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Metro 2033
by Dmitry Glukhovsky
In the first 2/3 of this read, I was having a hard time carrying on. I was reading this to my little brother as he was emerging from his coma. He had a physical copy in his backback, bookmarked, and I decided to read it to him to try and provide some comfort and familiarity as he returned to consciousness.
Artyom's story is a winding one - most of this book feels like the author's desire to show you around a world he has dreamt of - more of a "revealing" than a "telling". As I fumbled over Russian pronunciations, and had nurses laughing about my narration voice, I found peace in the plot.
I wasn't able to read it to him for a long time once we got him into the rehab phase. The days were busy, and he was quickly exhausted. But the book sat on the shelf, in view from his bed and from where I usually sit in his inpatient room. I found myself daydreaming about what Artyom was up to, and, being a fan of the video games, I decided to blow the dust of my digital copy of the book, and carry on.
And wow, I'm glad I did. The final third of the book is an actual horror story. When Glukhovksy finally gets done revealing his messed-up little world to you, the lot quickens and things get SCARY. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Artyom's story is a winding one - most of this book feels like the author's desire to show you around a world he has dreamt of - more of a "revealing" than a "telling". As I fumbled over Russian pronunciations, and had nurses laughing about my narration voice, I found peace in the plot.
I wasn't able to read it to him for a long time once we got him into the rehab phase. The days were busy, and he was quickly exhausted. But the book sat on the shelf, in view from his bed and from where I usually sit in his inpatient room. I found myself daydreaming about what Artyom was up to, and, being a fan of the video games, I decided to blow the dust of my digital copy of the book, and carry on.
And wow, I'm glad I did. The final third of the book is an actual horror story. When Glukhovksy finally gets done revealing his messed-up little world to you, the lot quickens and things get SCARY. I enjoyed it thoroughly.