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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
4.0

George Orwell is a hack for pulling so many themes from this. I hate 1984 but this was actually good. The ellipsis was a little annoying after a while. Actual science fiction from 100 years ago really not that bad. It is reminiscent of Metropolis, although it predates that by a few years. To have complete and absolute unfreedom is to be happy in this authoritarian society and D-503 is one of many cogs in this machine. I-330 plays the part of the rebel and if you've read 1984, this novel feels familiar. Pretty good but not perfect. 7/10