A review by whypandq
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

3.0

Pt 2 of my Soviet pariahs read. I wish I felt as passionate about this book as Ursala Leguin did in her excellent afterwords but for some reason the deeply impersonal nature of the characters didn't give me much to latch on to and connect with. Learning about Zamyatin's life definitely adds depth and bittersweet context to the story and it's hard to believe that neither orwell or huxely copied their ideas straight from We. The ending was probably the strongest part for me narratively.