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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
The further away from this book I get, the more I appreciate it. It also somehow added more depth to a movie created 100 years after its publishing (The Platform 2) that I initially did not care for.
adventurous
dark
emotional
4.5 stars
Orwell...you're...shameless.
Zamyatin...so...many...ellipses!
Orwell...you're...shameless.
Zamyatin...so...many...ellipses!
Bon finalement je DNF, je n'ai pas réussi à passer au-dessus des remarques racistes et de la misogynie du livre. En 2025 flemme de me forcer
still processing what i just read. updated review to come when i’m done.
Really phenomenal work. This idea of perceiving your “soul” and individuality as an illness is what captured my attention, but the vast themes covered in a short 260 pages really excited me. WE is a lesson on the beautifully sinful nature of humanity, the irrationality of love and emotion. and how dogma can disillusion us from our nature.
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
really neat, especially considering its age. hilarious. a bit awkward to follow at parts but that also might be down to translation. lots of fun material
"But this is not your fault – you are sick. The name of this sickness is IMAGINATION. It is a worm that gnaws out black lines on the forehead. It is a fever that drives you to escape ever farther, even if this 'farther' begins where happiness ends. This is the last barricade on our way to happiness... You are perfect. You are machinelike...Long live the One State! Long live the Benefactor!"
A haunting and harrowing depiction of life without a soul. One aspect of this book that I found most compelling was D-503's desperation to remain a cog, to not be swayed by human desire, despite the fullness of emotion that I-330 brought into his life. It's a disturbing but realistic portrayal of the struggle to break out of group-think and discover truth. There is comfort in ignorance, but without truth there is no freedom. Several times, D-503 describes "unfreedom" as the ultimate happiness, because everything is rational, everything is controlled. However, it's clear throughout the novel that these are empty words, and the reality of happiness as a part of human existence and a notch on the spectrum of human emotion is a world so foreign to him yet innately desired. As the demand for conformity becomes even more extreme, it becomes clear to D-503 that if unfreedom is restoration, he would rather choose destruction.
"I walked alone. I saw it clearly: everyone was saved, but there was no salvation for me. I did not want salvation...
D-503 was not allowed a choice. I fear a world in which the same is true for us.
A haunting and harrowing depiction of life without a soul. One aspect of this book that I found most compelling was D-503's desperation to remain a cog, to not be swayed by human desire, despite the fullness of emotion that I-330 brought into his life. It's a disturbing but realistic portrayal of the struggle to break out of group-think and discover truth. There is comfort in ignorance, but without truth there is no freedom. Several times, D-503 describes "unfreedom" as the ultimate happiness, because everything is rational, everything is controlled. However, it's clear throughout the novel that these are empty words, and the reality of happiness as a part of human existence and a notch on the spectrum of human emotion is a world so foreign to him yet innately desired. As the demand for conformity becomes even more extreme, it becomes clear to D-503 that if unfreedom is restoration, he would rather choose destruction.
"I walked alone. I saw it clearly: everyone was saved, but there was no salvation for me. I did not want salvation...
D-503 was not allowed a choice. I fear a world in which the same is true for us.
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes