Metro 2033
Ratings81
Average rating3.8
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Ratings81
Average rating3.8
"The novel that gave birth to the video games 'Metro 2033' and 'Metro: Last Light.' ... In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033. An entire generation has been born and raised underground, and their besieged Metro Station-Cities struggle for survival, with each other, and the mutant horrors that await outside. Artyom was born in the last days before the fire. Having never ventured beyond his Metro Station-City limits, one fateful event sparks a desperate mission to the heart of the Metro system, to warn the remnants of mankind of a terrible impending threat. His journey takes him from the forgotten catacombs beneath the subway to the desolate wastelands above, where his actions will determine the fate of mankind"--P. [4] of Cover.
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I went into this book wanting some action set in an underground where the surface of the planet was the most dangerous place to be. In all fairness, we did get quite a bit of that but not quite in a way that made me truly terrified.
Due to the nature in the way that the book is written, I kept expecting all the monsters and such to be or have metaphorical meanings but they didn't. This book more discusses how different cultures, religions and mini civilisations might spurt up in a world where there's no guidance from the outside world. The main character had absolutely no personality despite the many long pieces of internal monologues. However, I have come out of this book feeling quite satisfied and intrigued by a lot of the hypothetical religions and mini-cultures that Dmitry Glukhovsky explored in this book
I've been wanting to read this book for a long time. It is good, I like it and find it very interesting but I think it is a philosophical introspection wrapped in a science fiction book. It goes through many different life philosophies and discussed them from a first person point of view, I think the spectrum is far from complete and the book portraits not the best aspects of each doctrine. The book is about the journey of discovery of a human being framed in a post-apocalyptic underground world and is a very interesting approach to the comfort versus knowledge dilemma.
I would definitely recommend it but I doubt I will ever read the following books in the series.
A dark twisted take on a post apocalyptic world
A Russian tale of horror and dispair in a future after the bombs strike. The hero starts a journey to solve a problem only to discover more than he wants to know.
Featured Series
2 primary booksMetro is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Dmitry Glukhovsky and Martin Sliz.
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2 primary books3 released booksМЕТРО is a 3-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Dmitry Glukhovsky and Martin Sliz.
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