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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
2.5
challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I wanted to like this book given its influence on other dystopians that I’ve read and loved. 

The way it was written (or perhaps translated) was very annoying: all the characters kept trailing off and every other sentence was incomplete. Must be a Russian thing? It made it hard to understand what was going on or what was being implied. 

The book was a very slow read and the main character kept wavering between extreme emotion and extreme logic. I didn’t like him or his simping one bit.