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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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
If you ever wondered where did Dimitry Glukhovsky go wrong and shoot himself in the foot this is pretty much that point. Devoid of the original character that Metro 2033 had (and the main character it had) Metro 2034 is a mess that is pretty much the Michael Bay script version. That said at least it's better than the one book that comes after it (Oh no, spoilers). This should have never been a trilogy.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i was honestly a bit disappointed. i loved the first book so much, but this was a bit of a letdown. i really dont like how the female mc was written and the pacing in this book was so wierd.
overall it felt very different from the first book, and i hope the next book in the series is better again...
overall it felt very different from the first book, and i hope the next book in the series is better again...
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Metro 2034 follows Hunter and Homer through the metro to stop the spread of a threat from spreading from one station across the entire metro. On their journey they meet Sasha, an 18 year old girl who is in love with Hunter for literally no reason.
Metro 2033 has horror and fantasy elements to the story, but in Metro 2034 Glukhovsky abandons the horror and fantasy aspects of the Metro and in doing so eradicates all mystery from the world he built in the first book.
His treatment of Sasha as the only female character in the story so far is also extremely lacking. She has a compelling backstory which sets her up to be an interesting character but is reduced to being a tool to assist Homer with explaining the philosophy of the book through their analysis of Hunters actions, and once Sasha has finished spelling out the lesson Glukhovsky is telling us in this story, she serves no more purposeand is simply killed off .
My biggest gripe with this book is the world feels extremely dull from the perspective of the characters we follow until near the end of the book when a character called Leonid is introduced and Sasha's story temporarily diverges from Homer and Hunter. Leonid brings life back into the world by not just sharing lore of the metro but also interacting with it. The chemistry between Leonid and Sahsa was also a lot more dynamic and enjoyable to read than the main plot.
The end of the book left me feeling empty and sad, and not being of the sad way the book ended, but because I wished I had been reading Sasha and Leonids story the while time. Glukhovskys decision to kill the two most interesting characters off was an even bigger stab to the heart .
Metro 2033 has horror and fantasy elements to the story, but in Metro 2034 Glukhovsky abandons the horror and fantasy aspects of the Metro and in doing so eradicates all mystery from the world he built in the first book.
His treatment of Sasha as the only female character in the story so far is also extremely lacking. She has a compelling backstory which sets her up to be an interesting character but is reduced to being a tool to assist Homer with explaining the philosophy of the book through their analysis of Hunters actions, and once Sasha has finished spelling out the lesson Glukhovsky is telling us in this story, she serves no more purpose
My biggest gripe with this book is the world feels extremely dull from the perspective of the characters we follow until near the end of the book when a character called Leonid is introduced and Sasha's story temporarily diverges from Homer and Hunter. Leonid brings life back into the world by not just sharing lore of the metro but also interacting with it. The chemistry between Leonid and Sahsa was also a lot more dynamic and enjoyable to read than the main plot.
The end of the book left me feeling empty and sad, and not being of the sad way the book ended, but because I wished I had been reading Sasha and Leonids story the while time. Glukhovskys decision to
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
