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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
adventurous
dark
hopeful
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:
Complicated
The ending of the dystopic universe of the Moscow Metro, and it live up to the other three works. Artyom is our hero again and he does a good deal of heroic things, but hte real news is what he discovers and how he deals with this new information both in the moment and at the end. Great work.
mysterious
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
dark
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Artyom has some mighty fine plot armor, but it isn't so unbelievable that it distracts from the book. Especially with everything going on throughout. This was a nonstop rollercoaster ride of a series finale and I enjoyed every second of it.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Unlike Metro 2034 that was pure nonsense, this one has its moments. Few and far between, though.
For 90% of the book I found myself wondering what this convoluted blabber is trying to be, say and show. If I was to find one word to describe the last installment of the Metro trilogy, it would be “overstimulating”. Packed with a whole lot of chaotic nothing, dialogue which makes it impossible to distinguish who is speaking, and a mandatory dose of misogyny. It’s not even toxic masculinity anymore, it’s radioactive masculinity.
Page after page I tried to untangle this mess, naively waiting for anything redeeming that could save this long gone favorite of mine. Anything! As you can probably tell, that miracle never came. There were some scenes which dragged this book’s head above the water and the author certainly has bare writing and world-building skills. It’s not enough to make this reading experience in any way satisfying.
I’m tired, Big Brother is watching, the end of this series couldn’t come soon enough.
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
tense
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:
No
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
It was good, a lot different from the other books and I think the first one is one of my favourite ones ever. This one was more about power, politics and how hierarchy works, and I wonder how Russian dystopies are almost always so good and plausible.... Gluhovskis writing is descriptive and literate bur also cold and stripped down which is really fascinating and rewarding to read. This last part was more challenging to read, but it was still good. I liked the ending - some closure but still things left open