Summary of this Book... | ||
The novel, We presents the character of D-503, a mathmetician living in a dystopia. His job is working on a spaceship called The Integral, and he starts keeping a journal. He soon begins to question his role in society and finds himself falling in love with the rebellious and revolutionary I-330. | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
Fans of utopian or dystopian novels will appreciate this novel which is claimed to have been the first major anti-utopian fantasy which directly influenced the well-known works of Brave New World and 1984. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
What I particularly liked about We was the way the world was presented, as journal entries from someone living in the society. D-503 does address his audience and goes out of his way to explain things to someone who might live in a different manner than the one he finds himself in, but for the most part, things aren't over-explained. The world is just presented as he finds it, and the reader is left filling in the gaps. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
There is nothing I didn't like about this book. I found myself a little confused at times, but I think that was intentional on the writer's part. As readers, we're not given every single detail or explanation of events and actions, but as I said, I think that part is intentional. Instead, our focus is placed upon D-503 and his experiences, feelings and thoughts. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
Whenever I finish a utopian/dystopian novel, I just want to find more of them. I find them fascinating and I can't get enough of them! We quickly joined my favorite utopian classics, like 1984 and Brave New World. | ||
The author of this Book... | ||
Yevgeny Zamyatin was influenced by the Cold War, Dostoyevski, and German expressionism, and was himself a revolutionary, being arrested and exiled a number of times for his revolutionary actions. He wrote We in 1921 and 1922, and was not published in the USSR until 1988. | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
I always recommend utopias and dystopias, as I find them to be fascinating works of fiction which often closely resemble the world we live in today. I find the comparisons and connections interesting and terrifying at times. | ||
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Created Aug 08, 2009 at 10:25am •
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