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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Creo que es el aó que mas libros he abandonado de mi vida.
dark
reflective
tense
slow-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:
Yes
Rating: 3.25/5
Translated from the Russian to the Bulgarian by Vasil Velchev
CWs: below, may include spoilers
Metro 2033 is post-apocalyptic book, originally published as an interactive web novel back in 2002. The story is predominantly set in the Moscow metro system, where humanity has evacuated after a nuclear war has destroyed the surface world. It follows Artyom, a young man, who has lived in the metro for all his conscious life, as he sets on a journey in the metro.
This story is very hard to review, because on the one hand it mostly succeeds in being a unique surprisingly complex narrative, but on the other, it has some glaring flaws like its lack of any female characters save for a couple, who can only be described as cameos. There was also some clunky writing and info-dumping at the beginning of the story, but the quality only got better as the novel progressed. The two things that made the story for me were the borderline horror atmosphere of the setting and the interesting approach to writing Artyom as a protagonist. I liked how he was portrayed as a young man absorbing varying ideologies throughout the novel and let us see how he used them to form his own belief system by the end.
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CWs: horror elements (body horror, psychological horror), referenced child prostitution, cannibalism, religious cults, ne0-nazism
Translated from the Russian to the Bulgarian by Vasil Velchev
CWs: below, may include spoilers
Metro 2033 is post-apocalyptic book, originally published as an interactive web novel back in 2002. The story is predominantly set in the Moscow metro system, where humanity has evacuated after a nuclear war has destroyed the surface world. It follows Artyom, a young man, who has lived in the metro for all his conscious life, as he sets on a journey in the metro.
This story is very hard to review, because on the one hand it mostly succeeds in being a unique surprisingly complex narrative, but on the other, it has some glaring flaws like its lack of any female characters save for a couple, who can only be described as cameos. There was also some clunky writing and info-dumping at the beginning of the story, but the quality only got better as the novel progressed. The two things that made the story for me were the borderline horror atmosphere of the setting and the interesting approach to writing Artyom as a protagonist. I liked how he was portrayed as a young man absorbing varying ideologies throughout the novel and let us see how he used them to form his own belief system by the end.
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CWs: horror elements (body horror, psychological horror), referenced child prostitution, cannibalism, religious cults, ne0-nazism
Great beginning, good ending, fascinating world. Only major problem is there's about 200 pages in the middle where just nothing of interest happens. Could have done with some major editing down.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
Love the story! Sometimes it was difficult to keep track of all the different characters, but I long to read the next books in the series!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No