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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
When compared to 1984 and A Brave New World, this dystopian tale is a let down.
Superior to Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" in nearly every respect. My favorite of the classic dystopian novels.
Una distopia que, junto a 1984 y un mundo feliz, se disfruta bastante si eres fan de este género.
El autor crea un mundo bastante duro, en el cual prácticamente se ha eliminado el sentido de la individualidad y ha sido reemplazado por una colectividad.
A través del libro, vemos como el protagonista va cuestionandose el orden establecido y que es lo que hay más allá del mismo.
Para ser sincero, hubo momentos en los cuales me perdí ya que el protagonista /narrador se explayaba mucho en sus explicaciones. Por ello tuve que regresar algunas páginas para poder retomar la lectura.
Sin embargo, la lectura se disfruta mucho y no puedes evitar questionarte algunos conceptos dentro de la misma sociedad.
El autor crea un mundo bastante duro, en el cual prácticamente se ha eliminado el sentido de la individualidad y ha sido reemplazado por una colectividad.
A través del libro, vemos como el protagonista va cuestionandose el orden establecido y que es lo que hay más allá del mismo.
Para ser sincero, hubo momentos en los cuales me perdí ya que el protagonista /narrador se explayaba mucho en sus explicaciones. Por ello tuve que regresar algunas páginas para poder retomar la lectura.
Sin embargo, la lectura se disfruta mucho y no puedes evitar questionarte algunos conceptos dentro de la misma sociedad.
dark
tense
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:
Yes
A surprisingly funny book! It's also a fascinating turn of usual dystopian novels where the protagonist is the instigator of revolution. In this book the protagonist is a happy tool of the State, and things take a noirish turn after that! Very cool!
Dit was er voor 1984 en Brave new world, en heeft een even donkere toekomstvisie... Doordat het boek het dagboek is van het hoofpersonage in een wereld waar berekeningen, orde en de rede het hoogste goed vormen, is het taalgebruik er ook naar. Dit maakt de leeservaring iets minder aangenaam... Anderzijds zal het wel niet de bedoeling geweest zijn van de auteur om er een aangenaam boek van te maken.
This was probably the least enjoyable book I've ever read, which is surprising because I really expected to love it.
dark
reflective
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:
Complicated
When they said this book influenced George Orwell’s 1984, I didn’t realize exactly how much that meant. 1984 is basically a modern rewrite of We. At some points it felt verbatim. However, that didn’t bother me too much since I enjoyed 1984 and this book as well and think them to both be historically and culturally significant. Both are relevant to today.
This book had me interested from the get go but the episodic nature of the passages were at times difficult to follow. I found my interest waning at certain parts because of this. Additionally the language the author/translator used was fascinating but occasionally exacerbated the hard to understand gaps and make it more difficult to remember what had happened when I would pick up the book. The statements this book made were what kept me going and overall I am happy I completed this novel.
Also incidentally kept up my Hunger Games reading as the narrator of this novel was one of the actors in the Hunger Games trilogy. Toby Jones had played Claudius Templesmith, the commentator for the games.
Also incidentally kept up my Hunger Games reading as the narrator of this novel was one of the actors in the Hunger Games trilogy. Toby Jones had played Claudius Templesmith, the commentator for the games.