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clairemon 's review for:
Metro 2033
by Dmitry Glukhovsky
I have mixed feelings about this.
When I started reading Metro 2033 I was drawn in quickly. The lives in the underground metro were gritty, interesting, and unique to me for post apocalyptic fiction. The plot moved fast and each new question presented to me made me press on for the answer.
Yet after a while I felt these questions were forgotten about. I understand that this is probably intended but, being as knowledge thirsty as I am, it left me dissatisfied and wanting to know more. I have my theories, but I still want to know!
In regards to the writing style, I didn't find it as terrible as some. This being a translation I didn't expect intricate literacy - it is what it is.
Towards the end of the book things did start to speed up for me again, but I still have the feeling that some earlier parts did drag out or weren't totally necessary. Although the twist at the ending was satisfying, it wasn't as satisfying as it could have been. In short, I personally feel that this novel had a strong beginning and end, but a weak middle.
All this being said, if you are a lover of post apocalyptic fiction and find this appealing I'd still give it a go.
When I started reading Metro 2033 I was drawn in quickly. The lives in the underground metro were gritty, interesting, and unique to me for post apocalyptic fiction. The plot moved fast and each new question presented to me made me press on for the answer.
Yet after a while I felt these questions were forgotten about. I understand that this is probably intended but, being as knowledge thirsty as I am, it left me dissatisfied and wanting to know more. I have my theories, but I still want to know!
In regards to the writing style, I didn't find it as terrible as some. This being a translation I didn't expect intricate literacy - it is what it is.
Towards the end of the book things did start to speed up for me again, but I still have the feeling that some earlier parts did drag out or weren't totally necessary. Although the twist at the ending was satisfying, it wasn't as satisfying as it could have been. In short, I personally feel that this novel had a strong beginning and end, but a weak middle.
All this being said, if you are a lover of post apocalyptic fiction and find this appealing I'd still give it a go.