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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
No one catches the utter misery of a post-apocalyptic wasteland like Glukhovsky does. A lot can be said for his long descriptions (keep in mind I read the translation, maybe in its original language it could flow better) and the utter lack of female characters and the hand-wavey explanation of what happened after Metro 2033 but those are more nitpicking than anything.
Hunter is more of a weapon or an animal than a man but he has true conflict and is thus engaging to read about. Sasa remains a little flicker of a human being, like someone you imagine in a dream and who isn't there when you wake up, her dream-like existence remains thus, in some way she is humanity's innocence personified, a flicker of light amidst the unending night of the metro. Homeros the storyteller who narrates most of the book remains close to my heart because through his eyes we see what humanity was and what it could be in some far future. Perhaps, perhaps.
This story made me sad and horrified but it also made me happy because I could feel things and I could spend at least a little while after it thinking that humanity as it is deserves the stars, deserves the day and the night and a bright future. And most of all, that it's okay to be human. It's okay to make mistakes, it's okay to not be okay. That's an odd message to gather from a supernatural horror but who cares, I wept at Homeros' narration because humanity is a story and we're all telling it and that's grand, that's beautiful.
Bonus points for the little flickers of Artjom, of a saddened protagonist actually getting a life even when I'm not convinced every detail of Metro 2033 is scrubbed from his mind. How do you come away from that anyway when you're the reason for a race's genocide?
Hunter is more of a weapon or an animal than a man but he has true conflict and is thus engaging to read about. Sasa remains a little flicker of a human being, like someone you imagine in a dream and who isn't there when you wake up, her dream-like existence remains thus, in some way she is humanity's innocence personified, a flicker of light amidst the unending night of the metro. Homeros the storyteller who narrates most of the book remains close to my heart because through his eyes we see what humanity was and what it could be in some far future. Perhaps, perhaps.
This story made me sad and horrified but it also made me happy because I could feel things and I could spend at least a little while after it thinking that humanity as it is deserves the stars, deserves the day and the night and a bright future. And most of all, that it's okay to be human. It's okay to make mistakes, it's okay to not be okay. That's an odd message to gather from a supernatural horror but who cares, I wept at Homeros' narration because humanity is a story and we're all telling it and that's grand, that's beautiful.
Bonus points for the little flickers of Artjom, of a saddened protagonist actually getting a life even when I'm not convinced every detail of Metro 2033 is scrubbed from his mind. How do you come away from that anyway when you're the reason for a race's genocide?
adventurous
tense
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
This is a decent follow on to Glukhovsky Metro 2033. The work flushes out more of the dystopic Moscow Metro world that we first glimpsed in Metro 2033. Our hero Hunter comes back in 34 and he has a new side kick, Homer, who documents the entire adventure. There is a lot more philosophy in 34 than in 33, but still lots of close calls and blood letting, both human and mutant. A good read and I'll ILL 2035 soon.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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:
Yes
Compared to Metro 2033, this just doesn't hot the spot.
The ending is pretty mid, and the "roadside picnic" magic realism inspired passages are so little and very far apart.
Artyom (if this is truly the one from the first book) is unrecognizable, and the new character could have used some more polishing.
I feel like the story drags a lot.
The ending is pretty mid, and the "roadside picnic" magic realism inspired passages are so little and very far apart.
Artyom (if this is truly the one from the first book) is unrecognizable, and the new character could have used some more polishing.
I feel like the story drags a lot.
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
UKUPNA OCENA (overall rating) - 6/10
Radnja (story) - 7/10
Likovi (characters) - 6/10
Pripovedanje (writing style) - 6/10
Okruženje (setting) - 7/10
Radnja (story) - 7/10
Likovi (characters) - 6/10
Pripovedanje (writing style) - 6/10
Okruženje (setting) - 7/10
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes