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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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:
No
challenging
dark
tense
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
dark
reflective
tense
slow-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
I played the game based off of this novel first before finally was able to pick up the novel. This review will mostly be a comparison between the game and the novel.
The author wrote this book in the style that I kind of want to call “the lord of the ring” style - mostly focusing on explaining the history of the Metro world, and the different cultures and groups established within the Metro post-war/post-fallout. They did this through Artyom’s POV. As a result, Artyom in the book has a very inquisitive and open-minded personality(but you could also see it as no strong personality. He’s just kindda vibing about getting excited at new things he has never seen before during his travel). Doesn’t really make any difference from playing as a silent protagonist in a video game, which is what happens in all the Metro games (except the diary/ journal sections during loading screen). So, you won’t know anything more about Artyom’s personality reading this book. You do get to know a bit about Artyom’s origin and childhood, but that’s about it.
There’s less action from Artyom in the book, but honestly I’m not really that surprised. I can count how many times he has fired a shot and killed something on both my hands or even on my single hand. So don’t expect a lot of exciting combat actions in the book. Artyom is just super lucky in the book and the author also made him self-aware about it which is kind of amusing.
With monsters/mutants, you will see some you have never encountered in the game, but on the other hand, there are a lot of creatures in the game that aren’t in the book.
So, read the book if you want to know more about Metro world-building and factions in each station. Artyom in the book has encountered far more group of people and cults than in the game. Interesting read!
The author wrote this book in the style that I kind of want to call “the lord of the ring” style - mostly focusing on explaining the history of the Metro world, and the different cultures and groups established within the Metro post-war/post-fallout. They did this through Artyom’s POV. As a result, Artyom in the book has a very inquisitive and open-minded personality(but you could also see it as no strong personality. He’s just kindda vibing about getting excited at new things he has never seen before during his travel). Doesn’t really make any difference from playing as a silent protagonist in a video game, which is what happens in all the Metro games (except the diary/ journal sections during loading screen). So, you won’t know anything more about Artyom’s personality reading this book. You do get to know a bit about Artyom’s origin and childhood, but that’s about it.
There’s less action from Artyom in the book, but honestly I’m not really that surprised. I can count how many times he has fired a shot and killed something on both my hands or even on my single hand. So don’t expect a lot of exciting combat actions in the book. Artyom is just super lucky in the book and the author also made him self-aware about it which is kind of amusing.
With monsters/mutants, you will see some you have never encountered in the game, but on the other hand, there are a lot of creatures in the game that aren’t in the book.
So, read the book if you want to know more about Metro world-building and factions in each station. Artyom in the book has encountered far more group of people and cults than in the game. Interesting read!
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes