Reviews

Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky

typophobik's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

msgtdameron's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Metro is a typical coming of age hero story.  However, the location is extremely dystopic.  Moscow in 2033 is 20 to 30 years post nuclear carnage.  People live in the Metro tunnels.  Note: when you start to read this google a map of the Moscow metro and then a map of Moscow, by comparing the rail lines to the structures on the surface map you can track our hero's, Artyom, travels.  There is some interesting philosophizing about life's meaning by multiple characters in the book, some is quite interesting and some is just pure horse hokey.  The philosophizing, even by Russian standards, is quite the pile of manure.  The ending brings on the idea of a next work, and I will read 2034 to see how the ideas in 2033 develop.  All in all a good read

psoglav's review against another edition

5.0

UKUPNA OCENA (overall rating) - 9/10
Radnja (story) - 10/10
Likovi (characters) - 9/10
Pripovedanje (writing style) - 9/10
Okruženje (setting) - 10/10

edriessen's review

dark slow-paced

4.0

Interesting read. I did not expect to find valuable life advice, a scene that feels like the inspiration for 'the las of us', and learn something about my on prejudices. 

andra15's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

lddlb's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

marceloej13's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

slartibart141's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

prof_chronotis's review against another edition

It reminded me of 'The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared', except with unimaginative, uninformed science fiction and an ending that was predictable from chapter one. 

peachy_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0