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This came onto my radar as a possible work in translation to teach in my IB Literature course, but I had never heard of it until a few years ago -- and not only did it inspire Orwell to write 1984, but Ursula K. Le Guin called it the finest science fiction novel that had yet been written. Science fiction isn't, as a rule, my favorite genre, but when Ursula K. Le Guin speaks, I listen. I found this story to be wholly immersive and engaging, possibly because it seemed to walk a fine line between brilliance and "could imagine this as a super hokey movie." Which is to say, I enjoyed it quite a lot. The bits about poetry and music resonated in particular, as well as the humanity of our narrator known only as D-503.