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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Clarence brown translation is worse than the Mira Ginsburg translation. I found Clarence's version to be harder to follow and stay with the plot and even general happenings. I'd read (Mira) a few chapters then listen to the Clarence translation for a few and have to re-read them.
My review could be tainted by this, but I will say that this novel has moments of beauty that *might* have been better than Fahrenheit 451 but as a whole was less entertaining but more focused on the actual control aspect of people's lives (arguably Fahrenheit 451 is about different stuff than this book).
I'm glad the book was short.
Where Fahrenheit 451 almost at times becomes cringe or over the top in the message shoving, this book I'd say is much more subtle in some ways. Fahrenheit 451 has entire speeches where it's just like 'books good!' almost verbatim and this book had a different approach of 'math is beautiful but irrational numbers upset me'. More symbolism.
I think I would need to re-read this later.
My review could be tainted by this, but I will say that this novel has moments of beauty that *might* have been better than Fahrenheit 451 but as a whole was less entertaining but more focused on the actual control aspect of people's lives (arguably Fahrenheit 451 is about different stuff than this book).
I'm glad the book was short.
Where Fahrenheit 451 almost at times becomes cringe or over the top in the message shoving, this book I'd say is much more subtle in some ways. Fahrenheit 451 has entire speeches where it's just like 'books good!' almost verbatim and this book had a different approach of 'math is beautiful but irrational numbers upset me'. More symbolism.
I think I would need to re-read this later.
I read this for a Russian Literature class, we read it in three days. That of course added to the chaos of the narrator's writing style of course but this book is wonderful. It's powerful, jammed pack and to the point. Any Dystopian novel fan should diffidently read it.
dark
funny
fast-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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was recommended to me by a guy I met travelling round the states. I later picked it up in San Francisco in a second hand shop. An interesting story that pre-dates 1984.
An outstanding, and chilling, piece of dystopian science-fiction. It is easy to see where Orwell got his inspiration for 1984, however this is a superior work in style and form. Apart from a few translations errors (the translation I read was by Bernard Guerney), I found this a real pleasure to read, and I look forward to reading other translations in future.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated