2.68k reviews for:

We

Yevgeny Zamyatin

3.73 AVERAGE

xavjac's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ioleari's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

veruskal's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lieutenant_leaf's review against another edition

2.5

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jmh2015's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark tense slow-paced

gijst's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

snarkhunting's review against another edition

4.75

dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

coysests's review against another edition

3.0

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Even though 1984 was inspired by this I didn't really find any significant connection between We and Orwell's work so I can safely say he ain't no plagiarist.

Matematics meets dystopian/utopian setting (there isn't a difference between the two anyways). We is unlike 1984, but similar to something like Brave New World or Fahrenheit 451 because of the overall theme of happiness. But this isn't your regular happiness, this is advanced happiness (now with math). Can true happiness and true freedom exist? Are revolutions really an infinite process? Can happiness be forced? These are just some of the questions We poses (and answers, kinda). A question you can answer for yourself if you've read 1984, though, is "Do women always drive/fuck up the plot in dystopian novels?" Pretty much.

vincend's review against another edition

4.0

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Definitiv eine meiner Lieblings Dystopie Erzählung und man erkennt auf jeden Fall viele Parallelen zu später erscheinenden wie 1984, etc.. Persönlich ansprechend empfand ich es insbesondere daher, da die Werte auf der die Welt von D-503 aufgebaut sind mir auch schon durch den Kopf gegangen sind, wenn auch natürlich nicht in diesem Ausmaß.

Größtes Manko für mich war aber das doch sehr häufige und im meinen Augen teils Sinnfreie Mathe Name-Droping aber vielleicht ist das in dieser Welt auch nötig. Dafür hat mir es aber das Ende besonders angetan.

ccaroluna's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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