, like in this time after the 200 year war, people would still write letters with ink and paper, but overall a great imaginative setting and philosophy. The narrator kind of drove me crazy with his back and forth, but it makes him very human also. Definitely did not end like I expected.
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I should've liked this more than I did, considering it's influence on Orwell. Ultimately, I feel like I read it before: a combination of 1984 and Brave New World. This is terribly unfair as this book came first. But 1984 did it better.
Still, totally worth reading as a fan of dystopian fiction.
Still, totally worth reading as a fan of dystopian fiction.
I would never recommend this because the format was odd and as a result, the story itself was hard to follow. However, given how old this book is (almost a century) and how well this science fiction has stood that test of time, I respect it.