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A review by sipping_tea_with_ghosts
Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
3.0
If you're a fan of the games and want to read the material it was originally based on, I will just warn you to leave your expectations at the door because the media created by 4A Games is only based on the world that Dmitry created and their entries don't follow the author's plots beat for beat. The tone, pacing and characterization of certain key players is almost completely juxtaposed from medium to medium.
With that being said, the actual book is alright. If you're looking for a Russian post-apocalyptic story that has a unique and patient way of displaying desperation and bleakness, then anything by Dmitry is something that'll be right up your alley. That being said though, this was one of the author's first efforts and it shows in certain areas such as the pacing. This book is not an action packed thrill ride by any means, and at points it feels like a horror movie with how often you think the main character is about to escape peril only to get thrown right back into it by a different adversary. When that's not happening, our leading man, Artyom, is having a lengthy philosophical and political discussion with someone he met a chapter ago. These intervals combined with the overarching plot or goal that hardly changes does make for an exhausting read at points.
The 2013 English translation I received is ok for the most part, but some passages felt like they were fed through Google Translate instead of coming through an editor.
Metro 2033 is a fine read overall, but I wouldn't say its essential.
With that being said, the actual book is alright. If you're looking for a Russian post-apocalyptic story that has a unique and patient way of displaying desperation and bleakness, then anything by Dmitry is something that'll be right up your alley. That being said though, this was one of the author's first efforts and it shows in certain areas such as the pacing. This book is not an action packed thrill ride by any means, and at points it feels like a horror movie with how often you think the main character is about to escape peril only to get thrown right back into it by a different adversary. When that's not happening, our leading man, Artyom, is having a lengthy philosophical and political discussion with someone he met a chapter ago. These intervals combined with the overarching plot or goal that hardly changes does make for an exhausting read at points.
The 2013 English translation I received is ok for the most part, but some passages felt like they were fed through Google Translate instead of coming through an editor.
Metro 2033 is a fine read overall, but I wouldn't say its essential.