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by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Read this for a “Slavic Sci-Fi” class, and while I certainly appreciate all of its merits, and its place in the dystopian canon, I don’t think it’s the book for me. I really liked a lot of what it was setting up, and I commend it for being a pioneer in the way of dystopian fiction, it is very obvious to see its parallels with “1984” and “Brave New World”. However, as far as personal tastes go, it just wasn’t my favorite. I thought the presentation of gender was pretty horrid, and that is with me taking into account the fact that this is a very blatant satire and the characters are meant as ideologic stand-ins rather than “actual people”, but it bothered me all the same. Additionally, the writing style was not one I got along with well. I liked the almost piecemeal, dream-like quality it had at points, but I think some of the themes and symbolism was just done too heavy handedly for my taste and it really started to grate on me.
Overall, this is one of those “classics” where I get something out of it contextually and have more of an appreciation for rather than a personal inclination towards. Either way, glad to have finally read it!
Overall, this is one of those “classics” where I get something out of it contextually and have more of an appreciation for rather than a personal inclination towards. Either way, glad to have finally read it!